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Homemade Laundry Soap
By: Amy Dienta Recently, I’ve been switching all my store bought cleaners and soaps to more natural cleaners. I’ve starting making our laundry soap myself. We have been using the same batch for 6...
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Finding Time
By: Dawn Thompson In this fast-paced, busy world, it’s difficult to find the time to do all the things we need to do, let alone the things we want to do. Choosing how to spend our time sometimes forces...
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Teddy’s Big Week
By: Sue Anganes My son, Teddy, turned twelve this month. He had been anxiously waiting for this momentous birthday, and there was no way he was going to let it pass by without having something...
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Simple, Low Fat, 2-Ingredient Pancakes!!
By: Amy Dienta I’m in love- with pancakes!! And these pancakes are even better – they have less then 100 calories and only 4 grams of fat! Here’s the simple recipe: Ingredients: 1 large ripe banana 2...
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Separate Bedrooms!
By: Kristen Eriksen One of the best qualities that my mother gave me is the ability to see things through a pair of her “rose-colored glasses”. I find that it is best to try to see the good in any...
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Say What?
By: Dawn Thompson When our little boy was 6 years old, I handed him the phone to talk to his grandmother. When Dylan said, “Hello?… Hello?…There’s no on there!” I didn’t think to much about it until I...
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Night Time Routine
By: Amy Dienta My oldest son just turned 10 in December and he is almost taller then me! He’s going to graduate elementary school in June and go to middle school in the fall. He’s growing up so fast,...
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In The Right Place
By: Dawn Thompson I believe that EVERYTHING happens for a reason – even if we do not see the whole picture at once or ever know what that reason is. This week, some things came together and made me...
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Leprechauns And The Easter Bunny
By: Kristen Eriksen I like to give the twins little tokens now and then as incentives for good behavior. Call them little bribes, but sometimes it really works. I typically have some gum and...
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All-Time Favorite Toys
By: Sue Anganes What are some of your all time favorite toys? We recently dug out from our closet a Lite-Brite set for my granddaughter, Amelia, to play with. She spent hours plugging the little...
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Growing Up Overnight!
By: Dawn Thompson It seems like only last week, Dylan was a couple of pounds smaller and almost an inch shorter than he is today. Come to think of it, it was just last week! After a growth arrest for...
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Our Weekend Getaway
By: Sue Anganes Every year since our twentieth anniversary, my husband Alan and I have gone away together for a weekend to celebrate. This twenty-ninth year we planned our getaway, but we took five of...
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French Lentils
By: Amy Dienta I have been vegetarian since I was 10 years old, so I eat lots of lentils and beans. Here is my tried and true lentil recipe. It’s both cheap and easy to make- a bag of lentils is 99...
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The Spirit of Boston
By: Dawn Thompson What a day! I set out this morning for a task with the American Red Cross Disaster Recovery Team for Boston. 10 minutes before I arrived, I got a call asking me if I was “flexible.”...
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Really? What Is This World Coming To?
By: Kristen Eriksen I have watched some wonderful commercials over the years. I really admire the people who are wise and witty enough to create ads that you remember forever. Who doesn’t remember...
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Lyme Disease
By: Sue Anganes For most of us who have been cooped up all winter, spring is a welcome time to start spending a lot of time outdoors. Unfortunately, Lyme disease is prevalent in our New England area....
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Lucky Duck
By: Dawn Thompson When I was a kid, I remember coming home from school one day and it was “OFFICIALLY” summer. Although it had been warm out all week, that was the day our mom unpacked the shorts and...
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All Dressed Up
By: Amy Dienta My sons are in a family member’s wedding this weekend. When I took them to get measured for the tuxes I took this picture. I love it! My son, who is 10, wears a men’s size 9 shoe, and my...
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Fun in the Sun!
By: Dawn Thompson I had this odd shaped “freckle” that had been bothering me for a while on my cheek and finally got it checked out by a dermatologist last year. To my surprise, he wanted to burn it...
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Summer Safety Tips
Summer is a time, especially for children, to enjoy the beautiful weather playing and socializing outside. Whether they are participating in organized sports or playing in the yard, we must keep their...
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