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As we strive to bring healthier options in our home, we’ve explored other countries food habits and were not all that surprised to learn that American grocery stores are filled with food items that are banned in other countries. Ractopamine-tainted meat Banned in 160 countries including Russia, China, and Great Britain. The drug was recruited […]
Did you know that 1 in 8 people in the world suffer from chronic hunger? Our family is surrounded by fields growing corn, cotton, wheat, pecans, and many other crops. We have seen large crops fail. We have seen crops stolen. Farming is a tough job but a necessary one to feed the world. I […]
I’m not a fan of brushing my teeth. It takes so much time, toothpaste is boring in flavor, and you have to do it so often. So I’m always looking for an easier way to deal with my teeth. When OraMD first contacted me about their product, I was skeptical that a liquid could work […]
As homeschoolers, we can do and create whatever fits into our learning. Last year at our local Renaissance faire, the boys made some seriously awesome foam swords and I thought, “These certainly won’t last very long with our active boys.” But, I was wrong. Yes, you heard that right. I was wrong. Dead wrong. These […]
It seems like it’s been forever since I posted a recipe so I dug through my recipe binder and grabbed some of our favorites. I asked some friends of mine which I should post next and overwhelming they picked orange chicken.
A few weeks ago, we put Woolzies dryer balls to the test in our HE dryer. We put all six balls into the dryer and ran it for the next few loads followed by taking the balls out and running some more loads for comparison. The biggest thing we noticed was the additional sound the […]