Ahhhh...Thanksgiving...the family, the football and, most importantly, the food.  We have so many family recipes at my Thanksgiving table and each one is better than the last.  I always eat too much, I can't help myself.  Everything just tastes so good. Well if you are like me and you have a tendency to over do it at Thanksgiving, then you may... [Read more...]

The look of NFL games will take on a new hue for the month of October when pro-teams take to the field in pink for breast cancer awareness month. Players, coaches and referees will be participating the "A Crucial Catch" campaign by wearing pink game apparel like cleats and gloves. There will also be specialty game gear like balls and pink coins... [Read more...]

Just down the street, on Prospector Drive, is the West Georgia Gymnastics Center.  In addition to offering well-respected competitive gymnastics programs they have tumbling classes for the little ones. They have classes for toddlers.  It's a great way to tire them out...hint, hint... There's a pre-schooler classes for 4-5 year olds as... [Read more...]

Villa Rica Parks and Rec is teamed up with redzone leagues to provide the Villa Rica Adult Soccer League again. The adult co-ed soccer registration for the 2010 fall season will be September 6th through the 17th.  This is for males or females ages 18 or up - at the time of registration- and the cost is 30.00 per player.  There will be 6 regular... [Read more...]

I was never a shy kid, so my mother never had a problem getting me to open up or speak to other kids and their parents.  There are a lot of parents out there who are having a hard time trying to socialize their kids, however.  So what is a parent to do when their child is painfully shy around new people? One of the first things to encourage your... [Read more...]

I recently bought a smoothie and holy cow! It was like 5.00! For a fruit drink!  I couldn't believe it.  So I decided I am not buying smoothies if I can help it.  I love them, but I cannot justify paying that kind of money for something I can make at home. So here's the recipe for a basic smoothie.  It is essentially equal parts fruit to liquid. ... [Read more...]

Who's busy?  Raise your right hand. Who's stressed?  Raise your left hand.  Now stretch your arms up above your head as far as you can stretch them and take a deep breath.  Now take another.  And another. While you are stretching your arms up think about how the breath feels coming in through your nose, going down into your lungs and then being... [Read more...]

When looking at our food choices we look at health, we look at cost and then we look at the product's carbon footprint.  Well there are some alternatives to yogurt- made from cows milk- that satisfy all three requirements.  Dairy cows have a huge carbon footprint because they need a lot of grazing land and require a ton of resources to be healthy and... [Read more...]

Okay, who's car is yellow all the time right now?  Who's sneezing like 100 times a day?  Who's bought enough benadryl to where the local pharmacists is beginning to think you have a problem?  If you answer yes to these questions then you know Spring is in full swing in Georgia.  I have 3 tricks to help ease allergy pain. 1)  Wear your sunglasses-... [Read more...]

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