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Music Minute - Brady Seals: Deeper Shade of Blue-Collar

Motherhood Moments

His mother cleaned houses for a living. In 2008 Seals released an independent solo CD called Play Time , featuring friends, Richard Marx and Stan Lynch (Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers), and hit the road again. Most recently, Brady has paired up with Lua Crofts (daughter of Darrell "Dash" Crofts) to form Seals & Crofts 2.

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Book Nook - 101 Ways to Create Mindful Forgiveness

Motherhood Moments

As her mother spiraled into a fatal cancer diagnosis from the toxic exposure, Browne's daughter was thrown from a horse at an unlicensed equestrian camp, breaking her neck. Browne is a well-known gratitude expert on thank-you notes for adults and children.

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Christmas Through the Years

Family Balance Sheet

But I’m a self-employed wife and mother, so I worked through my misery. In 2006, our oldest daughter was 1. 2008…the year that I failed as a mother. I can’t find a single picture of our youngest daughter’s first Christmas. I just lost over a week of my life.

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If You Are Able, Adopt-a-Family or Senior This Holiday Season

Family Balance Sheet

So when our oldest daughter was born 7 years ago, we were over-joyed.and maybe a bit overwhelmed. Right after our daughter was born, I read an article in the newspaper that tugged at my heart and my postpartum hormones. That first year, the family was a single mother whose infant son was born just a few days before our daughter.

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The Joy of Cooking Hardcover Cookbook Only $18.55 (Reg. $35)!

Couponing 101

Her daughter Marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their mother-daughter project from Irma’s apartment. This is the lowest price we’ve seen on this book since 2008!! Seventy-five years ago, a St. Awesome gift idea for someone who loves to cook. See more gift ideas here.

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Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash | 31 Days to Find $1000

Family Balance Sheet

This post originally published back in November 2008. I was the mother of a toddler and a baby and I loaded them up in the van and headed to a jewelry store where I ran into a camera crew and walked out with $150 in cash. It was a fun morning for me and my girls and my oldest daughter got a kick out of seeing us on local evening news.

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Silly Paws Dog Socks Review & Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Description of Product: “Squeak Me ShoesSM was conceived after my sister and her husband returned home from China in February of 2007 with their beautiful new daughter. Realizing the enthusiastic demand for such a product, my family and I were proud to launch Squeak Me Shoes in the summer of 2008.