Book Review: Trouble in Paradise by Karen Tuft

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Trouble in Paradise By Karen Tuft Andy Kendrick has always dreamed of bigger things than tiny Eagle Bluff, Arizona. So when the opportunity arises to shake off the dust of his hometown and move to the tropical paradise of Hawaii, he grabs it. But he never imagined that a piece of his past would follow…

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Keep It Real and Grab A Plunger: 25 Tips for Surviving Parenthood

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  As a popular blogger, a college professor, and a frequent parenting guest expert on TV, you might suspect Julie K. Nelson is immune to the realities of actual parenting. But in fact, she’s been there—through all the late nights, huge messes, and tough moments. Now she combines her expertise with her experience as a…

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Little Light Fresh 5 – Antigua

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Five Reasons to Visit Antigua Antigua (An-tEE-Gah). This small, 108 square-mile island in the British West Indies is surrounded by waters from the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. I had the immense pleasure of visiting this beautiful island this winter, and made a short list of reasons to pack up and visit! 1. The…

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FIVE FABULOUS PERENNIALS YOU CAN’T KILL

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I am a very beginner gardener which for most of my life means that I enjoyed picking the fruits and vegetables from my Grandmas garden and eating them.  I always appreciated the end results but thought it took too much time as I watched everyone slave over these plants.  The weeding, dead heading, pruning, and…

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Book Review: Murder At Tophouse by Clair M Poulson

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Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc (March 2 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: ISBN-13: 978-1680470338 Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 15.2 x 22.2 cm Shipping Weight: 54 g Murder at Tophouse is available on Amazon. About the book: Officer Mike Denton can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right. Since the shooting that nearly killed him,…

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The Parenthood Playlist

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Parenthood was one of those shows that was very real.  Almost too real for some people who weren’t ready to follow along the character’s story lines of autism, cancer, single parenthood, etc.  But the realness was what I loved the most.  I feel like the dramatic family dinners at the Braverman table made me feel…

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Where I Work – #WorkFromHappyPlace

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  Blogging. Is it work if you really love it?  I enjoy this little blog because it gives me something creative to work on, even if I have to fit time to blog between school drop offs, pick ups, errands, and the busy life things that being a mom requires.  When it comes to my happy place,…

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Best Cameras From Best Buy

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It’s getting ridiculously close to Christmas guys. Like almost to the single digits. Which, if you’re like me, means you scrambling to cross those last few gifts off your list. Well, we’ve teamed up with Best Buy’s Gift Center to take care of at least one person on your list: the photographer! I’ll admit, I…

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Book Review: Hotwire by Cindy M Hogan

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  Division spy Christy Hadden can’t wait for her latest assignment posing as a student at a prestigious New York City academy and car thief extraordinaire. The best part of the mission is her attractive handler, Jeremy, and her new team. The worst part? The sociopath masquerading as the academy’s most popular guy. But soon…

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Windy Winter Appisode #WindyHoliday

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Entertain The Kids Our family just went on a spur of the moment trip to Mexico. We decided on Monday and flew out on Wednesday.  While the packing was easy, the only part of the preparations I was worried about was the entertainment.  A five hour plane ride with a five year old and twin…

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New Music Monday

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I am on the look out for new music to download (again) this week.  Here are two I am currently listening to: Idina Menzel – Holiday Wishes * iTunes : http://bit.ly/IMHolidayWishes * Amazon:  http://bit.ly/IDINAHOLIDAY * YouTube – http://bit.ly/IMHWVID For any broadway fans, or heck, even Frozen fans we all know Idina’s voice and love her….

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One Day App Review & Giveaway

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Sometimes the day to day life as a mother is very mundane, until your kid says something hilarious and you think, gosh you are the coolest kid ever. I don’t know if I have mentioned this here before, but I really like learning about my family history.  It may sound nerdy, but I will admit….

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10 Tips From A First Time Upholsterer

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Starting with Bare Bones: 10 Tips from a First ­time Upholsterer “I think my wife would love your furniture.” My husband came home last spring from the beginnings of a service project conducted through the company he works for. They were re­vamping the home of an elderly man to be more wheelchair accessible. The home was cluttered…

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Halloween Mason Jar Lanterns

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Can you believe we’re almost halfway through October? If this month snuck up on you, like it did me, you’re probably in need of a quick Halloween home makeover. I tried out a Halloween version of these Patriotic Mason Jar Lanterns I found over at Addicted 2 DIY and loved them so much I did…

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Get Your Kids Talking With One Day App

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School has started, and the routines have begun.  Last year at preschool we had an agenda where the teachers would write notes about how the day went, and the parents could ask questions or leave notes as well.  At the end of the day I always felt like I knew what happened at school and…

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