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Category Archives: Challenges
Car Trips w/ Kids
Family road trips aren’t what they used to be. Do your parents remind you how fun it was to lay out the blankets and put the pillows in the back of the stationwagon where you would lazily watch the countryside … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, All Writers, Budgeting, Challenges, Children, Family, Fun, Holidays, Learning, Outdoor Activities, Relationships, Summer Fun, Sunny
Tagged car trips, children, family, kids, learning, money, music, teenagers, thanksgiving, wifi
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A Lesson in Honesty
You and I are trying to raise good kids. Not just good kids…GREAT kids. EXCEPTIONAL kids. Kids that stand out from the crowd for being honest, trustworthy, and the kind of kids that do the right thing just because it’s the … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Children, Discipline, Family, For You, Goals, Kerri, The Moms
Tagged games that teach, honesty, how to teach, lying, preschoolers, teach values, toddlers
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It’s Not About Me
I did it again this morning. With ten minutes ‘til the bus comes and while eating his Multi-Grain Cheerios with apple juice in the bowl instead of milk, my 6th grader gives me a paper saying it’s due today and … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Children, Difficult Child, Family, For You, Goals, Love, Relationships, Sunny, The Moms
Tagged children, family, kids, learning, motherhood, patience, self improvement, teenagers
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What About Potty Training?
Potty training. Ugh. Do you feel the same way? Let me tell you my story. My firstborn is a dream. So easy. So accomodating. So mature. I was worried about potty training, but took the advice of everyone I met … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Family, For You, Goals, Infants and Toddlers, The Moms
Tagged diapers, potty-training, struggles, toilet, two-year-old, underwear
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Making Time for Each Other
Life is busy. When you add work, home, and kids to the mix, life can be even more chaotic and crazy. Its interesting that when you’re dating, you MAKE time for each other, even finding silly excuses just to be … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Family, For You, Goals, Love, Marriage & Spouse, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged conversations, goals, improvement, love, marriage, spouse
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“I Love You” BedTime Ritual
As parents, we are well aware of the impact of our words towards our children. Experts have reiterated the need to emphasize the positive, catch your children doing something good, and focus your energies on acknowledging the positive behavior, rather … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Children, Difficult Child, Discipline, Family, For You, Goals, Kerri, Love, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged Bedtime, difficult child, love, positive, self esteem
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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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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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