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I Can Do It All, Achoo!

February 26th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Health and fitness, Tossed Salad, Tracy's Posts

I am perfectly capable of taking care of the kids, house, dog, business, yard, etc etc etc and the list goes on! Blah blah blah! My days are crazy busy but I love it! I Can Do It All!
I don’t know how many women feel the same as I do but I am guessing [...]

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“You know what!”

February 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Humour, Tracy's Posts

Our family has quite a few ’sayings’ that make me laugh each time I hear them. My son has his favorite when someone is questioning him. It got the title of my post because it’s said the most by all of us. “You know what!” You have to have a look of displeasure on your [...]

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Conditioning & Learned Behaviour~

December 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Tossed Salad, Tracy's Posts

A learned behavior is a behavior that was observed by an individual that they find to be beneficial to them in some way.  We have all been taught these learned behaviors by our parents, teachers, pastors, councillors or anyone of any influence in our lives.  There’s a motivating factor behind it.  A reward perhaps.  The [...]

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Have You Ever Hauled Off and Spanked Your Child?

October 18th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Bonnie's Posts, Jacquie's Posts, Team Posts, Tracy's Posts

Whether you did or didn’t ~ what did you learn from the experience?
Jacquie loses all vestiges of her humanity and wallops the living daylights out of …this topic ~
A photo released to the press a while ago sparked pseudo-outrage when it showed a very angry nanny grabbing the arm of one of the cherubic Gosselin [...]

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If you were to be remembered for one thing, what would you like it to be?

October 4th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Bonnie's Posts, Jacquie's Posts, Team Posts, Tracy's Posts

Bonnie who?~
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
Leo Buscaglia, quoted in Words from the Wise: Over 6,000 of the Smartest Things Ever Said
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Peer Pressure

September 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Inspiring, Tracy's Posts

Schools Back and with that comes Peer Pressure!  When I think about the youth of the world I can’t help but think of those two words.
I was at a local track meet before summer and was inspired watching the athletes compete.  The look on their faces when they approached the finish line was what I [...]

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Relive One Day!

August 30th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Bonnie's Posts, Jacquie's Posts, Team Posts, Tracy's Posts

Okay ladies if you could Relive One Day all over again what day would you pick and why?
Tracy Relives the Past~
While running last Saturday August 15th 2009 which is my son Jesse’s birthday I couldn’t help but reflect back on that day eleven years ago.  Jesse was my first child, who gave me the gift [...]

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Sports Day Ribbons…what’s happened to them?

June 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Health and fitness, Tracy's Posts

Individual Sports Day Ribbons are obsolete unless of course you really know how to decorate your bike.  We acknowledge the ‘artsy’ kids but not the ‘athletic‘ ones.  Why is that?  We grade our kids in Math, Spelling, Art, Science, Social Studies, and PE in their daily school activities but we are afraid of hurting their [...]

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Obligations and Expectations.

April 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Tips, Tracy's Posts

Obligations and expectations are something everyone accumulates over time.  They can sneak up on you if you’re not careful.  They start to layer themselves on us until we start to feel like our lives are being directed by everyone but us.  Family obligations are one thing, such as celebrations and doing things for other family [...]

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The Beach

April 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Humour, Tracy's Posts

Isn’t the beach a fun place to be!  There are certain areas of the beach that should be completely avoided if you’re looking for solitude or a quiet book read.  But if your like me and totally get off on people watching, smack dab in the center is where you want to plant yourself.  You [...]

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