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Easy Meal Prep Hacks For Healthy Family Dinners

Image You and your family have every intention of eating well - you want to serve up nutritious, filling, home-cooked dishes that your children will love, and that keeps them away from the snack cupboard. But with a busy working life, it's easy for that virtuous intention to go out of the window, as the reality of our jam-packed existences creeps in. Luckily, with a little advance preparation, you can get ahead of the game easily and use some simple hacks to make healthy meals an easily achievable reality, no matter how rushed you are in the evenings. Cook Up Some Wholewheat Pasta On a Sunday, set aside some quiet time for a bit of quick and easy meal preparation that will set you up for the week ahead. In your biggest pan, boiled some salted water and cook up a bag of pasta - not the white, starchy kind but the more filling and easily digested wholewheat sort. Cook it until only al dente , not too soft, and then you can add it to a range of things - minestrone...

Fall Family Fun Ideas #Fall #Family #Travel #decorating

It's my favorite time of year!  The air is crisp, the leaves are changing and there are so many fun family activities to do. Go apple picking (photo source: pixabay) Apple trees are ready to be picked and there are so many apple tree farms that offer many varieties. Have a harvest feast (photo source: pixabay) There are many delicious Fall vegetables being harvested.  Make a delicious meal and introduce your family to something new! Bake to your heart's content (photo source: pixabay) I love to bake and love the smell of fresh baked pies.  With all of the great apple and pumpkin recipes, this is a great time of the year to bake. Visit a  local farm (photo source: pixabay) Local farms are always fun to visit, especially this time of year.  Pick a pumpkin, apples, berries and more!  You can also learn about farm life and the animals that live on the farm. ...

Rainy Day #Family Fun Ideas

I never let a little rain get in the way of a good time with the family.  Here are some fun rainy day activities that you can enjoy with yours. Go to the museum.   There are so many wonderful museums.  I especially  love strange and unusual museums. You may have many close by that you don't realize are even there.  Do a little research and you will discover a whole new world of knowledge. Here is a museum directory by state. http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/ Visit a local recreation center. Maybe museums aren't your thing.  How about an indoor water park or playground?  Many states have indoor recreation.  See if any is available in your area.  You can even visit your local YMCA for fun activities. http://www.ymca.net/ Have an indoor camping party! Set up some make shift tents using sheets, or if you have the room, set up a tent inside.  You can improvise and make some ...

Take Your Little Ones On the Go With Quilted Monkey Mat @usfg

The *NEW* Quilted Monkey Mat is your cushy, portable mat for in/outdoor use that can go everywhere! Luxurious yet affordable and with lots of fun features, you can enjoy the waterproof base, central loops for attaching items, spill resistant top, weighted corners, loops for stakes, and the attached ultra-compact pouch to take everywhere!   Perfect for park, beach, dirty floors, concerts, picnics, sporting events, camping, and more. No more bulky blankets! So go ahead - Make your space, any place! www.monkeymat.com I love my monkey mat.  It is really well made and very nice quality. The blanket itself is very soft and comfortable.  The pouch is so convenient and allows me to neatly keep the mat in my car and carry it to my destination.  It doesn't take up hardly any space at all.   Learn more about this great product by visiting them on Social Media! Here are the Monkey Mat Social Media profiles:   Instagram, Twitter: @Mon...

Losing a Loved One to Leukemia

I really don't know much about Leukemia.  Honestly, I don't know anything about it at all. But I do know it is an ugly disease that took our family by surprise. My father in law goes for routine blood work every 3 months.  He has been doing it for over 25 years.  On his most recent test he received a phone call from his doctor's office telling him to go the ER immediately. He is 87 and was frightened by the phone call so he called us to take him.  It seems on his most recent test, his white blood cell count was 70000.  I don't know what a normal count is, but from what I read, this is extremely high.  Also, his platelets were very low. He spent a week in the hospital getting all kinds of tests, but the doctors knew right away what the prognosis would be.  He also had strange scratch looking marks on him that were indicative of his condition. The sad thing about this is that there are things that can be done to help fight this ugly disease, but...