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Got a Kid? Get a Book. Free.

Got a Kid? Get a Book. Free.

Healthy Families, a partner of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, has two free books for moms. They’re collectively called the Happy Birthday Baby Books.  Book One covers pregancy through age one and book two covers newborn through age five.  If you’re in Arkansas or Western Tennessee, you can order free hardcopies of the Happy Birthday Baby books. Anyone anywhere can download the free ebooks. Sure, there are a lot of books out there that cover … Read entire article »

Filed under: Education, Frugal Fawn, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood

What Petechia Looks Like

What Petechia Looks Like

Poor Callen.  His sister gets to be in blog posts about photo contests, and he gets featured in posts about skin conditions. In April, we took Cal in for his four year old well child checkup.  His sweet sister was so kind as to tell him weeks in advance that he would be getting shots.  We discussed this many times over the days leading up to his appointment, and in the truck on the way, and … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood

Soy 102: Soy as Product #Bean2Blog – Part three

Soy 102: Soy as Product #Bean2Blog – Part three

Soy is being billed as the “miracle bean” not only because it can help fill the gap between food production and food consumption on our planet, but also because it is a highly versatile option for many other types of products in categories ranging from automotive to construction to personal care.  These products are just beginning to play a role in the drive to produce more soy. (98% of all soy grown in the US … Read entire article »

Filed under: Around the House, Around the Town, Go Green, Health, Health & Fitness

Soy 101: Soy as Food #Bean2Blog – Part Two

Soy 101: Soy as Food #Bean2Blog – Part Two

So, did you take a gander at some of the other blog posts I linked to in part 1 of this Bean2Blog series?  If you did, you saw that our time at Moss Mountain Farm was beautiful, busy, and very educational. Knowing that the event centered around soybeans, I was a little apprehensive about what would be presented to us.  If you’ve read my past posts like this or this, you might know that I … Read entire article »

Filed under: Arkansas, Around the House, Go Green, Grocery Shopping, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood

Finding Farmers’ Markets and Harvest Fun

Finding Farmers’ Markets and Harvest Fun

I was going to put together a list of Farmers’ Markets in Central Arkansas, but then I found that Julie over at Real Food in Little Rock already had a great list of Farmers’ Markets in Little Rock.  Go Here to check it out. If you’re not in Little Rock, check out Local Harvest’s Website to find a Farmers’ Market near you. You can search a variety of different types of resources by zip code. And, if … Read entire article »

Filed under: Arkansas, Around the Town, Garden, Go Green, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood, Things to Do in Central Arkansas, Travel

Band of Mothers

Band of Mothers

Building a Mommy Network can be difficult whether you are new to the Mommy thing or just in a new town. I’ve wanted to write about this for a long time, so I was excited when Jennifer Pyron at Little Rock Family offered me the opportunity! Go here to check out my article on why moms need friends.  At the bottom there are links to four resources to help you build your mommy network if you … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood, Write & Blog