You know those days when things are hectic, but you feel like “ok, I got this…” and then you realize its half an hour before your family’s dinner time and you totally forgot about DINNER?
We’ve had many of those lately. Schedules, commitments, sick kids, sick kids again, different kids sick…allergic reactions, trips to the emergency room- they’ve kind of thrown us off kilter. Take tonight, for example. I’ve had a Bertolli Meal Soup in the freezer just waiting to be cooked and tasted (and I LOVE soup so I’ve been eagerly awaiting this meal). I meant for us to have leftovers from last night’s meal. But with a few key ingredients that I spaced out on this morning. I got home from my Daisy girl scout meeting and realized that I didn’t have dinner plans.
I quickly made a kid-friendly meal, since my husband was out in the garage, and decided we should have a little grownup dinnertime. Let me tell you how HAPPY I was that we had a package of the Tuscan-Style Beef with Vegetables.
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Living more naturally is something that so many of us, myself included, are trying to do. I have to confess that before I had children, I wasn’t really concerned about what I put into my body or onto my body. Motherhood changed that. In so many ways. Where before I loved the smell of chlorine bleach throughout my house, I suddenly felt ill at the thought of those fumes being breathed in by anyone in our family. Over time, I changed to cloth diapers- full time…even had all 3 kids using cloth in one way or another at one time. I made my own laundry soap. I make my own cleaners. We started recycling. No more individually wrapped packages for us- I got some quality food containers and cute snack bags…reusable water bottles were the only thing I’d let into the house. Compost? Yes, please. Rain barrels? Let’s see how much rain water we can collect! I am far from 100% natural, in fact, I stopped making my laundry soap (it didn’t work with our cloth diapers and the water in our well) but am hoping to start again now that we’re done with diapers.
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I am so happy that Disney keeps revamping their classics and adding features when releasing so that my family and I can enjoy films like Lady and the Tramp whenever we want. The Diamond Edition of Lady and the Tramp was released on February 7th, and would make a perfect last minute Valentine for the Disney fan in your life! Disney has done it again, masterfully updating this classic film and releasing it in hi-def for today’s audiences. My kids loved it, I loved it, and best of all? We can enjoy it over and over again! It never ceases to amaze me what Disney does with their classic films and today’s technology, This particular story is just such a sweet one, it’s almost impossible not to love it!
It’s February, and it seems like there will be many occasions for teens to wear formalwear in the coming months. I know lots of girls I went to school with who were already shopping for their 
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Valentine’s Day is just a few days away and I have a super adorable hairstyle for you to test out on your little girl!! 
or at a place like Sally Beauty Supply).
