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Category Archives: Family
Class Halloween Party–Guts & Stuff Tactile Station
Helping with your elementary school aged child’s class Halloween Party? A popular activity for the Halloween parties at our school are the gross-them-out tactile station. Basically the idea is to have the kids feel something that you suggest is … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Children, Crafts, Family, Fun, Halloweeen Activities, Halloween and Autumn, Halloween Crafts, Holidays, Sunny, The Moms
Tagged activity, class, frankenstein, halloween, school, spooky, touch and feel
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Homemade Graham Crackers
We were going “backyard camping” this last weekend. We had the tent set up in the side yard, hotdogs in the fridge, and marshmallows and chocolate in the cupboard. All we were missing were the graham crackers! A friend had … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Adventures, All Writers, Children, Family, Food, Fun, Heidi, Outdoor Activities, Recipes, The Moms
Tagged activity, campfire, graham crackers, kids, recipe, s'mores
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Learning Fun-Is it Possible?
My daughter, Laney, is 4. Even though she will start kindegarten next fall, I have chosen to not put her in preschool this year. I don’t know if its because I’m not ready for her to grow up, or if … Continue reading
Puppies to Frankenstein–Now What?
Sure, I couldn’t help but enjoy my first 2-year-old in his puppy costume, having a blast rolling his pumpkin around the condo. There are some very charming elements to Halloween. But as the years have passed, most of my kids … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Children, Family, Fun, Halloweeen Activities, Halloween and Autumn, Halloween Costumes, Holidays, Sunny, The Moms
Tagged book, children, halloween, kids, literature, movies, music, stories, teenagers
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Drowning my Sorrows in Chocolate
We have been trying to get pregnant for 15 months now. I thought this month I was — I had all the symptoms: same sick feeling I had with the last 3 babies, fatigue, and a tummy that screamed “DON’T … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Family, For You, Heidi, Me Time, Pregnancy, The Moms
Tagged baby, chocolate, pregnancy, sorrows, trouble conceiving
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Date Night Co-op
A few years ago, our family made a big and bold move. We left our business in Nevada and crossed two states to Colorado in hopes of living our own version of “Far and Away” by staking our flag in … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Budgeting, Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Getaways, Goals, Janae, Love, Marriage & Spouse, Me Time, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged Babysitting, Co-ops, date night
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Roadside Romance
My husband’s Blackberry Pandora Radio app has brought the “walkman” back from a 20 year lull. Let’s hope it stops there and the tight faded jeans don’t tag along as well. So now he has his own theme music when … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, All Writers, Family, For You, Fun, Heidi, Love, Marriage & Spouse, Me Time, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged dancing, driving, etta james, music, romance
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What About Love?
A couple months ago, my older girls went into cohorts and decided to become demons. Little demons who terrorized our home each day and made me want to institutionalize myself. And it wasn’t just for a day. It was for … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Discipline, Family, For You, Love, Marriage & Spouse, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged behavior, book, children, love, love languages, tantrums
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Flying Kites
As a kid, I knew some families that had two sets of kids. For example, I had a friend that I thought had a brother, and that was it. Come to find out, she had several siblings much older that … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Challenges, Difficult Child, Family, Fun, Outdoor Activities, Relationships, Summer Fun, Sunny
Tagged cooperation, family, fun, kids, kites, playground, siblings, teenagers
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Life is better with…The Dunstan Baby Language
We’ve all been there…your newborn baby is crying and you’re up for the umpteenth time in the night. You’ve changed her, fed her, rocked her, burped her, sung to her, swaddled her, bathed her…but she’s still crying! WHY? Steve joked … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Kerri, Life is Better With..., Organization, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged babies, book, communication, crying, learning, read
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