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Mom, I’m DONE!
I’ve done it! This post concludes my year of blogging. Fifty two posts and fifty two weeks of a few people clicking on them (wink, wink!). To be honest, I was ready to quit blogging months ago. Not because I didn’t like it, but because I found I’d rather write personally rather than publicly. I’m…
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Homemade Plastic Bottle Rocket
We’ve been making these fun plastic bottle rockets in our back yard. The kids don’t seem to tire from them, and they are dirt cheap to make! A good learning opportunity, too, if you want to get a science lesson in. Please excuse my terrible, terrible photos and appreciate that we were having so much…
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Gooney Dinners | My family’s weird tradition
My family has had what we refer to as “Gooney Dinners” for my entire life. For us, the word “gooney” means weird. And it is weird: It’s a potluck of sorts, in which everyone is required to bring random, potentially mediocre (or potentially delicious) dish that is not necessarliy of their choosing. We have had…
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Our First 100 Hours Outside
Wow! This is a long time coming. Back in January, we started our “1000 Hours Outside“. If you haven’t heard of it, it is an amazing movement, founded by Ginny Yurich, to encourage kids and families to get off of screens and go outside. She has a wonderful book, a webpage full of resources, and…
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Recital Weekend
My daughter had her dance recital last Saturday. I teach at the same studio she dances at, so it was a big weekend for us both. I was overcome with emotion as soon as my daughter put her costume on. Add in the love I have for my students as they performed on stage, plus…
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Thank-you, Kitchen.
Lately I’ve been trying to change my attitude towards our kitchen. I force myself to pause and realize how well it serves us. Outside of the literal nourishment we get from it, it is a special place that my family gathers. It’s where my kids and I read the Bible together each morning. We play…
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Three Inexpensive Mother’s Day Gifts for Mom or Grandma
Giving gifts to your mom once she becomes a grandma opens up an entire new arena for gift giving. Because now she doesn’t care so much about you anymore, but rather your kids. (Okay, not true, but also…kind of true). Here are three gift ideas I know my mom would like to receive from me…
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Kids Bathroom Refresh
Happy Spring Break! My family is coming out of an eight week round of colds and sinus infections, so we’re happy to be feeling healthy during a week off of school and activities. I’ve been trying (ahem, I’ve been nagging my dear husband) to finish a partial bathroom model we’ve had going on since September.…
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Tie Dye Party
Last week some friends of ours invited us to their house for a tie dye party. We were instructed to bring a picnic lunch and anything we wanted to tie dye. They set out tons of supplies on a table in their driveway and let her guests go to work. My kids and I didn’t…
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Marble and Box Art
Does anyone else subscribe to Highlights Magazine for their kids? I remember getting it as a child, and now my grandmother gifts a subscription to my kids every year. We read through it every month and this time we actually completed the craft idea! It was super simple; you tilt a box with a marble…