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Tag Archives: children
Seize the Day–Live in the NOW
How many times in a day do you hear your kids say “In a minute!” or “I will!” or “just a sec!”? How does it make you feel? Frustrated? Annoyed? Angry? My girls have been listening to a wonderful series … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Goals, Love, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged be involved, children, participation, procrastination
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Apple Handles for little hands
My 3 year old likes to eat whole apples. But she tends to eat straight through them, disregarding the fact that they have an axis of sorts. She gets to the core, and she’s done with it, even though there’s … Continue reading
We’re Raising Kids, Not {Fill in the Blanks}
Several weeks ago, my husband and I were getting things ready for a little road trip we were taking to pick up our girls from grandma’s house. We wanted to bring a movie for them to watch in the car, … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Difficult Child, Discipline, Family, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged children, confidence, important, priorities, self esteem, self-worth, what matters most
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Older and Younger Kids
When I was a kid, I thought it was a little strange when I found out a friend of mine had older siblings that I didn’t even know about. They were married already. Later I thought that families that had … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Dates, Family, Finding a Balance, Love, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged baby, children, family, family planning, gap, kids, love, memories, parenting, raising children, spread, teenagers
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Magna-Doodle Art
Did you see last week’s post about organizing your child’s artwork? It’s a great solution, but what about the 3D projects or other creations we can’t slip into a sheet protector? My daughters LOVE the magna doodle. Do yours? It … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Cheri, Children, Crafts, Family, Fun, Organization, The House, The Moms
Tagged art, artwork, binder, children, color, crafts, drawing, kids, organization
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Preserving Your Kids’ Artwork
I have been keeping some of my girls’ art creations (mainly drawings) over the past 5 years because I love the memories, and I love being able to show them how far they’ve come in their talents. However, if I … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Cheri, Children, Crafts, Family, Fun, Organization, The House, The Moms
Tagged artwork, binder, children, color, coloring, crafts, drawing, kindergarten, organization, paper
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Condensed Cream O’ Memory Soup
For our family, today is the first day back to school. Is your summer over yet? Did you do all the things on your “must do this summer” list? What about the fun activities you had planned or the together … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Christmas, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Goals, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged activity, children, Cream of Memory Soup, do your best, enough, family, fun, future, learning, looking back, reminiscing, soup, stress, teenagers
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Support a Budding Entrepreneur and Hold a Lemonade Stand!
My oldest has suddenly gotten interested in money, earning money, and (especially) spending money. While she doesn’t get the concept of SAVING money (we’re working on that) and she doesn’t exactly spend her money on the best stuff (mainly just … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Children, Chores, Family, Fun, Learning, Summer Fun, The Moms
Tagged budget, business, child, children, earn, entrepreneur, kids, lemonade stand, money, save, spend
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Would You Rather . . .
We have a picture book titled Would You Rather… by John Burningham. I don’t remember where we got this odd, large book, but as my kids have grown older, they still look at it and think about what their answers … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Learning, Me Time, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged book, children, choices, decisions, learning, motherhood, parenting, read, reading, think, Would you rather . . .
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Favorite Dress to Favorite Skirt
Does your daughter have a favorite dress that she has grown out of? Consider recycling it into her favorite skirt! When my daughter was 2 years old, she loved her “butterfly dress,” and it later became her little sister’s favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting, Children, Family, Hobbies, Money Saving Tips, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged children, craft, dress, easy project, favorite, hair clip, homemade, recycle, sew, skirt
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