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Think About It Thursday – Funniest Gift Purchased

Today’s Topic: What is the funniest gift you have bought for someone this year? I’m usually not the funny gift giver so I didn’t get any funny gifts this year. However a few years ago after my brother admitted he was pretty horrible that year and didn’t deserve anything for Christmas, I gave him coal. […]

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Reading Reflex: Week Four

Last week Drama King had become overwhelmed so we took a break from the Reading Reflex. We had heard about BOB books and found the first set on eBay at a reasonable price so I pulled them for a no pressure week. I was completely surprised when Drama King picked up the first book and […]

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Think About It Thursday – Telecommuting And Highway Congestion

Today’s Topic: Is telecommuting the most effective solution for reducing highway congestion? I don’t know if it’s the most effective solution but it certainly helps reduce congestion as workers aren’t required to be on the road to get to work on a regular basis. Tim works from home and we certainly cut our vehicle related […]

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Reading Reflex: Week Three

Reading Reflex by Carmen and Geoffrey McGuinness has a seriously different approach to reading and while at first it seemed too strange, I am slowly falling in love with this method. It’s helping Little T with his spelling and Drama King read his first sentence with little help from me. I’ve been doing some research […]

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Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup

This wild rice soup recipe is perfect for chilly winter nights. We love this as a complete lunch or as a side dish with barbecue ribs. The recipe makes over 2 quarts of soup so you can easily feed a dozen people as a side dish or about eight people as a main dish. I’d […]

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Think About It Thursday – Hot Chocolate or Hot Cider

Today’s Topic: Hot Chocolate or Hot Cider? I have only had hot cider once or twice that I can remember and I wasn’t very fond of it so hot chocolate is my pick hands down. Well that was a short answer so why not chime in on my other thought provoking post today on maternity […]