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Time for a new table

We have had our kitchen table a long time. Over 10 years.  I got it at an outlet store on clearance for under $100. It is made of  thick wood and has been able to hold up through all the cooking, projects, homework, crafts and everything else my family does. It stills looks really nice but the problem is it is just too low (and I hate the chairs!) . My husband is over 6 feet tall and I am around...

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Whey Protein, Have you ever had it?

Everyone is trying to become more healthy and I feel like I am such a newbie on this subject. There is so much out here it is easy to get information overload. I am thinking along the lines of those Bing commercials and the whole search overload thing. So what I am wondering is what exactly is whey protein and do I need it?  I have heard the term used before but I think it was in reference to...

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#HuggiesMom Baby Shower Today

Christine from Dates to Diapers is expecting baby number 7. Amazing right? Well she is having a baby shower today online sponsored by Huggies. There will be prizes and games. The twitter party is today from 3pm to 4pm EDT. The hashtag is #HuggiesMom. If you are not already following Christine on twitter make sure you do. She is @youngmommy.  Oh and Christine is having a giveaway for 5  jumbo packs of...

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Last week I did so good with dinner

I deserve some high fives for my recent dinner time wins last week. I actually was able to make a couple meals that all the kids liked! This is pretty big because no one complained at all and that does not happen very often, lol. For one meal I made corned beef in the slow cooker. It was my first time ever cooking. I thought it would be hard but it was so easy. All I had to do is put it the corned beef...

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Please tell me I am not the only one

on baby watch. Online of course. I am keeping an eye on  Twitter and Facebook in case Shynea from Penny Pinching Diva or Jennifer from Baby Makin(g) Machinehave gone in labor yet.  Shynea had a fall over the weekend but all is okay. This will be her fifth addition, a little girl Jennifer is at 40 weeks waiting for her first, also a little girl. Affectionately known as Spawnie and Lil’ J. ...