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A Reason To Shine
Welcome to Travel Tuesday! And the ever adventurous niece, Amy Nakaska, is back to share her first backpacking experience with us. If you’ve never been camping in the back country before, this is sure to inspire you. Amy in the wild! I was lucky enough to spend three days in Kananaskis country in late August as…
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Welcome back Kim with another mouthwatering recipe for an easy fall meal! I think I will get my kids to make the biscuits. It would also be great in a school or work lunch. Delicious! Heart Warming Soup and Cheese Biscuits with Kim Copithorne It’ that time of year again! No not fall, but cold and…
Here are a few of our Favorite and Most Cool items for Back To School. And did anyone else have to purchase a protractor this year? Really. Grade 5. A Protractor. Sadly, it did not make the list. Here are 3 things cooler than a protractor. Sigg Water Bottles Sigg products are cool. Celebrities use them! And…
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I wrote a piece a while back when my baby girl was starting grade 1. Grade 1 was super awesome! For her and for me. This year she is starting Grade 3. Wowzers. And my big boys are starting Grade 5. That one keeps throwing me for a loop. I remember Grade 5. Well, sort of. It was a reaaaaaally…
We all know that a great teacher is a real gift to our kids and our communities. And we all like to feel appreciated! Even a small token or a heartfelt ‘thank you’ can go a long way to letting someone know their efforts are meaningful. Yeah Teacher Appreciation Week! Or end of school. Or…
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A few months ago, I was laughing with some girl friends about how hard it is to find time for intimacy when you have small children in the home. You will undoubtedly find yourself getting right to the good part and someone will pound little fists on your door. You will whisper sweet nothings into…
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When I work out I am usually thinking about all the things I am forgetting to do, rather do, or should have done during the week. Do I need to go to the grocery store, or what the next chapter in my book should be about? Inevitably, I lose count of how many reps I…
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Working out is hard. It is grueling, straining and you go into survive mode faster than you realize. You look at your work out plan for the day and think, “Am I going to be able to make it through this?” You couldn’t possibly do that routine once, let alone three times through. You can!…
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If you are anything like me you find January through April pretty much mundane and uneventful. I find myself feeling like I am stuck in the movie Groundhog Day where everyday is the same from morning to night. It wasn’t until a few years that I realized these cold winter months spent indoors is perhaps…
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We feel lucky and grateful to have so many wonderful readers from all across the country! That being said, when something as awesome as Cafe Rio comes to a specific area, we want to take some time to let our readers in that place know all about it. Thus, it is with insane amounts of…
Every year we make promises to ourselves that we are going to be better, we are going to eat healthier, we are going to work out and get back into those jeans we love so much. Yet, everyday life gets in the way of those promises and goals and let’s be honest ladies, we get…
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Hello, my name is Amanda and I am a Pinterest Addict and my children have become screen addicts! ARGH! Don’t get me wrong I completely understand that our world is growing ever more technology focused and I am so happy that my children are tech savvy, but I find it so annoying that all they…
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It was rich, and salty, and crunchy, and sweet, and sour…it was everything in one bite. I finally knew what they were talking about on TV. Balance. Texture. Flavor. All of the above. I’d never had Bison before, but it was amazing without making me feel weighed down afterward. And the half portion was PERFECT….
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One of the things I love about Holidays, is the increase in community events to attend. I have often laughed but also dreamed of living in a town like Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls where the community looks for reasons to have an over-the-top event and everyone attends. Sadly, I live in small town Idaho…
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Pocket Change: Pre-New Years Resolution Survey 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before January 1st Ready or not, here comes the New Year. Just 19 days away! If you are like me, you aren’t really sure WHAT happened to 2014, or if you really accomplished a whole lot this year. Okay, so my kids are still…
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