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Man-day Post: Is the Jungle Book Racist?

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It’s time for another installment of Man-day by Jensguy Generally, when I see entrainment reporters trying to “bring the history,” I have to shake my head and bite my tongue.  However, in this case, I think I’m going to say something. Yahoo entertainment reporter Amanda Bell writes an article talking about the upcoming live action remake of “The Jungle Book,” …

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The Easiest and Best Sopapillas You Will Ever Make

In Cooking & Crafting by Jen

   I have already covered that my mother is from Chihuahua Mexico and my family has a long standing tradition of fabulous Mexican food. Mexico is a very big country with many regions and each region has it’s signature dishes which vary in both ingredients and cooking styles.   This week my family had the stomach flu so I haven’t …

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Disney Infinity Just Got A Whole Lot More Awesome

In Jen's Nailed It Challenge, Reviews by Jen

Last week I discussed with you the Disney Infinity gaming system. Yesterday Disney just announced a new addition coming this fall, and it includes Marvel characters: Hey, recognize these guys? Just like a mirror.  Nailed It! So back to the Infinity release, it looks like the Black Widow will soon be teaming up with Elsa from Frozen on the JENerally …

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How to MakeYour Own Sugar Body Scrub

In Beauty & Fashion by Jen

As we are getting ready to head into summer, at least here in my neck of the woods, my skin is feeling dry and rough.  On a recent trip to the mall to pick up some sugar scrub to counteract this problem, I had the epiphany that I could make this myself. Now we all know that not all of …

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Jen Nails It Southern Pinterest Challenge

In Cooking & Crafting, Pinterest by Jen

A few weeks back I introduced a new Jen Nails It Pinterest Challenge, wherein I was going Southern. I, the little Hispanic girl, was going to try and make fried chicken and the whole enchilada. Um, make that grits casserole? Here was the recipe and picture I snagged from Pinterest.             I also decided to …

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Man-day Post: Red Pill Mommy Blogging

In Blogging, Man-day by Jensguy

It’s time for this week’s edition of Man-day by Jensguy. *Note from Jen- This is a pretty amazing post. Most bloggers won’t share this info with you, but my husband wants to make sure every Mommy Blogger is rewarded for their hard work. So what if I were to tell you that much of what you thought you knew about building a …

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Review: The Disney Infinity Game System

In Reviews by Jen

For Christmas this year the JENerally Informed children were surprised with a Disney Infinity game system. The hubs and I did our research before buying and all of us have been really happy with it.  The gist is that the game allows you to purchase finely crafted figurines that enter the actual game when placed on a pedestal. By themselves, …

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My First VoxBox: Sargento Ultra Thin Cheese

In Reviews by Jen

About a month ago I signed up with Influenster and was pleasantly surprised when I received an email saying that they had selected me to receive The Sargento Ultra Thin Cheese VoxBox. Woo- hoo I LOVE cheese! I have been to Europe twice and also lived there for a semester for school. I am a cheese connoisseur and take my …

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Word Is Getting Out About My Blogging

In Jen's Nailed It Challenge, Pinterest by Jen

So last week one evening around 7:30 p.m. my doorbell rang. I was a little slow getting down there, but when my husband answered the door no one was there, just a single stapled together craft idea sitting on my doorstop from another blog. No note, nothing. Hmm, this is very curious. Well alrighty then, is it a challenge or …

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Man-day Post:The Tweets, They Are A-Changin’

In Blogging, Man-day by Jensguy

It’s time for this week’s edition of Man- day from Jensguy. Jennifer has allowed me a second week in a row of tech blogging. If you find the content useful, please let us know in the comments section.  If you would rather me to go back to baseball blogging, let us know about that as well. :) If you haven’t already …

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Making Jam Isn’t As Hard As You Think It Is

In Cooking & Crafting by Jen

When I was a little girl my mother would make homemade freezer jam. She worked out of the home, had a whole passel of kids and had very limited  time, but she knew how much her family liked it and so she found time to make it. When I grew up I wanted to be a fabulous cook just like …

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Future Farmers Of America and Easter

In Parenting by Jen

What might the FFA and Easter have in common? Well, this is the weekend where I change out my glittery sandals for work boots and gloves in order to help rope in our crazy little bunny Lance A-Lop for the County Fair. The biggest event of the year for 4H and the FFA. This year the County Fair just happens …

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The 10 Greatest Mullets of the 80’s and 90’s

In Man-day, Parenting by Jen

Let’s be honest, there was a lot of hairspray sold in the 80’s and early 90’s.  The volume was such that there is probably little doubt that serious damage was being done to the environment.  Right now, however, we are going to highlight the mullet (A.K.A the Kentucky Waterfall, the Mississippi Mudflap, or the Canadian Passport.)  We will list out …

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Three Important Do’s and Dont’s For Mommy Bloggers

In Blogging by Jen

A few years ago I started blogging about the children’s book my sister and I wrote together, The Practically Perfect Princess.  I have watched and learned quite a bit over the years and wanted to share some helpful blogging tips that I have picked up. 1. Do not ruin a good blog hop or post, by being spammy. No one …