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I grew up in a heavily populated Mennonite community, and while I am not Mennonite myself, I spent many, many hours around the table and in Mennonite kitchens. My best friend from third grade on was Mennonite, and one of my favorite foods to this day is Paska (Easter Bread) that her mom would make for me every year. I was just mentioning it to her this year that those loaves are some of my favorite memories of my tween/teen years.

I’m already looking forward to the dozens of Christmas cards that we’ll receive that will ‘deck our halls’. With the busy lives we all lead, sometimes that’s the only correspondence I get from friends and family far away. It’s so wonderful to see their children, hear what they’ve been up to and cherish the memories I have of all those people every time I look at the card.

Naturally we also send our cards, usually with a family picture, sometimes with just one of our daughter, but either way, it takes me hours

I KNOW the importance of being hydrated, unfortunately even though it is on my New Year’s Resolution List every year I suck at drinking water. Mostly it’s because I don’t like the taste (or lack thereof?) of water. I’m not ashamed to admit that I like flavor, and more accurately I drink my fluids in coffee, which sort of is counterproductive on the whole ‘hydration’ thing. And plain water…well has no flavor. So with the anticipation of once again needing to add “drink more water” to my list on January 1, I’m doing baby steps now so maybe by then I won’t have to.

Regular readers of my blog will know about our family’s ongoing saga of testing and moving with our high school aged daughter. For those of you who don’t…let me do a brief catch up for you!

We homeschool our 16 year old daughter Amber. She’s the kind of kid who when she gets interested in something, gets a little obsessed with it and focuses her energy into it hook, line and sinker. For her that happens to be video games, fantasy realms, writing and drawing.

For the first time ever, your readers will be able to enjoy a springtime favorite in the fall with the new Cadbury Screme Egg. Made with the same delicious chocolate and fondant center as the classic Cadbury Crème Egg, this fall version also features a seasonally appropriate green candy yoke.

With a dash of imagination, a pinch of culinary skill, and a heap of flavor, Green Giant Seasoned Steamers^TM are giving you a new reason to enjoy eating your vegetables. Shake up your vegetable routine with these flavorful, chef-inspired options that are seasoned to perfection, without a drop of sauce.

Now, more than ever, you can leave your family craving more vegetables with every meal and break through meal monotony with a new palate-pleasing vegetable option for everyone!

Do you remember our last World Market Inspiration post?  It was things I had chosen to remake a home office space.

Well I’m inspired again by World Market to virtually makeover our master bathroom!

I’ve only recently entered into the world of smart phones this year. Prior to getting it in February I had an old phone that I think could send and receive texts…but I didn’t have a clue how to do either with it. We first got that phone when our daughter started Kindergarten so that the school could get a hold of me in case of emergency and I was not at home. I think cell phones in general are feel like some sort of a safety net for Moms as a link to their children when they can’t be with them. And now I’m going to share an app and service that will keep important messages,

Halloween = candy, candy and more candy.  And that’s really just the start of the season, because then comes Christmas and Valentines and Easter…and then we get a break again…until Halloween and the cycle begins again!

When I was a kid I had a friend whose father was a dentist.  We knew every year that when we trick-or-treated at her door that we’d get a toothbrush in our bag! 

I’ll admit, I don’t always choose the healthiest snack options.  But I am a snack fan, and I know that with as often as I do snack, I should be looking at healthier alternatives. 

I recently got to check out some of the awesome varieties of Smartfood Selects (All Natural Snacks) thanks to BzzAgent as part of the SMARTFOOD Selects BzzCampaign