As I sit in a chair on my front porch facing the north portion of the property, I see my children playing in the yard with their father.  A fluorescent green softball wafts in the air until I hear the snap of it being caught in a leather glove.  Just a short decade ago, I can vividly remember sitting in this same spot with newborn twin girls, watching my husband mow grass with his shirt off.  I remember feeling more in love at that single moment than I had ever been before and felt like nothing in the world could top this feeling. That was until today.  In the 10 or so years that

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 Most of us have been taught that it is best to put our "stuff" behind closed doors. This applies as much to our kitchens as it does to our bedrooms and living rooms. But open shelves in fact offer all kinds of decor options combined with the practicality factor that the "stuff" we use all the time is easily accessible. Having open shelves in the kitchen doesn't mean that you don't need cabinets and cupboards. In fact, all things considered, open shelves and cabinets work together extraordinarily well. There are also many items from brooms and dust pans to foodstuffs that should generally be

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 Summertime is barbecue time. It's hard to have an outing without barbecue, potato salad, and coleslaw. These are some of life's great pleasures.At some point in history, early cooks figured out that they could protect meat from insects by allowing it to 'smoke' over a low heat for long periods. It also made the meat taste incredible. Spanish explorers learned of the process from the Caribbean native people. They called it "barbacoa", and the rest is history. "Barbacoa" became barbecue in the U.S. honestly. Early settlers had hard times, and often had to make do with cheaper, tougher cuts of

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Many new dog owners are surprised and even a bit scared when they start seeing tiny teeth on their floor or in their puppy’s bed. But it is completely natural and normal for puppies to lose their early teeth to make room for the adult teeth they’ll use for the rest of their lives. That raises the question of when do puppies lose their baby teeth and what should their owners do at those times.Puppy TeethBefore your puppy came to live with you, he had probably already gotten his first step of teeth. Those initial 28 teeth come in by the sixth week of their lives which, coincidentally, is also

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