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I was contacted by the folks at Chuck E. Cheese’s to check out their completely upgraded pizza recipe. This past year we have taken the kids to Chuck E’s a few times as they are old enough to enjoy it. I enlisted my mom and dad to come with me to try it out (hubby stayed home to paint baseboards). The pizza as it arrives. Yum! Grandma, Ava and Grandpa about to try their first bite Enjoying our game tokens Going in I was armed with the promise that, “with fresh cheese and dough, and high-quality toppings, this cheesier, crispier,

My relationship with my children is very important to me. The SITS ladies asked a tough parenting question as to how to parent when tragedy strikes. Do you talk to them about it or let them be kids? Personally, I think it all depends on what the issue is. Is it about an ill or deceased loved one or a world event? In either event I believe we should be honest. Age-appropriate is definitely important. I generally state the facts as succinctly and truthfully as possible and then ask if there are questions. For example, last week my grandmother (79

You know you are going through “one of those days” when you can come up with a list like this one. Blogger Suburban Snapshots must have had one of these days as I got this from her site. As a sorority gal myself and, thus, having attended many many fraternity parties in my university days I can attest to the truth you are about to read below. 10. There are half-full, brightly-colored plastic cups on the floor in every room. Three are in the bathtub. 9. There’s always that one girl, bawling her eyes out in a corner. 8. It’s best

As a child I have fond memories of going to church on Sunday mornings (or some Saturday night services where it worked better for our family). My brothers, sometimes a friend who enjoyed a sleepover, would sit together and sometimes listen but other times have “quiet” conversations while my mother hissed at us to be quieter. Now that I have a young family it is important that we start to attend church regularly. Today I spent a lot of time quietly praying for patience. I didn’t really get a lot out of the mass and I was embarrassed that the