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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

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Blessings Overflowing

Looking for another way to count your many blessings this Thanksgiving?  Gather the family.  Even the young kids love sharing what they’re thankful for with this activity. You will need an empty cup a bowl of water a spoon or … Continue reading

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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

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Minute to Win It–Looks Who’s On TV!

Have you seen “Minute to Win It” on TV?  I actually haven’t (yet), as I hardly catch anything on TV, but that didn’t stop our family from having a blast with it at a recent family reunion.  Our fabulous organizer … Continue reading

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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?

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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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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…Wet Wipes!

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I don’t even remember my first pack. Must of been almost 17 years ago now. Since then, I haven’t been without them near. (Well, maybe on the occasional get away without the kids.) Yet still, it’s not like wet wipes … 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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