Punxsutawney Phil: Groundhog Day 2011 – What did he see?

Actually, it's more what didn't Phis see early this morning in at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, PA?  His shadaw! Punx·su·taw·ney a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration. Guess what that means?  Despite the fact that Texas is enduring some awfully cold and nasty weather this week, there's an end in sight, and Spring should be right around the corner!  For most of us, that's great news! Phil Says Expect an Early Spring! Phil's official forecast as read February 2nd, 2011, at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, PA: Here Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye Groundhog Day, February 2, 2011 Punxsutawney Phil was raised from his…
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Don't skip the warm up and cool down while exercising!

For many people, warm up and cool down before and after exercising is skipped, because they fear that they will not have time to get in a full workout or they simply don't think they need to do it. **News Flash** Warming up, or stretching, before and after working out is IMPERATIVE for a safe and healthy workout. Here is a great video that explains why you should warm up and cool down, and it also gives you some great ideas for warm up exercises! Video by ShellsFitness101. Now that you know how to warm up and cool down when exercising, get…
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I am Houstonian. I don’t do 21 degrees.. well.

I'm not really whining.  I think it's cool that it's colder than a half gallon of Blue Bell out there! I can take the cold bamboo floors, letting the faucets drip, the drafty fans above the toilets, and the fact that every time we have to open the front door, it totally undoes the work I've put in to keeping the house warm. What I can't handle is the cold little feet that wake me up out of a great, warm sleep, because Hawk thinks it's funny to raise the back of my shirt to keep his feet warm on…
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Meatless Monday: Veggie Stir Fry on the Cheap!

Meatless Monday – one day a week, cut out meat. Tonight, we're going to have some wonderful veggie stir fry served on top of some beautifully tasty jasmine rice. Our friends, Anne and Scott (and kidlets) have moved.  Sad day, yes, however, we became the recipients of their pantry clean out, and let me tell I don't think I've ever known anyone else to buy jasmine rice in bulk.  We have at least 20 pounds of rice in our pantry.  Thank you, guys! The even better part is, this meal is only going to cost us about $5 for the entire family!…
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Granola Gourmet Energy Bars Review and Giveaway

Congratulations! Author: Veronica Garrett Comment: I signed up for the Granola Gourmet Newsletter. I like that the products are 100% natural. Granola Gourmet -  Energy Bars for Everyone! It's pretty hard to pass up energy bars that claim to be for everyone, including athletes and diabetics.  When I first ran across Granola Gourmet, I thought it would be great to try this out and introduce to my health and fitness readers, but as I learned more about the company, I learned that they produce more than great tasting and energizing granola bars. Granola Gourmet not only makes kosher, no wheat,…
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Workout while watching TV! Couch Potato Quickie Workouts

Check out these quick workout moves you can do while you're watching your favorite movies or TV shows! I mentioned this Couch Potato Quickie Workout last week, and even linked to it, but I thought I would come back to it and devote an entire post to it. I would suggest working out to a comedy or something you're really interested in, so that you don't think about how it can get a little difficult pretty quickly! Don't forget to stretch before and after you do these!  Just because you're doing these while you're watching TV, doesn't mean you can…
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Free Personalized Kid’s Valentines Day Cards

One of the big things, when my kids were in public school, was to make sure they had bigger and better Valentines Day cards than anyone in the class.  It's always fun for the kiddos to go and pick out their cards, fill them out, and show them off.  Now, they will be handing them out to friends from homeschool group and Sunday School. This year, why not go really big, and have them help you personalize their very own Valentines Day cards!  You can even add their photos! For a shipping and processing fee, only, your kiddos can have…
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Stranger Danger: Would you know a Child Abduction if you saw it?

Child Abductions: Would you ignore it and keep walking? If you were walking along a busy street, and a child yelling "Help!  You're not my dad!", was being pulled away by a grown man?  Think about that for a second.  Now, what would you do if the man was talking or yelling back to the child, saying something like, "Hey, where were you young lady?" or "Your mother and I have been looking for you!"  Would you keep walking?  Would you watch to make sure the child really IS his?  Would you call 911? Would you confront the man? We…
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