Sarah

Sarah
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Sarah is originally from the east coast of Canada and moved to San Antonio from Salt Lake City 6 years ago for her husband’s job. They have 6 children: Samuel (9), William (7), Benjamin (5), Afton Rose (4), Charles (2), and a baby girl that was born on July 1st. She’s a busy stay at home mom, and she loves her job! She loves entertaining and cooking and spending time with friends and family. She’s also come to fully embrace the family road trip! You can read more about Sarah and her family over at Frankly Entertaining.

San Antonio Instagram Feeds You Need to Follow

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I've written about my love/hate relationship with Instagram before, but I thought I'd give you a little peek into the local feeds that I follow. I check Instagram way more than I check Facebook...

When Did I Become a Holiday Hypocrite?

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This all started on my birthday, back in August. Every year I ask for the same cake (original-style DQ ice cream cake), and almost every year I don't get it, and I get little...

The Necessary Products I Wish I Didn’t Have to Know About

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I was folding laundry a couple of weeks ago and I came across a bottle of Urine Gone on my laundry room shelf. As I looked at the $8 bottle of magical spray, it occurred to...

Helping Kids Make Friends

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When we first moved to San Antonio, we planned on staying for 5 years. It is now seven years since we moved here and I don't think we're going anywhere, but that is not...

The Real World of Breastfeeding

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When I do the math, I've been pregnant or nursing for the last 11 years. My routine was to nurse a baby for a year, and then get pregnant. My sister had her first...

Summer is half over… now what?

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Can you believe that there is less than a month until school starts? I'm not complaining about this! By the time it's time to get into the school routine, I'm ready for my kids...

Evolution of the First Birthday

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As a mom of six kids, I've had the opportunity to throw a few birthday parties. Over time my methodology has evolved and simplified. This past week, my youngest child turned one, and it...

Protecting Children from Pornography

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As a mom of 6 young children I'm concerned about the images they see every day. Kids have access to all different kinds of media with tv, computers, and internet enabled mobile devices. Even...

Simple Summer Recipe: Amazingly Delicious Fruit Dip

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When the heat is on in South Texas the last thing you want to eat is something hot and greasy. This is the time of year that demands ice-cold lemonade and fresh fruit. My...

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

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It's teacher appreciation week, which means a lot of pressure will be coming your way from your kids, the school and the PTA! Everyone wants to make sure that we show our teachers how...

Talking About the Easter Bunny

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*Spoiler Alert: This post may contain references to various theories about the true identity of the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, etc... A couple of years ago I was teaching a Sunday School class to a...

Fostering a Love of Reading

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I began buying books for my first baby before I even had him. I had read somewhere that one of the keys to having children who love to read is to surround them with books....

Keeping Up Appearances (Hiding Your Help)

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Seven years ago, we were getting ready to move our family from Salt Lake City to San Antonio. At the time I had two children under the age of four, and I was pregnant...

Learning Something New

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Between cub scouts, piano lessons, after school activities and sports, I feel like my kids are always on the go, and always learning new things. We actually gave up sports for a season because...