So this was my trial run for Madison’s birthday cake. I think it turned out pretty okay, and I’ll be making this cake for her birthday. So what do you think?

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I just recently joined Pinterest after hearing about its awesomeness. For those who don’t know, Pinterest is basically a virtual corkboard. You pin the things that interest you so you can find them later. For example, here are a bunch of recipes I want to try that I found:

You can create the boards to represent whatever you want. I’ve got one for cute house ideas, and you can even make yourself a virtual shopping and/or wish list! I will warn you though — it is highly addictive. However, I don’t know why I waited so long to sign up!

If you are interested in an invite, please leave a comment below letting me know. Just leave your email address in the email field (which will remain private), and I’ll get an invite out to you! Make sure you follow me there too!

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A new feature I’m going to introduce on my blog is to find some great parenting articles on the web and show them to you all.  My goal is to do this once a week, so I can highlight other great authors, twitters, bloggers, and everything else in between!

Parenting Troubled Teens: Self-Control | HealthChk

A little over a week ago, Adam provided us with three great insights for parenting troubled, angry teens. Before reading this article, I.

Publish Date: 05/19/2010 20:06

http://www.healthchk.com/parenting/parenting-troubled-teens-self-control/

Parenting tips and guides: Home and Family: Parenting With Purpose

As a parent, you could be having your own list of parenting activities and deeds. That parenting list could include all your expectations as a parent, every plan you have with your children, and all the right reasons you might have to …

Publish Date: 05/19/2010 17:13

http://parenting-tips-and-guides.blogspot.com/2010/05/home-and-family-parenting-with-purpose.html

Diane Family » Blog Archive » Intentional Parenting Requires …

Many parents may not be aware of what it takes to be an intentional parent. Of course, parenting is an ongoing process that teaches parents new things each day and leaves much more that needs to be learnt before they become a good …

Publish Date: 05/19/2010 20:36

http://www.kidneydonor4diane.com/intentional-parenting-requires-courage-vision-and-accountability.html

The Consequences of Permissive Parenting | Free Baby Parenting Tips

You are being a permissive parent when you are compliant, indulgent, or indifferent with your enchildren. When you are being compliant, you are giving yourself up and going along with what your chi.

Publish Date: 05/19/2010 18:50

http://www.freebabyparentingtips.com/blog/the-consequences-of-permissive-parenting/

Two of a kind, working on a full house: Parenting Questions …

Parenting Questions Answered – Labor. I know many of my readers are pregnant. Some of you already have children, and some of you haven’t. I don’t know about you, but I always like hearing birth stories. I am amazed by those women who …

Publish Date: 05/20/2010 8:20

http://www.twoofakindworkingonafullhouse.com/2010/05/parenting-questions-answered-labor.html

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Parenting Mistakes

Parents aren’t perfect, we all make mistakes! So what are the 3 biggest mistakes parents of toddlers make? Author, Jen Singer, fills Parents TV Host Juli Auclair in on what the mistakes are and how we can fix them!

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We cut one of the trees down in the front a couple of weeks ago. You couldn’t see our house, it was overgrown, and nothing was growing in the front because nothing could get light. Here is the before:

Here is the after:

016, originally uploaded by Lisa Family.

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As a blogger, I sometimes get invited to really cool events. I recently attended a tour of Mrs. Prindables.  I’ve got one word for the place:  YUM!

Ok, seriously.  They’ve never done a tour before, and I have to admit that it was one of the coolest tours I’ve been on.  It’s really cool to see all of the hard work and time that gets put into these apples.  An apple isn’t just an apple here.  One of the first things that I learned was Mrs. Prindables has their own line of apples (and no there was never a Mrs. Prindable).  They also are the ones that do Affy Tapple apples.  Now, Affy Tapple apples are big here in Chicago.  I’m not sure if they go outside the immediate area here or not.  We actually did some fundraising for Madison’s school with Affy Tapple this year.  We got to watch them make both.  The main difference between the two is that Mrs. Prindables is hand made.  Yes, hand made which is why they cost more.  Affy Tapple apples are automatically made.  (See story below).  They also use a lot larger apples for the Mrs. Prindables apples.

It was truly an eye opening experience:

We were sent home with some caramel and a triple dipped chocolate apple to try.  To die for.  Seriously.  You wouldn’t believe how rich it was.  And how yummy.  I can say that this is a great unique gift to send a loved one or even buy for yourself!

Go check out Mrs. Prindable’s.  You won’t be disappointed!

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