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Recent Ponderings

Smells like cookies

I have noticed that nothing brings a family together quite like a batch of home-made cookies. The smell alone when they are baking will bring them all running, and makes your home smell, well...like a home. From the moment you start with the batter. To the moment you hand out that first cookie. It … Finish pondering...

TapToTalk…Amazing App for speech impaired kids!!!

I was sent an email about an app for kids who are unable to communicate in a highly effective way, and knew I had to share it with you readers. TapToTalk sounds amazing and I hope that it is something that you feel like you can pass on to your friends who have a child that would benefit from this … Finish pondering...

Card Avenue Follows Trends Towards Online Registeries

It's hard to avoid the fact that couples marry later these days. The average age at first marriage has risen to 28 for men and 26 for women. The second marriage median age is 36 years for brides and 38 for grooms. More than 70 percent have lived together by the time they marry, according to the Wall … Finish pondering...

Chicken Enchiladas done up right

Not to long ago I came across this recipe for Chicken Enchiladas on the Pink Parsley website. I took one look at the picture and just knew I had to try these. When it comes to cooking for a boatload of kids one thing I have come to learn is that there are certain foods that are more inclined to feed … Finish pondering...

Johnson and Johnson Healthy Essentials

I don't know about you but I have been using Johnson and Johnson products for years. Since I was a baby. Yeah, I know seems odd to state that, but what I am getting at is the fact that it is a brand that has been trusted by moms for generations. Even as a adult before I had kids I was using the baby … Finish pondering...

Not a rose garden…

Blending families can sometimes resemble a wrestling match. No holds barred. Cage fight. Yes, it is great the majority of the time, and the moments we have when something out of blue … Finish pondering...

Yesterday my "babies" turned 5. FIVE! It seems so crazy to me how time has flown and how fast it seems they have went from being like this.... to like this.... For everything my little men have went through in their short 5 years, I am so thankful that they are healthy and whole. And I … Finish pondering...

Kicking off the new year!

Hello 2012! I am so happy to be welcoming in a new year and a new addition to the Life with 5 monkies blog. Well, it is a new monthly giveaway. I will be giving away $50 gift card each month to one lucky winner!!!! Oh yeah, I am spreading the love around. For January you can win a $50 Visa gift … Finish pondering...

Engagement photos…

By now you all know how painful it is for me to be the one being photographed. I would so much rather be behind the camera shooting the pictures. Unfortunately though you can't do engagement photo's without both parties. Or so I have been told. They might have told me wrong though. If they did I am … Finish pondering...

Olive Tap…Tap into some seriously good cooking oils!

Not too long ago I was sent a couple of little sample bottles of olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar from a company called Olive Tap. With all the moving and redoing of the kitchen that was going on, we were not cooking too many meals so it took some time to get to try it out. When we did though … Finish pondering...

New Coupons.com grocery coupons

There are some really good coupons this month that I am about to print out. Both from my computer and Chad's. Might even get the kids computers set up and print them from there as well. Especially the General Mills cereal one. With 8 kids we go through cereal like crazy! The Pillsbury ones are … Finish pondering...