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Why I Love Coconut Flour

We’ve utilized coconut flour around here for years. Coconut flour pancakes. Coconut flour bacon, egg and cheese breakfast muffins. Coconut flour blueberry muffins. And last but certainly not least, coconut flour lemon blackberry “donut” muffins. photo credit: nikoretro Since Sadie … Continue reading

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Ways For Your Homeschooled Teen To Make Money

5 months ago Caleb decided that he was tired of just earning an (admittedly generous!) allowance. He had a goal of earning $450 to get a vintage guitar repaired, and needed to earn funds, fast. I set about brainstorming and … Continue reading

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Food Allergies and Kids: How to cure your child with food

After I read Cure Your Child with Food: The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and Childhood Ailments, I put my 7 year old (and myself) back on a gluten free diet. I had already discovered that drinking pasteurized milk gave her … Continue reading

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Bits & Pieces

A few things that got my attention from around the web this week… Angelina Jolie had prophylactic double mastectomy. Her mother died of ovarian cancer, and Angelina has the genetic marker. It’s very, very sad that this is all medical … Continue reading

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How To Cure Picky Eating

Awhile back, I wrote a post here about my middle daughter’s picky eating. Her eating habits were partially my fault, as I let things slide in the food department when I was pregnant with #5. Instead of insisting on her … Continue reading

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Homeschooling: How To Get It All Done

Note: After I wrote this post I got an email announcing that from May 12-19, You Can Do It Too! – 25 Homeschooling Families Share Their Stories is on sale for .99. What perfect timing! YCDIT is packed with stories … Continue reading

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First Word Problems

(Not to be confused with first world problems.) Victoria said her first word yesterday. And of course it’s…. … DaDa. That’s all right baby. I was only the one who carried you for 69 weeks of years, and who experienced … Continue reading

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Food Waste Friday and Wheat Free Week

I did better than last week, but I still tossed more food than I would like to. I’m honestly in awe of The Frugal Girl who wastes so little. 8 black beans? Really? That’s the kind of thing I would … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces

I find it amusing when scientific research supports what parents do naturally, when they aren’t overthinking things. A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that cleaning a recently dropped pacifier with your saliva-meaning you put it in … Continue reading

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Smatterings

A few articles that impressed me this week: Have you seen these photos? Convicting, enlightening, and a wee bit sad. A good discussion starter with the kids. Where children sleep WellnessMama wrote a comprehensive post on natural alternatives to hormonal … Continue reading

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