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I am a stay at home mom of 4 great boys. My youngest was born in May 2008 with a Congenital Heart Defect & so far has had 2 out of 3 open heart surgeries. I have my own jewelry business, Gaia's Gifts, that I started to help support my family while raising

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Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Never fail pie crust: 9 of 24
How to Make a Double 9-Inch Pie Crust. Making pie crust from scratch is not something to be feared. For years, I only used store bought crusts. I tried a few times to make crust from scratch, but failed miserably. Then one day, I decided that I would no longer fear the pie crust and make it from scratch. It also helped that ... More..
Food & Drink > Dairy & Egg Recipes Recipes: Quiche: 10 of 22
How to Cook for a Large Family: Broccoli Quiche. I have found that cooking for a large family is not as easy as doubling the recipe, it just never turns out the same. So, I have come up with my own recipes. This Broccoli Quiche recipe is great for a large family for dinner or for a smaller family for dinner and leftovers. My... More..
Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) How to make baby food: 3 of 6
Making your own baby food at home is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to feed your baby. I can't think of many baby foods easier to cook up than carrots, so this is a great place to start if you have never made any cooked baby food before. Carrots freeze well, so you can make a large batch of pureed carrots and store the... More..
Health & Fitness > Kids Nutrition Healthy ways to increase your child's weight: 2 of 4
Sometimes no matter what you feed your children, they just don't gain weight. Children in the lower percentile could be light for many different reasons. Genetics often play a role, if you and your family tend to be tiny, then your kids might be more prone to be tiny as well. Sometimes low weight gain in children can be link... More..
Style & Beauty > Hand & Foot Care The benefits of pampering your feet with foot baths: 1 of 2
How to Pamper Yourself with a Foot Bath at Home. It doesn't matter if we work at home or outside of the home, if we spend all day chasing our kids around the house or hiking the trails, at the end of the day, a hot aromatic Foot Bath is a great way to pamper yourself at home. You can use an expensive bubbling foot bath massa... More..
Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) Product reviews: Chocolate Chex cereals: 1 of 2
The original Chex Cereal, manufactured by cereal giant General Mills, has long been an American favorite. Bought in 1997 from the Ralston Purina Company, Chex still continues to be just as popular as it was in the 1950's. Over the years Chex has gone from the original Rice and Corn flavors to Multi-Bran, Honey Nut and one of... More..
Health & Fitness > Dental Hygiene How to make toothpaste: 1 of 2
Whether you are trying to save money, go green, avoid possible carcinogens or find that perfect flavor, making your own toothpaste at home is a simple alternative to store bought brands. This may be something that you will only use when you run out of your favorite toothpaste, need something simple for camping or you might j... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning Products How to make homemade scented furniture polish: 1 of 2
A great way to condition your furniture and keep it free of dust at the same time is to make your own Furniture Polish. For years, I used only soap and water to clean the dust off of my furniture, then one day I noticed that one of my tables was starting to show signs of aging much faster than I thought it should. So I start... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor How to correctly time labor contractions: 1 of 1
When your pregnancy gets to the point where you think you are in labor, it is important to know the correct way to time contractions. When you call your Midwife or Obstetrician they will need to know exact times of your contractions, how long they last and how far apart they are. If you are incorrectly timing and recording y... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Sugar syrup: 1 of 1
Making a Simple Sugar Syrup is one of the easiest, and just as its name indicates, Simple things to make. Also known as Simple Syrup or Bar Syrup, it can make sweetening many different types of drinks a quick and simple thing. Once you have a bottle of Simple Syrup in the fridge you can use it to sweeten Sun Tea, Coffee, Hom... More..