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Good afternoon everyone,
Oh, sometimes I get so worked up and I think this is one of those times!  I don't have a lot of time since my daughter's bus will be here soon but, here goes.
Our lovely state of Minnesota has a bill they are trying to pass that would make it a CRIME [...]

Wow, I hadn't really paid much attention to this however, they just revised their list and it is quite extensive so, I thought I would pass some of it along. 
This is only a portion of the foods they had listed and they are now saying it affects some food all the way back to [...]

Ok, my husband understands that sometimes, there is something that happens that you just can't help but, tell people about, this is one of those times!
So, tonight, The Schwab family was in rare form.  We were all goofing off, laughing, giggling, and pretty much bouncing off the walls.  The children and I were laughing out [...]

Ok, so I have been hearing a lot of people are getting sick and the 24 hour 'bug' is going around.
So, I thought I would take the time to write about the difference between the real flu and just a stomach virus.
Influenza:
First of all, the flu very rarely has diarrhea or vomiting involved.  Sometimes young [...]

Good Afternoon everyone!

Well, again today I went to the headlines to find my blog story.  The headline today came from our local newspaper the Star Tribune (www.startribune.com).  The headline that caught my eye was this, "Minnesota reports rise in children's infectious disease." 
I quickly click on the headline wondering what it is and again questioning [...]

Good Afternoon Everyone.
I want to warn you all that what I am going to write about today will probably be controversial.  It is something that weighs very heavy on my heart being both a Christian and a parent and I don't think it is nearly the black and white issue people believe it is and [...]

Good evening everyone.
Life has been a little busy lately.  I am throughly enjoying every minute of it though!
I had my 2nd week of Bible study today and I have to say, Galatians is the place to start!  At least for me it is.  It has really opened my eyes to a few things already and [...]

Good Morning everyone!  It is absolutely beautiful outside here today in good ole Minnesota.  Yes, it is overcast but, it is lightly snowing and the temp is supposed to reach a very balmy 25 today.  My husband said he is going to walk around all day with his shirt off it is so warm.
For those [...]

Good morning everyone!

So my baby…well, my 5 year old baby, is sick again today.  It makes me so sad because she is the one who just sits there looking so sad and her eyes are constantly watering as she is trying to hold back tears.  It breaks my heart when she gets sick.  She is [...]

Good morning everyone!

Ok, if you are in Minnesota, another brrrrrr morning.  I think we are almost out of the deep freeze though.  I really didn't want to bring the baby out in todays weather but, I knew I had to drive my 5 year old to preschool and I had a friend finally coming to [...]