You have to marvel at the strength and ingenuity of a company that got its start during The Great Depression, selling happiness during a bleak time by convincing boot-strapped Americans to spend a nickel on two shortcakes filled with banana cream filling – the original Twinkie®. In the 1960s, when I was born, America’s economic [...]
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My son nudged me out of bed Tuesday morning at 6:00. “This is the day, Mom…to post the pictures.” Right… I’m on it. Bleary eyed, we came down stairs to pick the best photo of the Lego creations he had made Friday night… the night we learned about the Lego Contest, Build Your Best Ohio. [...]
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Each year, I save those little epiphany phrases that tumble out of my kid’s mouths (Mom, why is my hair blonde? It’s from the sun. Now, it’s like this even in the shade.) and save them for our Christmas Card. Our family Christmas card is all about the quotes; the photos take a backseat to [...]
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And the winner is! Mami2jcn!!!! Congratulation! Did you sleep through Black Friday? On Cyber Monday, were you busy decorating your tree – when you should have been taking advantage of online deals? Me too. You will never catch me waiting in line at 2 a.m. To grab the “deal of a lifetime.” Because, quite frankly, I [...]
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When my son complains his head is itchy, I don’t, after years of watching him go through this, automatically assume he has head lice. After I do a check, with a flashlight and a magnifying glass to make sure there are no eggs, I tell him it’s dandruff again. “Oh no, please not the vinegar!” [...]
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When I first heard about Deepak Chopra’s Leela, I couldn’t imagine how Chopra could connect the polar opposites of a fast-paced video games and the mind-chilling elements of meditation. I was intrigued, to say the least. Leela is a production resulting from the alliance of Chopra and THQ Inc. that uses the gaming technology of [...]
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There is a fabulous tiny restaurant within walking distance of our house that my husband and I sneak off to when the little boys are asleep, and the older boys are doing homework. We like to talk to the chef while he pours us a drink, and he tells us about some of the exotic [...]
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I’m already wearing a scarf around my neck most days…some days, the chill is so heavy I am wearing an extra camisole beneath my t-shirt and cardigan sweater. Fall is here, and the air is chilly. On good days, there may be a good solid 3.5 hours of heat, before that nippy Jack Frost chill [...]
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Have you taken a look at the new “plate” that replaces our “food guide pyramid?” This plate is now the official USDA’s new food guide recommendation. The vegetable spot is now the biggest spot – taking up twice the space of the protein and carb spot!- the spots that typically hold most of our meal. Visuals [...]
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