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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

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Coloring Books + Organization = Happy Me

I think there’s a lot of value in coloring for kids. Sure, freehand coloring and drawing is EXTRA great, but even coloring in a good ol’ coloring book allows for expression, experimentation, creativity, and rule following. I have three budding … Continue reading

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Kids Eat Free

With a large family, eating out can seem like an impossibility. But, in today’s economy, more and more restaurants are realizing the valuing of catering to families with kids. Lots of restaurants now offer Kids Eat Free nights (or close … Continue reading

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Bread Heels and Bread Crumbs

child eating bread leaving the heel, save heels for bread crumbs

Do you sometimes find nothing but the two heels when you go to get a piece of bread? No one in my family likes the heels of store bought bread, and though I’ll eat them and try to hide them … Continue reading

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Driving Lessons

I barely remember it now, but when my oldest child was a preschooler, we started driving lessons. I remember something falling through in our schedule and suddenly having a few minutes to ourselves. Not enough time to go anywhere and … Continue reading

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Children’s Tent – A Perfect Getaway…Hideout…Reading Nook…Outdoor Shade…Bed…anything!!

Recently my 3 year old earned an award for staying dry (ie- “potty training bribe”). It was the “Bella Butterfly Cabin Tent” designed by David Kirk, author of the well-known Little Miss Spider books. It was supposed to be a … Continue reading

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Piano, Cello, Percussion, Innovation

How many adults do you know who used to play the piano when they were kids? How many adults do you know who wished they still could play the piano or another musical instrument? I’ve tried to pick up a … Continue reading

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Green Smoothies for Teens
and Other Green-o-phobes

green smoothie with cabbage and spinach, strawberries etc.

You may have read my post on green smoothies in which I promised a follow up on trying to get my teenagers to drink them. I have been working on the challenge, and this is what I’ve come up with … Continue reading

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Exercise and Jane Eyre

As a parent, I’m all for being “in the moment.” But in reality, during most of our waking moments, we’d better be multitasking as much as possible. (I haven’t figured out how to do it during sleep, or I would. … Continue reading

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Have a “Yes” Day!

Other moms say “Yes” to their kids more than I do. Or maybe I say “No” to my kids more than other moms. Or at least sometimes I feel that way. Today I saw one mom driving her mini-van of … Continue reading

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