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Author Archives: Sunny
Lip Balm in the lid?
Here’ s one of the advantages of having a 2-year-old and 17-year-old at the same time. When the 2-year-old gets your Chapstick and turns the bottom dial until the lip balm squishes into the lid, your 17 year old has … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Sunny, The House
Tagged chapstick, lid, lip balm, melt, microwave, stuck
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Would You Rather . . .
We have a picture book titled Would You Rather… by John Burningham. I don’t remember where we got this odd, large book, but as my kids have grown older, they still look at it and think about what their answers … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Learning, Me Time, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged book, children, choices, decisions, learning, motherhood, parenting, read, reading, think, Would you rather . . .
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Favorite Dress to Favorite Skirt
Does your daughter have a favorite dress that she has grown out of? Consider recycling it into her favorite skirt! When my daughter was 2 years old, she loved her “butterfly dress,” and it later became her little sister’s favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting, Children, Family, Hobbies, Money Saving Tips, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged children, craft, dress, easy project, favorite, hair clip, homemade, recycle, sew, skirt
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Math Machine – a craft for elementary age kids
I was helping my daughter make one of these for her kindergarten teacher, and my husband suggested I do a post on it. My boys have made these for teachers and friend gifts before also. I had made one in … Continue reading
Southwestern Veggie Wrap
This is one of my favorite summertime recipes. I made it up myself trying to get more greens into my diet and picnic cooler. It’s got it all–your veggies, your protein, your whole grains, though most of the ingredients can … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health & Weight, Recipes, Summer Fun, Sunny
Tagged avocado, beans, cooler, corn, cucumber, food, lettuce, pepper, plastic wrap, recipe, salad, summer, tortilla
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American Flag Retirement Ceremony
Have you ever wondered what was the appropriate thing to do with your Old Glory that is too worn to use? My sons’ Boy Scout troop was asked to put on a flag retirement ceremony, and now we know! For … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Proud to be an American, Sunny
Tagged 4th of July, American Flag, boy scouts, flag, flag retirement ceremony, flag retiring, learning, Old Glory, Scouts, teenagers
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Joy School, a Co-op Preschool
If you are thinking about preschool options, you should know about Joy School. Started by Linda and Richard Eyre when their own children were in preschool, Joy School has been taught by parents to their children and classmates for over … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Learning, Sunny
Tagged Caps for Sale, children, co-op, Joy School, learning, preschool, school
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Slow Down
This is a reminder I need on a daily, perhaps hourly, basis. I’m sharing it in case you need the reminder, too. If you liked this post, you might also like:Molloscum Contagiosum **UPDATE on my Change First Principle–It has been … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Goals, Love, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged children, confidence, discipline, family, goals, learning, love, moments that matter most, notice, patience, slow down, spending time with children, stop and smell the roses, teenagers, time
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Bread Heels and Bread Crumbs
Do you sometimes find nothing but the two heels when you go to get a piece of bread? No one in my family likes the heels of store bought bread, and though I’ll eat them and try to hide them … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Sunny
Tagged bread crumbs, bread heel, dinner, easy, eating, food, freezer, healthy, homemade, kids, leftovers, loaf
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Driving Lessons
I barely remember it now, but when my oldest child was a preschooler, we started driving lessons. I remember something falling through in our schedule and suddenly having a few minutes to ourselves. Not enough time to go anywhere and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Children, Dates, Family, Fun, Sunny
Tagged car, confidence, drivers ed, driving, fun, kids, learning, practice, teen drivers, teenagers
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