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It doesn’t take much to convince me that making something yourself is always better than store bought… this is also true for butter. After making it once in my KitchenAid Stand Mixer, I couldn’t believe my taste buds! It was so creamy and full of flavor!  Plus, the byproduct when making butter is buttermilk… perfect for [...]

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I have 3 boys… which means not even 5 minutes after breakfast, they are pre-programed to start asking “Mommy, can we have a snack?” I swear you could feed them an entire cow and they’d be planning their next meal before the last bite is swallowed! Gosh how I love boys! =) Needless to say, [...]

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If you didn’t know it already, I live on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific ocean (along with about 50 thousand other people), and although the weather is great all year ’round, there are no ‘great‘ Mexican food restaurants.  Sure there a a couple of ‘ok‘ ones, but nothing authentic that screams [...]

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Morning Person or Night Owl?  I’m both.  Mac or PC?  I’m both.  Peanut Butter or Chocolate? Both Please!  So when it comes to Staying on Budget or Blowing the Budget, I’m guilty of being both the dictator & the offender all too often. As a typical Type ‘A’ personality, I keep my checkbook balanced (to the [...]

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I’m sorry if I just blew out your ear drums screaming, but we’re so exited over here!!! He didn’t have the most votes, but I guess he had the gassiest video (proud mommy moment)… because the Judges voted & decided that our Son’s Tummy Truths video was the WINNER of an all expense paid vacation [...]

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Not everyone will agree, but I’m a firm believer that what goes in your kids eyes & ears, should build good character, not destroy it!  Just like food, if you put junk in, you’ll going to get junk out (both in heath & attitude).  So, as a general rule, we carefully filter what type of media [...]

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If you’ve ever been to Hawaii, chances are you’ve been offered a delicious concoction called POG (which stands for Passion, Orange, & Guava). It’s typically offered on your airplane ride over and is often referred to as the ‘Official Drink of Hawaii.’   It is sold in every store here, and by the gallon at Costco. [...]

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About 4 months ago, I started Googling “How to fit 6 kids into one room” and came up with all kinds of crazy suggestions that included: Knocking down walls for elaborate built-in beds; Hand building multi-story bunk beds; Hanging tiered beds from ropes on the ceiling; and I even found one site that suggested garage storage racks! [...]

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Sure it comes conveniently packaged in bags at Costco, or all ready to go in the bulk bin at your local supermarket… But let’s be honest, most of us don’t like at least one of the ingredients in the pre-made trail mix! Oh come now, you know you’ve eaten all the M&M’s out of the bag, and [...]

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Some of you are probably thinking right about now: “Oh, she’s one of THOSE moms who doesn’t let her kids celebrate Halloween… Her poor kids are missing out on all the fun!” But before you pass judgement, please read this post and then decide for yourself – I think you’d be surprised at how many of [...]

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