10 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About the Big “C”

Anyone watch Desperate Housewives?  I’m hooked again…this season, for some reason, has got me hooked.  Maybe it’s Dana Delaney’s new secretive character…I don’t know.  But, one of the storylines that has caught my interest is Lynette’s cancer.  My mom had cancer when I was a teenager, and it frankly scared the crap out of me.  [...]

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How Did Father’s Day Come About?

Where did Father’s Day Originate? While there are about seven renditions relating to the origin of Father’s Day, the most widely held version is this:
Father’s Day originated through a young girl named Sonora Louise Smart, who lived in Spokane, Washington. Apparently, after listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909, she wondered why fathers weren’t [...]

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My Celebrity Look-Alikes

This is pretty fun…you should check it out!

MomsNiche.com
Find your niche…be all you can be!

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The History of Memorial Day

Memorial Day was first celebrated on May 5, 1866 at Waterloo, New York. This was due to the fact that the town commemorated Memorial Day yearly with the entire community engaged in events, including decorating the graves of soldiers with flags and flowers.
Originally named Decoration Day in honor of the soldiers who died in the [...]

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Cinco de Mayo – I Stand Corrected

I get a lot of reader email and comments on a weekly basis.
I received one today after I sent out an email “blast” to my newsletter list regarding a couple of new Freebies we have available for Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day. Here it is in it’s entirety:
Dear Tracy,thought I’d let you know that [...]

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3 Things You Must Know Before You Buy Your Next Set of Bedsheets

Pop Quiz:

Should you buy 150 count or 800 count sheets?
Is Pima cotton better than muslin?
What is the definition of Sateen?

How’d you do? Not very well? That’s okay – you will know the answers to those questions and more by the time you finish reading this article.
There are 3 main aspects of linens that make up [...]

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Beat Stress with Laughter

Ever laughed so hard at a comedian on TV that you begin to cry? Or perhaps your friend gets you going with some old, funny memories and your laughter becomes uncontrollable for minutes on end. Do you feel the tension wash away from your body?
What you are experiencing is a release of the [...]

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Tips On Avoiding Yeast Infections

We’ve all had them…we all hate them…yeast infections. If you have managed to escape the joy of one of these in your lifetime, then consider yourself very lucky! Those of us who haven’t been so lucky…listen up! You know what a pain it is to get rid of one, so why not avoid one before [...]

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Y’all May Think I’m Crazy…

I think my previous post needs a little explanation. I was just playing around with “Mobile Blogging.” This is pretty cool…I take a pic with my cell phone camera, type some text and send it to post on my blog…neat, huh?
So, you may be seeing some “mobile” stuff from me here in the [...]

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Potty Training – Open to Suggestions

Potty training…anybody have any good suggestions? You would think since I’ve been down this road two times before, that I would know what to do…WRONG!My youngest just turned three last week. She has always been very verbal and able to communicate. We never went through that frustrating time with trying to find words and throwing [...]

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