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How to be prepared for an emergency

March 1, 2010

I thought I’d share some photos I took this past few days while Mother Nature pounded my area with some snow, wet snow, sleet, and winds. It eventually just snowed and snowed, non-stop, for hours.

At one point, the big golf ball size fluffy flakes were coming down so fast. It is the calm before the [...]

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What our grandmothers taught us

February 10, 2010

Erin Bried had many wonderful tips from grandmothers all over the country in her book “How to sew a button”. In my recent review of her book and giveaway, you commented on what you learned or wished you learned from your grandmother.
This is a collection of what you said.

My Grandma taught me how to cook. [...]

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Refresh button

February 3, 2010

I need to hit the “Refresh” button today.

I made a new year’s plan to reorganize and de-clutter my life. But I’ve only been thinking about so many ideas and ‘to-do’ lists to organize that I have to sit and breath a little to figure out ‘how’ to tackle the plan.
So this is a short- I [...]

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Eczema and foods

January 6, 2010

As I said yesterday in my post, my daughter has been sick with a nasty cold since before Christmas. She’s been hacking away trying to cough up phlegm stuck in the middle of her chest, lying on the couch or in bed, just feeling miserable, and fighting occasional fevers and even hives from a viral [...]

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Call me Florence Nightingale

January 5, 2010

Where have I been? Being a nurse.
My daughter has been sick with a bad cold since before Christmas. That’s twelve frigging days of coughing, fever, and even hives.
Needless to say, I don’t have a minute to myself. She didn’t go back to school – two days in a row now – after staying in bed [...]

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