January 6, 2016
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Over the past couple of years I started relying on straws more and more to encourage me to drink more water. We go through bouts of making morning smoothies in this house and our kids always preferred straw cups to … Continue reading
December 11, 2015
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My kids and I are morning people, but my sensory middle girl has trouble if she isn’t in control of her own pace in the mornings, or has something different happening later in the day (tests, substitute teachers, after school … Continue reading
December 9, 2015
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I read this tip many many years ago, and use it a handful of times per year, but am reminded what a great thing it is to know if you didn’t every year when my husband puts the Christmas tree … Continue reading
November 25, 2015
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Have a great day tomorrow! We will be hosting again this year. We have a low pressure comfortable crowd coming, so we aren’t going crazy with preparations. The house guests aren’t coming until tomorrow, so we are relaxed today. I’m … Continue reading
November 23, 2015
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Bob Ross had a birthday a few weeks ago that was celebrated on whatever I was looking at on the internet that day. I do remember being a kid and watching the Joy of Painting. I sort of thought it was … Continue reading
November 12, 2015
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We got a dog almost three years ago. Gerbils a two years ago. Last year my kids all wanted their “own” pets. My oldest got a fish tank that she maintains in her room. Upon seeing hermit crabs at souvenir … Continue reading
November 10, 2015
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I recently got an Easy-Macro Cell Phone Lens Band (amazon affiliate). It is super fun for me. I wanted to share it here. Mostly because my family is sick of me saying “Look at this!” by now and my excitement … Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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There a few things that I have tried to get my kids into because it was something that was a great memory for me when I was a kid. My husband does this with movies, and seeing my kids’ less … Continue reading
October 30, 2015
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I passed these bugs today on some milkweed and wondered what they were named and what they were doing. Turns out they are Red Milkweed Bugs (that makes sense!) and they were probably eating. They aren’t “good” garden bugs. I’ve … Continue reading
October 16, 2015
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Seriously! Take another look! Search for Shrinky Dink jewelry Pinterest and fall in love all over again! We discovered blank sheets of Shrinky Dink material many years ago (including inject printable sheets), which is great fun, but we haven’t used … Continue reading