Scurrying through the dining room to complete a quick 15 minute pick-up session before supper, I turned to my 5-year old daughter for assistance. ”Could you put that brush in the bathroom, please?”
My request was met with a very nonchalant, “It’s not mine.”
SCREEEEECH! Somehow those words hit me like fingernails on a chalkboard. After teaching tweeners for eight [...]
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The days are getting shorter; the evenings cooler. We recently pulled out my favorite article of kids’ clothing… footie jammies! So cute, so warm and cozy. Definitely one of the finer things.
During the fall and winter months, we are somehow less rushed in the evenings (except on game nights… which, in Tiny Town, can [...]
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Keeping our finances simple is one thing that has given us peace of mind and heart during the nearly ten years that we’ve been married. Because of the choices that we have made and continue to make on a daily basis, we’re able to continue on course when the financial world around us seems to [...]
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My challenge for you today: embrace this time with your littles. Don’t fight it. What a wonderful gift we’ve been given to be everything to our children. What an opportunity for growth and learning (for us and them!) just by including and encouraging them in the daily routine.
Read more of my Mommy Monday guest post at Happy to be at [...]
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I’m a guest poster again this week at Happy to be at Home. The topic? Cleaning with the kids. Those of you who know me in person… quit laughing!!! Cleaning is definitely not my forte, but the kids and I do have a few strategies to get it done together. Go check it out!
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We have one TV in our home. With our highly technical rabbit ears, we receive one semi-clear channel. That works for us.
We have children. They provide lots of free entertainment.
We have children. We don’t choose to have time for TV.
We have children. We don’t want to be tempted to use the TV as a sitter.
We [...]
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Head on over to Happy to be at Home to read my Mommy Monday guest post, and to see why this ridiculous picture was intentionally taken…
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We just returned from a quick morning trip to my favorite place in the world, visiting my favorite people in the world. Well, my favorite place besides my own home, on my own couch, curled up with an afghan on a cool fall evening (with a big bowl of homemade soup, right Kate?)… and my [...]
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My kids are great teachers. They teach me how to slow down. They show me what really matters. They help me get back to the basics and focus on the Finer Things.
Children are all about simplicity. Feed me. Clothe me. Love me. Feed me. They like to be fed, too.
I had a couple of choices [...]
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“I really don’t want to go out there, but I don’t want to miss the moment.”
So out he went, after a 12-hour day of teaching and coaching training, inspiring, and encouraging a spirited group of teenagers.
Out to join a previously solitaire game of football (we have an extremely talented 3 year old… he can play [...]
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