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The Negative Effects of Playing Video Games
After some very personal experiences recently I have come to this realization that not only has video games effected my family and our lives negatively, but there’s an epidemic occurring with this problem as well. Video games can be so damaging when overused. I have seen this first hand. But the crazy part is not only have I seen this first hand, but so have my children. My daughter was asked to write a “research” paper for her 9th grade English class and I was so impressed by her research and point of view, that I decided I to share it with you. So here it goes… Written by –…
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Experiencing Pregnancy and Delivery During a Pandemic – My Birth Story
The year 2020 is a year no one well ever forget! For me it was a year to remember because it was the year I had my very last ever pregnancy. My sweet rainbow baby Aesyn Stone joined our family on November 12, 2020. We were definitely surprised to find out we were expecting this pregnancy but absolutely overjoyed to welcome the last and final addition to our family. We found out we were expecting our surprise rainbow baby March 23, 2020 – the same week we officially found out our lives were changing due to the novel corona virus and began a statewide mandated quarantine. As soon as I…
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Copycat Honey Baked Ham
One of my most favorite holiday dishes has always been a Honey Baked Ham. The only problem is they are so darn expensive. We are a family of 8 so we need a pretty large ham to feed our family size. To buy a ham from the Honey Baked store would cost us about $100! That’s a 300% mark up from my cost of a ham purchased from Costco. The even crazier part is the fact that making a Honey Baked Ham with the amazing crunchy glaze is actually really easy to make! There are a couple of ways to get the sweet crunchy glaze on you ham. You can…
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This is a sponsored post. All opinion and ideas are my own. The past several months I have been insanely sick with my pregnancy. I have been trying to balance being a mom of 5, pregnant, excruciatingly sick and homeschooling all of my kids to boot. As hard as it has been these past several months, am so thankful for the time I have had with my kids these past several months. Now that our sweet baby Aesyn is here I have so much more energy for my other little kids. So today I got to spend some one on one time with my two little boys making Coffee Filter…
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This is a sponsored post, all opinions are honest and my own. I love finding unique ways to make special memories with my kids. With Covid-19 I don’t want my kids to grow up and only remember that time they couldn’t leave their house, or go to the park. I want them to remember how there was a period of time that we got to spend an extra amount of time together as a family, and we made some super awesome memories during that time. Having 5 kids ages 3-16 years old and expecting baby #6, finding activities “at home” that appeals to everyone and isn’t and excessive amount of…
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A Letter to Parents During This Time Of Uncertainty
To all of the parents who like me who are feeling the very real fear and stress of their kids bearing down on their shoulders – let’s talk about how we can help ease the hearts and spirits of our families. There are several things we can and should be doing and saying during this crazy time. Covid-19 is hitting us at a time that is so incredibly different than any other time. Our kids are saturated in social media, they are self consumed, they struggle with coping through even simple daily frustrations (let alone something major like the coronavirus), but worse of all our kids don’t have hope. Let…
