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The Importance of Optimism, A Foster Parent's Story

I have a story to tell. As a foster parent of over 18 years, and after parenting over 250 kids and teaching classes for 13 years, plus counseling adoptive families and families in crisis, I've been inspired...

35 comments    life advice family
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Top 10 Really Embarassing Places to Pass Gas

We're talking gas, all right, but not the kind you put in your car. Or...? I know. It's embarassing to even bring the subject up. We all do it and we all go through every day pretending we don't. Like me for instance. This entire story will be told at my husband's expense.

96 comments    life family friends
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Thanksgiving Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes

Thanksgiving Holiday Meal Sweet potatoes just speak of Thanksgiving. What a treat they are, and healthy as well! This slow cooker version is an easy step to getting out of the kitchen and spending time with...

19 comments    advice family how to
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The White Potato Gets A Bad Rap

I love potatoes - sweet, white, red you name it. I'll walk a mile for a mashed potato and that is precisely the point of this article. WALK THE MILE. I did a bit of research on the white potato just because: ...

22 comments    how to food tips
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Slow Cooker Chops and Ribs Your Way

In the 1980's, as a busy mom, college student, and full-time worker, I fell in love with the slow cooker. Are you tired of eating out, and eating meals that just don't satisfy? Are you crimped for time, but...

25 comments    family how to food
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To Fear or Not To Fear, The Bathroom Window

As a woman of few phobias and almost completely void of paranoia, it is with great trepidation, I introduce to you, The Bathroom Window. Not just any bathroom window, mine. We've been here about 8 months...

112 comments    life family home
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10 Not So Hot Places To Lose Your Underwear

Forgetful? Memory loss? Are you stressed from losing things? Are you constantly looking for your keys? Do you lose your car in a parking lot? Do you put paired socks in the washing machine, only to bring out singles? Have you ever lost your kids, your pets, your underwear?

74 comments    entertainment life advice
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10 Fabulous Uses For Toenail Clippings

Toes are completely misunderstood and under appreciated for their great contribution to our day. How could you walk without them? So, when's the last timeyou really utilized those toenail clippings? ...

123 comments    health fun how
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Tales From The Badge - A Cop's Wife's Life

A cop's life is full of complications, exposure to the drug world, long working hours, domestic violence, teen rebellion, all of which spills over into his own family's life. A cop's wife life mirrors the cop in many ways. She must be a patience wife, able to stand on her own, to accept broken appointments and family plans, parenting with strength on her own. A cop in a uniform, deserves a strong wife.

45 comments    careers funny car
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10 Fabulous Uses For Peanut Butter

The following Peanut Butter information, will not gross you out, as did my dissertation on the 10 Fabulous Uses for Toenail Clippings. I do apologize for that hub, and when you have time, please take a look...

72 comments    health food children
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