Although I am thankful for her every Tuesday, since she is turning 14 this week it was time to send a little thankfulness her way.
She is my oldest, and was kind enough to ease me into parenting. I was a young mom and didn’t have any idea what I was doing with her. She was [...]
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Has this ever happened to you? You suddenly remember that you need to bring a dessert to an event, and you need to leave in an hour. Growing up, my mother used to make these cookies when we would forget to tell her she was in charge of snack or something like that. These [...]
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I started on my bedroom today. Before I began it was difficult to walk around, but now I can actually enjoy my room. My friend and I painted the walls sage green last week. I love the color, it is so relaxing. I still need to find a new comforter for my bed, I think [...]
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I am so excited about the Conquer the Clutter challenge being hosted at my other blog this month. When we moved (and displaced all of our stuff) much of the junk rose to the surface and now sits in piles around my house waiting to be sorted, tossed, filed, passed on, put away, etc…
I have [...]
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Another busy week here! My brother and his family will be coming on Tuesday for a week. As I type this I have 10 children sleeping (or not) in my house celebrating my daughter’s 14th birthday. They made their own pizzas tonight, ate strawberry banana triffle and Rice Krispy treats for dessert and our now [...]
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This week my brother and his family will visiting at the beginning of the week, and then we all head off to a family reunion of sorts. I am bringing the snacks and smores. It will be a blast I am sure! Once again, I will be feeding 13 this week, so I took many [...]
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How do I know this… well, I tripped and spilled about a cup of paint on the carpet today while I was finishing the playroom. Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of this little mishap, although getting the camera did cross my mind in the initial moments of panic.
When the paint first spilled I grabbed [...]
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This is a guest post written by my good friend and author Nancy Parode. Nancy writes for many websites, as well as Military Spouse Magazine, and her own blog, Military Moms Today . Nancy has been a Navy wife for over 20 years and is one of the best resources I know for all things [...]
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This is the first in what I hope to be a summer series on preschoolers. I have had five preschoolers so far, and they all were very different. I have tailored my preschool activities to each child, for example my boys have loved many of the “action” activities, while my girls have preferred seat work. [...]
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