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Looking for a healthy, tasty summer dinner recipe.  Look no further!  This simple recipe will keep your taste buds happy and time on your side.  Stuffed Red Bell Peppers Recipe: Shopping List: 4 larg... Read More

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I'm all over easy to do DIYs. If it takes less than 5 minutes, doesn't need a sewing machine or any other supplies....it's on my favorites list. When my son was a little baby, a friend of mine told me that as soon as he started to get too long for his onesies, to cut the bottoms off and make them in... Read More

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Spring has sprung here in Arizona. In fact, the time is short between the official start of spring and temperatures soaring to triple digits. Before the heat hits in full force, here are some fun ways to spring into action with your Cub Scout – or really any child.   Plant something Noth... Read More

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Don't ever buy those taco seasoning  packets again.  They are expensive and can be loaded with ingredients that are hard to pronounce.  Instead you can easily make your own at home.  Just store in an airtight container and use in all those recipes that call for taco seasoning! I had everythin... Read More

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If you are still not on Pinterest, what are you waiting for? And if you ARE on Pinterest, are you using it to your advantage?  As a girl, I cut out magazine pictures of things I wanted or just something that caught my eye. Did you do that too?  But magazines were pretty limited in my house. Pi... Read More

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Leopards, pandas, gorillas, oh my! On bright and sunny days, the National Zoo is where we love to be. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the zoo is open every day except December 25.  Le... Read More

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Hello Beautiful! 5 ways to STOP stress came about because my friend, Ester Frescas, and I were asked to speak at SLCC during Stress Awareness week.  This was also the week prior to finals.  When we sat down to brain storm ways of getting the message across an acronym came to me.  I don't kn... Read More

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As mamas we all want our kids to grow up to feel good about themselves and have good self esteem. At school and their little sporting events they have praise lavished upon every little effort, as we grownups attempt to make their little lives more meaningful. Sadly our efforts aren’t really en... Read More

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Memorial Day means a lot of things to a lot of different people. To some it means BBQs, sales at the mall, and boating. To others it is all about remembering those who have paved the way for us as Americans and as members of a family. ... Read More

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We were looking through a kids' activity idea book and found this one: keeping flowers inside contact paper. We cut two sheets of contact paper to the same size, then cut a piece of construction paper as the frame.  We could have decorated it at this point.   Then we open... Read More

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