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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Each of the following statements is a future blog post all its own, but sometimes a Mama must take a minute to relish her kids’ creativity, imperfect speech, and their way with words. Here’s what I’ve been hearing at my house:
“We a team, wight Mom?”
“Good job, Mom. Good job!”
“Mommy, I wish you were an octopus.”
“Maa. MAAAAAAAAAAAA!”
“I help [...]
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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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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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Take the kids!
Huh? Doesn’t that go against the very grain of all things sane? But… but… I won’t get to cross check every one of my coupons with the sales flyer and manager’s specials! And speaking of manager’s specials, I won’t have time to scour the aisles for those happy orange and yellow stickers!
Work with [...]
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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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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’m a pretty frugal person. We’ve taken lots of steps to live happily on less so that I can be home raising our children. We don’t do cable. We rarely eat out. We don’t have any debt aside from our mortgage. We utilize our library and fresh free produce and Manager’s Specials. I’ve even stalked [...]
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