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Mommy Reality #24: Replacing This Thorn In My Side

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It’s Friday, I’m in love! Okay, finally a Friday song to kick out of our heads the song Jen put in the last Mommy Reality Post! Anyway, welcome to Mommy Reality Challenge #24! If this is your first time hearing about the Mommy Reality Challenge we are so glad you are joining this great community of moms who participate in …

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Wordless Wednesday: Focusing On Gratitude

In Blogging by Jen

Today I am celebrating the fact I was able to get up out of my sick bed, shower and even eat a bowl of chicken noodle soup! Once you have been sick, good health becomes something for which you are incredibly grateful. On Thursday of this week here in the States we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. This is one of …

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What To Watch On NETFLIX When You Are Sick

In Parenting by Jen

Usually I don’t post on Tuesday, but the last two days have been brutal. My body has alternated in between feverishly insane hot flashes and bone jarring chills. My head has felt like it was being repeatedly beaten by a brick and my body ached like I had just run a marathon. This does not happen very often for me, …

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Hosting A Frozen Palooza For Under $40

In Cooking & Crafting, Parenting by Jen

This last week we celebrated my daughter Rebekah’s 7th birthday! Like many, many little girls her age she is in love with all things Frozen and begged that I put on a Frozen Palooza for her this year. Finances have been a little tricky for our family this year and so I needed to make sure Rebekah’s party was fun …

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A Kind Of Wordy Wenesday: A Giveaway & Link-Up

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Happy Wednesday everyone! This last week was a little crazy for our family. We had a 7th birthday Frozen extravaganza for my middle daughter plus as an extra added bonus we had not one but two broken kitchen appliances, a refrigerator and a dishwasher! The 7th birthday party was a lot of fun. The other two not so much. Here’s …

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Cashing Through The Snow (Giveaway)

In Blogging, Reviews by Jen

Cashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, 11 fabulous bloggers are giving you an opportunity to win some holiday cash today…. The holidays are fast approaching and  a few of my blogging friends have teamed up to add a little extra jingle to your pocket book!   Just think of us as the holiday fairies! Please be sure …

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Mommy Reality #23: Mom’s Pet Peeve

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It’s Friday, Friday, Gotta Get Down On Friday! Um, sorry you will be singing that all day now, won’t you? Anyway, welcome to Mommy Reality Challenge #23! If this is your first time hearing about the Mommy Reality Challenge we are so glad you are joining this great community of moms who participate in our bi-weekly challenges that showcase all …

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Wordless Wednesday Link-up

In Blogging by Jen

I am excited to again have the opportunity to be participating in a fabulous Wordless Wednesday link-up with some amazing bloggers. Hopefully you had fun last week as well and are ready to get this party started once again! Before we do though, here is a picture I caught last week. It is of my husband holding our youngest daughter …

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The Practically Perfect Princess

In Parenting, Reviews by Jen

Back in 2012 my sister Nicki and I published a book together about a little preschool Princess, Rebekah Grace The Practically Perfect Princess This cute little Princess is patterned off of our experiences as “Queen Moms” raising our daughters. Take a look at these pictures of our Princesses and you will see that she looks an awful lot like them …

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Wordless Wendnesday Link-up

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I am super excited to be a part of this great Wordless Wednesday blog link up that will be happening the whole entire month of November! Before we start the link up I would like to share just one moment from this last week, a simple one, but a happy one. Here are my 2 youngest daughters trying on their …

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Mommy Reality #22: What’s For Breakfast Mom?

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Hopefully you didn’t miss out on all of the fun of our very spooky Mommy Reality challenge post this last Friday wherein Celeste has challenged us Moms to share what we really eat for breakfast. Celeste shared she eats noodles for breakfast. I think it probably looks more like this, doesn’t it Celeste? Anyway, let me show you what breakfast …

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Mommy Reality #22: What Mom Eats For Breakfast

In Mommy Reality by Jen

Waa-ha-ha-haa! Welllcome, our pet, to a very SPOOK–TACULAR edition of the Mummy Reeality Challenge! If this is your first time hearing about the Mommy Reality Challenge we are so glad you are joining this great community of moms who participate in our weekly challenges that showcase all the fun, crazy, and sometimes overwhelming moments that are in every mom’s life! …