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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 127
Not only did I find my Christmas CDs, we also got a tree, Lenny strung it with 20,000 twinkling lights… [more]
Kicking Off the Holiday Cheer
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling a whole lot of holiday cheer this year. (Probably because the… [more]
Gingerbread House Activity: A Real Mom’s Do’s and Don’ts
I'll be honest. I don't have a great track record with gingerbread houses. I fail. Consistently. Last… [more]
Teaching Little Ones Safety *The Mother Company DVD/Book Giveaway*
When I was a little girl, so the story goes, my mom was trying to teach me how to stay out of harm's… [more]
5 Things I Learned From My 5-Year Old
Yesterday Little became a bit less...well, little. He turned 5. 5! I'm not really sure why, but I loved… [more]
10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 127
Not only did I find my Christmas CDs, we also got a tree, Lenny strung it with 20,000 twinkling lights (give or take a few), we decked the tree and the house, and Lenny even got our outside lights done — all by noon on Dec 1st. I'm pretty sure I'll save all the shopping until December 22nd so I … [Read More...]
Kicking Off the Holiday Cheer
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling a whole lot of holiday cheer this year. (Probably because the panic hasn't set in yet...) So I wanted to share some of the things that have helped put me in the spirit so far. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have! … [Read More...]
Gingerbread House Activity: A Real Mom’s Do’s and Don’ts
I'll be honest. I don't have a great track record with gingerbread houses. I fail. Consistently. Last year I swore I'd have Lenny do them next time. Again. But, I forgot. Again. And I forged into dangerous territory with my kids. I mentioned this on Facebook, and it got some interesting … [Read More...]
Teaching Little Ones Safety *The Mother Company DVD/Book Giveaway*
When I was a little girl, so the story goes, my mom was trying to teach me how to stay out of harm's way. She explained, for example, that if a stranger came up to me and asked me to come look at his bunnies in the bushes or offered me candy, that I should say "no" and run away. I listened and … [Read More...]
5 Things I Learned From My 5-Year Old
Yesterday Little became a bit less...well, little. He turned 5. 5! I'm not really sure why, but I loved referring to him as my 4-year old and I'm kind of having trouble coming to terms with this … [Read More...]
A Renewed Focus – T25 Style
This summer I had the pleasure of attending a couple gorgeous weddings. And you know what that means? Pictures. Pictures of me — the person who's usually behind the camera. So when I saw the … [Read More...]
*Our* Family Vacation- Outtakes
While I tried not to spend the whole time in Kauai snapping pictures, there were a few I couldn't resist. And after going through them all, I figured there were some any parent could appreciate. The … [Read More...]
20 Things I Learned in Kauai
When your daughter insists on wearing tank tops in November, there's really only one logical way to solve the problem. Go to Hawaii. So we did. A few weeks ago, we realized we had a great window of … [Read More...]
Using My Words … Other Places
I just realized that those of you who don't "Like" me on Facebook (or aren't part of the 10% of my "Likers" they felt like showing my posts to that day) have been missing out on some good stuff. Of … [Read More...]
18 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 126
I'm pretty sure that even though the clock says 2pm, it's almost bedtime. Right? Right?! Please say "yes". Please say "yes". Please say "yes"... Lesson #1: Based on what we witnessed after letting … [Read More...]
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