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How many times have you shown up to a doctor’s appointment and been handed a stack of multi-colored double sided forms to fill out? You scan the information and realize that you don’t necessarily remember when you had your tonsils out as a child or the name of the medicine that caused [...]
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Lupercalia, the Roman festival, which provided a template for the valentine celebrations, depicted February as the month of protection and purification from unproductivitiy.
Lupercalia celebrations that were done on February 15th had been dedicated to god Lupercus for 800 years before AD 392 when all pagan cults were prohibited [...]
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Compost is the great addition for all those organic gardeners who have moved to raised beds instead of the traditional row garden. Raised beds allow for a greater concentration of plants per square foot which in turn allows for a greater harvest whether of blossoms or vegetables. However this [...]
What makes grandparenting hard? Given all of the pleasures that this stage in life brings (see April 2006 MFC Newsletter), what would be difficult about grandparenting? I’ve heard several answers to this question and they all relate to FEAR.
One woman told me that grandparenting is hard because “I don’t want to impose.” [...]
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If you’re looking for ways to decorate your home in a glorious holiday fashion this season–without breaking the bank and losing your sanity in the process–here are ten terrific ideas to get you started.
1. You don’t need to climb ladders and hang millions of lights all over your house to make a happy [...]
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Pink with ruffles and lace, blue with puppy dogs and teddy bears; it’s for a girl, it’s for a boy; but wait! Baby’s bedding should be carefully chosen with more in mind than a crib’s fashion statement. Your garments and bedding come with laundering directions and if you or family members have allergies [...]
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Almost every parent has heard of the RSV virus. RSV stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus. It has gotten a lot of attention because of its potential effect on infants. Deaths have been reported in infants who have contracted this illness. That is enough to scare any parent. [...]
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In this article I want to give some basic and easy to follow tips to help parents when their child is starting at school. As with so much in life preparation is the key and so you want to be taking action long before the first bell on the first day. Before the [...]
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Seems these days there are more children being diagnosed with Autism or Aspbergers Syndrome. In both of these situations a family can be in it for the long haul. Neither of these will the child just get cured, however they will learn to deal with certain situations [...]
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A year ago, I never would have thought that I would be so involved in the soy wax candle making business. Just to type this article, I had to finish pouring soy wax into some jars, and wash the wax and scent from my hands. Trust me, soy wax is great, [...]
