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Inside Look: The Making Of Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Recently, I was invited on behalf of ModernMom to attend a special press day at the DreamWorks campus in Burbank and get a sneak peak behind the scenes of their upcoming animated film, “Mr. Peabody and Sherman.I’ll be honest, going into the day, most of what I knew about these two characters came from Bullwinkle re-runs and that one scene in that one Simpsons episode. But I jumped at the chance to check …

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

As little girls, some of us dream of becoming mothers, butI dont think we are ever fully prepared for the ride of our lives.I am a mom to 2 boys 21 and 18. The oldest, Casey, is developmentally disabled and was in special education his whole school career. Casey is now attending a community college in a special needs curriculum for Culinary Arts.When he was a baby, I noticed that Casey …

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Baked Quinoa Egg Pie Recipe

The following recipe was originally published onRebelGrain.com. Visit the website for more great ideas and cooking tips! Its been awhile, sweet friend. Ive missed you. I dont know what happened I dont know where the days have gone from January 29th to today. I was on a roll. I was writing, and cooking, and savoring every connection with you and, then, I got quiet.Quiet.I feel like three …

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Why I’m Putting Off Ear Piercing

I discovered yet another parenting hot button topic this week. In the past, Ive been sucked into every controversial parenting topic possible. Weve all beaten a dead horse talking about our stance on different types of vaccinations, circumcision, breastfeeding – the list goes on and on.And now, the hot topic du jour is ear piercing for kids.It came up in a discussion with a group of moms. They asked my opinion and …