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Why-Not of the Week: The Case for “Y’all”

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A couple of weeks ago Heidi Klum laughed at one of the southern contestants on Project Runway for saying, “y’all”.  I don’t blame her. Being a military wife, I’ve lived all over the country and had friends from almost every state.  I might not have my husband’s Texas drawl, or my mother-in-law’s southern lilt in [...]

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Why-Not of the Week: Write a Novel with Thousands of People!

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November is National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo for short). You, along with tons of other enthusiastic and over-caffeinated amateur novelists will be challenged to write a 50k novel in one month.  This means that there is no room for editing, rereading or dilly dallying. You have to kick your internal editor out of your head [...]

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The Best iPhone Apps for Busy Moms & Dads

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I know you’re busy, so I’ll cut right to the chase.  I love my iPhone, and here are some of the reasons why.  This is by NO MEANS a complete list.  These are just a few apps I happen to have collected and use on a regular basis.  Have some better ones? Please add them [...]

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Why-not of the week: Give your body a break, Nap with your little one.

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Let’s face it.  Life with young children in the house can run at a frantic pace. As a work at home mom with a husband in the military I know mine sure does.  I can usually keep up the pace and get everything done with regular exercise, a daily schedule, morning coffee and occasional lifesaving [...]

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Why-Not of the week: Kick Up Your Heels… at the Grocery Store

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This very first why-not is for the shoe lover in us all.  You know you’ve got that fabulous pair of heels tucked away in the closet.  You look at them every now and then and sigh, “I wish I had a place to wear you.”  Well, now you do.  Take those fancy shoes out, put [...]

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