Category Archives: The Moms

Zen Ghosts, by Jon J. Muth–
a different picture book for Halloween

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Sunny

With beautiful watercolor illustrations and a ghostly tale that mysteriously finds itself leaving the story, Zen Ghosts is a Halloween book that delights children and their parents as well. There’s nothing gory or scary in this Halloween book, but there … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween and Autumn, Holidays, Learning, Sunny | Tagged art, book, ghost, halloween, muth, paint, read, story, watercolor, Zen | Leave a comment

Interview your Birthday Kid with these 36 questions!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Kerri

Capture your child’s personality and growth by asking them these 36 questions every year on their birthday! Continue reading →

Posted in All Writers, Birthdays, Children, Family, Holidays, Kerri, Relationships, The Moms | Tagged birthday idea, Birthday questions, birthday tradition, interview questions for birthday, interview questions for children | 2 Comments

A Fascinating book about Abraham Lincoln

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Kerri

I could not put it down. As I was shopping at a local thrift store recently, a faded green book with worn edges caught my eye. All it said on the cover was Lincoln The Unknown . Having always been … Continue reading →

Posted in All Writers, For You, Heidi, Hobbies, The Moms | Tagged Book about Abraham Lincoln, book recommendation, Great books, Lincoln Movie, Lincoln Unknown | Leave a comment

Fabulous Family Fun

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Janae

I love family. Not just mine but the entire concept of family. Despite all its craziness, it’s the perfect environment for growth. Where else can imperfect people learn the skills to become great? (patience, forgiveness, listening, understanding, compassion, selflessness, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, All Writers, Challenges, Family, Finding a Balance, Fun, Games, Janae, Relationships, The Moms | Tagged bump in the dark, family, family game, family night, fun, game, hide and seek, sardines | Leave a comment

Coconut Oil Follow Up–
includes chocolate so read on

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Sunny

I know I wrote about coconut oil before, but I had to add some things and change my opinion on other things because of what I’ve learned since. First of all, I have tried several different brands of coconut oil, … Continue reading →

Posted in Allergy Free, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Recipes, Sunny | Tagged alzheimer's, berkeley wellness letter, chocolate, chocolate chips, coconut oil, cooking, eating, healthy, ice cream, magic shell, nutrition action, our best bites, oven pancake, recipe, topping, treat | 1 Comment

Mess is Best in Arts and Crafts — But Not in MY kitchen!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Kerri

We all know that kids learn by mess and play. But trying to convince ME that “mess is best” in my kitchen is a bit trickier…3 ways to keep glue, paint, and glittery craft supplies clean while the little ones explore. Continue reading →

Posted in All Writers, Cleaning Tips, Crafts, Family, Fun, Kerri, The House, The Moms | Tagged children craft, craft time tips, craft with kids, doing glue with kids, mess free glue idea, mess free paint with kids, mess-free crafts, paint | 1 Comment

Online Computer Backup: Carbonite

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Cheri

I have been married for almost 8 years. In those 8 years, we have had 4 computer crashes. Four complete computer meltdowns. Where we’ve lost everything. The first time it happened, I had just returned from a study abroad in … Continue reading →

Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Family, For You, Money Saving Tips, Organization, Organization, The House, The Moms, Uncategorized | Tagged backup, computer, crash, download, files, online, storage | Leave a comment

Learn a Phrase in Chinese

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Sunny

"hao" the Chinese character that means "Good"

My high school junior is in Chinese 3 this year, and I have not taken advantage of this learning opportunity as much as I would like. Chinese is the hot language to learn nowadays. So here’s what I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in For You, Fun, Goals, Learning, school, Sunny | Tagged chinese, how are you, I'm fine, learn, ni hao ma, videos, wo hen hao | Leave a comment

I Love this Shark Vacuum

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Heidi

For many years I’ve been a Dyson user. I found it frustrating to use, but having been sold by Dyson’s pitch of being “the best vacuum in the world”, I was hesitant to settle for anything less. Well, when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cleaning Tips, Heidi, The House, Uncategorized | Tagged Dyson, floor vacuum, Shark Navigator vacuum, vacuum | 2 Comments

Spice up School Lunches

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Janae

I don’t know if you’re like me, but it seems like after a few weeks of school, I am out of ideas for my kids’ school lunches. I can’t seem to think of anything besides PB and J and they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in All Writers, Children, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Janae, School Age, The Moms | Tagged bag lunch, bagels, dips, kabobs, lunch ideas, pb and j, pitas, sack lunch, School Lunch | 4 Comments

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