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This is a wonderful site for living frugally, cutting expenses, cooking from scratch, with plans on feeding a family for as low as $45 a week, getting out of debt, etc. A treasure trove! Read More...
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I'm sorry to have to report such ghastly news, but it is important that EVERYONE knows about this piece of news and legislation. I know I will NOT be renewing our annual summer pool membership unless our pool has complied with this safety law. Read Read More...
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I have to give kudos to my Colorado best frient, Jo-Anne Stone. She figured this one out. I usually take several hours every year re-organizing all my boys' toys, re-sorting them into their respective rubbermaid tubs--action figures in one, little Read More...
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I meant to write about our Midsummer Camping trip, but so many other adventures happened so quickly after, I never got to describe this one. We met up with my husband's colleague, Chad, and his two daughters, Rachel and Tanya. We camped next to the Read More...
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To help motivate and reward my daughter for doing yoga with me every morning, I've made her a special chart which she decorated. Each week she checks off all the postures learned and practiced that week. I've randomly highlighted boxes throughout Read More...
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Yesterday I wrote about Julia doing Hatha Yoga with me. This is how we're doing it: In the yoga program I'm following, from Raquel Welch's Total Beauty and Fitness Program , there are 28 yoga postures to do every day. When I do them all, it Read More...
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I have a lot of trouble staying consistent with anything, especially exercising. But I've stumbled onto a trick that is helping me: my oldest daughter. Julia is not flexible at all. She's also very tall with long legs, and is becoming a young Read More...
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Whether celebrating Midsummer or just for fun, let's not let these traditional group games disappear! Btw, in Sweden, Midsummer was the one time of the year when parents joined in with the children in playing games! Hide & Seek Ring Around the Read More...
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Here’s a song I wrote, which we could sing and dance to in the moonlight on Midsummer's Eve, if we wish, based on a traditional Irish tune from my Clannad CD ("Dulaman"--you can hear it here ). After each verse the chorus is repeated. Read More...
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In talking with my mother about our decision on whether to start preparing Shannon for a professional dance career, we spoke about laying a strong spiritual foundation, and she doesn’t feel our kids are getting enough, due to our style of home church Read More...
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Kids don't wake up from fire alarms--see the news report here. Spread the word! Read More...
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Okay, I just have to say a word about the Webkinz phenomena, which my four kids are well into and are building their ongoing collections. First of all, the Webkinz and Lil'kinz stuffed animals are so cute, easily affordable, and almost everyone loves Read More...
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When my youngest was 3 and 4 years old, he would often tell me to "slow down" or "be quiet." Just today, at five, he told me to "settle down"! (Okay, I get a little wound up with caffeine and we were playing.) When we ordered Read More...
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The other day I was reminiscing, and I remembered several treasured moments we had as a family when we did two Konos unit studies. Konos is a Christian-based homeschool curriculum, which is set up as unit studies based on godly character traits, such Read More...
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With my nine-year-old's recent birthday, I wanted to give her a "quest" to fulfill this year, to help build her character. I may start doing this for all of my children on their birthdays (maybe I'll even do one for myself--I'm turning Read More...
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