Category Archives: Relationships

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

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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

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Puppies to Frankenstein–Now What?

halloween literature

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Adventure Mom

Ahh…see that smile on my face?  That’s a genuine smile.  I love my family.  I love the 4th of July.  I love the beach.  I love ice-cream.  And the day this picture was taken, I was getting the combination of … Continue reading

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One Step At A Time

Greetings from the west! My name is Sunny, and I live with my husband and our five children ages 16 to 2.  I love learning.  I have a M.F.A. in Humanities and dream about going back to school some day … Continue reading

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