The summers seem to be getting hotter and hotter each year.  It is not always possible to avoid a pregnancy during the summer months, if not more mom’s would avoid it.  If you do end up pregnant during the summer months, you can expect that it will feel hotter outside than a normal summer due to your growing belly.  A pregnant mom during…

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This year, I’d like to give my garden some utility. Normally I stick to the same old black eyed susan-and-dahlia combination that I’ve been doing for years. I’d like to switch it up this spring, and plant some fauna that will actually give me something back for my hard work – like spices and pesticide. No…

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“Mom, you made spiced tea? Yum!” I would cheer when I walked in the door of our house on a fall afternoon. The smell of the Russian Spiced Tea was instantly recognizable, its sweet perfume infusing the house with a potpourri of autumnal smells. It was one…

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This is such a random post for me, but I thought I would share where I purchased all my current set of dishes, my glasses and few other things.  First of all you must know, that all the dishes we received as wedding presents 20 years ago were broken within a…

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If the mainstream media was in charge of bringing up my kids, they’d learn these lessons:

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1. If you’re not skinny, you’re a failure. Whenever you eat anything that isn’t a lettuce leaf, you must feel guilty. You might want to consider visiting a pro-ana site for some …

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I previously wrote about a theme party we were planning for our kids.  We went with a beach/undersea theme and the party was a…

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Hot summer months not only raise temperatures but these as well:

Risk for heat exhaustion or stroke, and electricity bills.

What if I told you there are ways to stay cool without switching the aircondition on?

Skeptical?

Don’t be.

Here are simple ways to cool down the kiddos.  Of course, in true Green Eggs & Moms style, we’re doing it the FUN way by using movie and TV references as well as creativity.

7 Movies & TV shows that…

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Chewy Lou Designs has generously donated three t-shirts (leave a comment below to enter to win and for extra credit – note from your mother – always do the extra credit) by ‘liking’ Chewy Lou’s Facebook Page). This generosity is nothing new for Chewy Lou Designs – that’s just who they are. Go here to learn more about Athletes Yoga and Alyssa.



From the website: Chewylou Designs is named after her dogs Chewbacca aka “Chewy” and Lexington aka “Lexi Lou”, their 100 pound chocolate… Continue

Thank you Babble, for sharing this.  I simply had to do the same and pass along to all you out there. Especially Newbie Moms. And all you Empowered Moms out there!

To all you Newbie-Moms.  Be afraid. Of all the Moms out there who have it ‘all figured out’.  Because, guess what?  They don’t.  And if they say they do, they’re lying.

Here’s some of the Moms you, no doubt, will come in contact with.  A a few tips to identify the…

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It's been one week and I'm already not digging my self-imposed schedule. I think posting more randomly may be better. Although I'll keep Fridays the same with recaps and baby profiling. If you have an opinion about this, please let me know in the comments below. If there's one thing obsessively checking my traffic has…

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Over the last couple of weeks, I continued to play with the site's design and I think I'm finally happy with where it ended up. I also tried my hand at writing some product reviews but just so we're…

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I have a friend who has a special talent for matching people with the animal to which they look the most similar. After meeting somebody, she will announce afterwards- "She's a peacock." "He's a penguin." "She's a cross between an alligator and a meerkat." And no matter what she says, you think about it for a moment, and realize she is exactly right. He IS the product of a three-way between a badger, a mongoose and a baby seal. Of course, I… Continue

As you have most likely heard by now large quantities of Similac Infant Formula have been recalled due to insect contamination. There were beetles and larvae found in the powdered formula and at a manufacturing plant in Michigan.…



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