I cannot be the only one…actually, this time I may be close to being the only one, whose son’s ear has mysteriously swollen to two times its normal size literally overnight. One of the hardest parts of being a mom is a sick kid, the common cold that causes a red chapped nose, a stomach bug that causes a horrifying bathroom mess (if your lucky it’s only the bathroom), or a rather peculiar case of earlobe swelling, whatever the infirmity is as a mom I feel my child’s pain (with an added dose…

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For years I have been buying expensive organic or natural products for our bodies and home, and it's been a frustrating process. I'm frustrated that there are HARMFUL products allowed to be sold in this country, I'm frustrated the ones that aren't are often more than I can afford. And until recently, I was frustrated with myself for not having enough time to make my own. I assumed it was very time consuming and as a working mom there was no way I could add one more thing to my to…

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Do you and your family enjoy spending time outdoors during the evening hours?  When it is nice outside, I love letting my children play outside in the backyard while I watch them.  I always notice that as soon as I sit down outside it never fails the mosquitoes, other flying insects, or even ticks seem to sense that you are outside and decided to join…

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Introducing the FMC Verifi™ Bed Bug Detector

Have you heard the latest in bed bug control?  All the buzz is centered around the FMC Verifi Bed Bug Detector which is promising to be the silver bullet in bed bug management.  The Verifi™ Detector works like no other bed bug monitor on the market.  Using three different lures, the monitor makes it irresistible to bed bugs…

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My family and I (including the dogs) just traveled cross-country to cottage-country in Ontario, Canada.  Anyone who has every been to the North Eastern part of this country knows that mosquitoes, ticks, no-see-ums are a major nuisance in the summer months – especially at dusk.

I received, grasieuseté of…

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Here I was working steadily away (OK, pretending to) and I feel this thing hit my hair by my face.



The first thought was a terrifying one. A wasp. I jumped so high out of my chair that I think I left my socks there. Here I am yelling like a mad woman and running away from it.



You have to understand that we have a wasp problem in our lovely town. Everyone complains about them as they build nest upon nest on your house. You no sooner rid your house of them and they return. I… Continue