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Category Archives: Family
Continuing the Attitude of Gratitude
I hope that all of you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I loved the chance to reflect on all of my wonderful blessings. It filled me and lifted me. How quickly, however, the feeling of gratitude can so easily be … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Goals, Holidays, Janae, Life is Better With..., Love, Thanksgiving, The Moms
Tagged attitude, blessings, gratitude, happiness, happy, help kids, journal, thankful
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Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Gnocchi
You remember what a powerhouse sweet potatoes are, right? Here is my favorite recipe that uses them. Sorry, this isn’t a particularly “quick” recipe, but it’s a good one to do with an extra pair of little hands to help … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Recipes, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged autumn, children, cooking, dough, eating, egg, fall, food, gnocchi, healthy, homemade, meals, recipe, sweet potato, whole wheat, working together
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A Better Way To Praise America
This may be a bit of a “soap-stand” post, but as moms with children in school, I believe I may be speaking to a wide audience of readers that have the same concern and the same ability as I to … Continue reading
Simplifying the Holidays
Christmas is my favorite holiday. As I’ve probably mentioned before, I start planning for Christmas on December 26th…a year in advance. For me, it is the thought that is the most important part of the gift, so I work most … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Christmas, Christmas Organization, Family, For You, Gift Ideas, Holidays, Money Saving Tips, The Moms, Uncategorized
Tagged christmas, gifts, holidays, presents, simplify
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Do Good With All That Halloween Candy
Halloween is just around the corner and all our houses are about to be inundated with more candy than should be consumed in an entire year, let alone one night. If you’re already getting a tummy ache just thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Cheri, Family, Food, For You, Halloweeen Activities, Halloween and Autumn, Health & Weight, Holidays, The Moms, Uncategorized
Tagged buy back, candy, dentists, halloween, operation gratitude, soldiers
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Backwards Trick or Treating
If your little ones are like mine, Trick-or-Treating is too much fun for just one day. My four year old is so into it, that we don’t have to use candy. She likes it so much that she’ll do it … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Chores, Family, Fun, Halloweeen Activities, Halloween and Autumn, Organization, Organization, Sunny
Tagged backwards, clean, fun, halloween, organization, tidy, Trick-or-Treat
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Trick-or-Treat Service Drive
Consider organizing a neighborhood Service Drive this Halloween. A week or two before Halloween, deliver a flyer and paper bag on your neighbor’s doorstep, indicating you are Trick-or-Treating for a specific item — Cans, Books, Hygiene items, or Stuffed Animals, for example. Continue reading
Happy Fall
That is what I want to remember to do in the next few months. Consider doing some things simpler. Then maybe I’ll have more time and energy to go all out on the other things… I know there are better … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, For You, Fun, Goals, Halloween and Autumn, Me Time, Outdoor Activities, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged consider simplicity, fall, leaves, less is more, mom, simplify
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Making a Reader out of your Child
I have 2 kids who absolutely LOVE to read. In fact, if you were to visit our house, you would hear at times (I’m sorry to admit), the following words coming out of my mouth, “Put the book down. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Fun, Janae, Learning, school, School Age, The Moms
Tagged books, early readers, learn to read, love to read, readers, tips for reading
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Four Tricks to Save Time, Money, Energy, and Sanity
There seem to be 4 things that I never have enough of and always seem to be running out of: Time, Money, Energy, and Sanity. That’s why when I can stumble on tricks to save one or all of those … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Cheri, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Fun, Money Saving Tips, Organization, The House, The Moms, Uncategorized
Tagged baby food, cookie dough, earrings, refrigerated cookie dough, snacks, stickers, toilet paper, yogurt
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