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what we eat around here: allergy-friendly foods

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I have a really sweet neighbor friend, Christie, who asked me recently, "What snacks do ya'll (she's View Post

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How To Get Your Kids To Eat (Almost) Anything

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I have to start with this story. One time my Grammy served my mom and her siblings cow tongue for View Post

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31 Things I Know

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Yesterday was my 31st birthday. I definitely told about 18 people it was my 32nd birthday. View Post

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Overheard

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Overheard #1: Sam Kills a Spider Sam: Mom, you know what I did? I did a really big JOB in my nap! I View Post

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Today In Pictures: A House Where Kids Live

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I've often thought an amusing photo-journalistic series would be: "Life, With Kids, Unedited." So View Post

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How We Discovered Sam’s Allergies

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Whenever I tell people Sam has severe allergies to milk, egg, and peanut, the conversation is always View Post

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Happy Hour

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I think it's funny that to some people, 5:00 pm. is "happy hour." Actually, is it five? Is it six? I View Post

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What’s happening in sports – Guest Post from the Banshee!

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There are many ways my husband amazes me. It is amazing how much toilet paper we now consume in our View Post

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A Nerd’s Guide to Preparing Your Home for an Emergency

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I had way too much thinking about this post. It does, after all, combine three of my greatest View Post

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just a normal day. With poop. And sirens.

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I know that some of you are very proper. And so I am going to keep this as subtle as possible. My View Post

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Roasted Chicken in the Crock Pot + Chicken Broth + 20 Uses for Leftover Chicken!

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I can actually remember the first time I bought a "whole roasting chicken" at the grocery store. It View Post

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What’s in a name? A smartt with two “t”s is just as smart??

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At our church retreat, one of the speakers (Roger, a counselor) noted about himself that he found it View Post

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cozy, crispy, easy fall treat!

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I'll be honest. I am not the biggest "fall" fan. I hate Halloween, I hate being cold, I hate losing View Post

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mineral makeup review!

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Some weird things have been happening to me recently. One, I can't stop thinking about houseplants View Post

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Hi! I’m Jessica. Former English teacher turned homeschooling mom of three. ESTJ. iPhone addict (in recovery). Anxiety overcomer. Allergy mom (only slightly neurotic). Loved by God, and wife to Mr. Fix Anything. I run a mean 12-minute mile and can make just about anything dairy free. I’m glad you’re here! Read More >>>
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