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Life with kids is never boring, especially around St. Patrick’s Day, which is one of my kid’s favorite holidays! They look forward to it every year because they get to wear green clothes (and pinch those who don’t), decorate the house with shamrocks, rainbows, and pots of gold, and eat yummy green foods at every […]

A St. Patrick's Day Green Smoothie That Tastes Great! | Growing Up Herbal | Looking for a way to make your St. Patrick's Day more festive? Give this tasty green smoothie a try!
Looking For Healthy Green Foods For St. Patrick's Day? How About Some Zucchini Noodles in a Minty Pea Sauce | Growing Up Herbal | A deliciously healthy dinner full of green goodness, perfect for St. Patrick's Day festivities for your little one!

Reading Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham the other night to my son evoked a childhood memory of the time I was actually fed green eggs and hotdogs. This frightful meal was an attempt at festivity by my well-intentioned mother for St. Patrick’s Day. While I’m all for the celebration of holiday’s, green eggs and hotdogs […]

I love holidays and festive celebrations, and St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorites. I think I say this every time I talk about a holiday, though. LOL! As a homeschool mom, I like to talk about the festive day with my kids, discussing how it came to be, what it represents, and various […]

Today I thought I’d share some pictures of recently enjoyed things, particularly when it comes to spring things I’m currently loving. Current Spring Favorites 1. Spring Folk Music I’m really loving this spring playlist over on Spotify. Folk music is my favorite! It makes me happy to put it on to quietly play in the […]

So here we are again, at the end of another month, and what a month it’s been. It’s been a busy one for me. How about you? Can you believe a quarter of 2017 is almost over? I’m almost afraid to look back to see what I’ve accomplished during this first quarter. I often feel […]

Things I Love: March 2017 | Growing Up Herbal | Some things I loved in March were an herbal tea for healthy veins, starting my 2017 reading challenge, celebrating St. Patrick's Day, healthy breakfast cookies, and painting planters for spring plants! Come check it out!
Things I Love: February 2017 | Growing Up Herbal | Today, I'm sharing 5 of my favorite things from the past month! Check it out!

I can’t believe it’s aready time for another Things I Love post! February is almost over, and March is just around the corner. I don’t know about you, but although I always look forward to winter, I ALWAYS look forward to spring. Warmer days, flowers blooming, birds chirping, playing outside… I can’t wait! Anyway, I’m […]

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Things I Love: February 2017 | Growing Up Herbal | Today, I'm sharing 5 of my favorite things from the past month! Check it out!

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