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Who Are You Going to Be One Day?

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Who Are You Going to Be One Day?

Photo: Suzanne Weerts He was nine pounds when I met him. Somehow I’d squeezed all nine of those pounds out of me with no medication. “Hello you!” I said, holding him in my arms as the night nurse tried to put him in the bassinet. “You should get some rest,” she said. “No, I’ll just keep him right here by my side.” I wasn’t afraid of crushing him in my sleep like I was with his older sister. I wanted to drink him in and imprint his utter perfection alone in that peaceful hospital room. I touched his soft cheek...

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The 15 Best Loofah and Shower Sponges for Exfoliating Your Skin

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The 15 Best Loofah and Shower Sponges for Exfoliating Your Skin

* Great exfoliating aids to make bath time cleaning a multi-purpose activity * There’s a style for everyone with loofahs, sponges and bath mitts * Better than soaping up with your hands, you’ll feel squeaky clean with these products While the most relaxing moment of your day may be shower or bath time, sometimes it can feel like you aren’t getting quite as clean as you may want to. Sometimes, the standard application of soap with your hands just doesn’t cut it. By adding the additional help of a loofah or shower sponge to your bathing routine, you’ll allow your...

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Making a hamburger bun recipe using sourdough blows normal hamburger buns out of the water! These buns are soft and nourishing but are also nice and sturdy.

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Making a hamburger bun recipe using sourdough blows normal hamburger buns out of the water! These buns are soft and nourishing but are also nice and sturdy.

For our family, summer means cookouts, and cookouts often mean burgers. We load our burgers up with lots of fun toppings so I don’t have the patience for wimpy burger buns! They need to hold up to a juicy burger with all the fixings. To me, store-bought burger buns just don’t cut it. They get soggy with the first gush of burger juice and squish flat on your first bite. Not to mention, they often don’t taste like anything at all, and they’re typically full of preservatives and other unnecessary ingredients. Bread should be hearty, nourishing, flavorful, and supportive. Not...

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Best 16 Office Lunch Bags

Best 16 Office Lunch Bags

  Insulated Lunch Bag/Cooler Bag/Lunch Bag/Daily Use Lunch Bag/Insulated Lunch Box/Water-resistant/Thermal Lunch Bag/Soft Liner Lunch Bags/Lunch bags for Women/Office/Picnic/Beach/School/Work (White)Insulated Lunch Bag/Cooler Bag/Lunch Bag/Daily Use Lunch Bag/Insulated Lunch Box/Water-resistant/Thermal Lunch Bag/Soft Liner Lunch Bags/Lunch bags for Women/Office/Picnic/Beach/School/Work (White) - -Affordable price for great looking tote. -Designed with unique pattern, cute, simple and stylish. -Reusable lunch bag, perfect for daily use. -multi-purpose portable tote can store make ups, baby bottles, and etc. -Insulated inside to keep food cool or warm.   Mr Zhou Anime Cool Dragon Ball Z Family Lunch Box Bag for Men Women, Lunch Tote for Adult Kids, Lunch Cooler...

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The Super Soft Homemade Pretzel

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The Super Soft Homemade Pretzel

As a dad, I’ve put in plenty of time at my kids’ hockey games. Without fail, after every game, both my sons love to indulge in the rink food court’s pretzels. They are not good, so we came up with our own recipe. To the uninitiated, making pretzels seems complicated, but it’s actually a pretty an easy way to learn the basics of bread-making. With a simple dough that comes together in minutes, the rest of the process is similar to making homemade bagels: shape, submerge, bake, snack. In the case of super soft pretzels, rather than boiling them, they...

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