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Prevent Summer Boredom

Get ready parents!! SUMMER IS COMING!  The biggest challenge with children during summer break all center around …You guessed it…BOREDOM. When kids are bored, they “want a snack,” get into trouble, and incessantly whine about BEING BORED As my kids entered elementary school, summer boredom became a big problem. It’s not that we didn’t do […]

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The Joy’s and Fears of Baby #3

Many people questioned our decision when we announced that we were having baby #3. People tend to be very vocal about other people’s parenting choices. “You’ll be outnumbered,” and “You won’t be able to fit in a booth at a restaurant anymore!” Were just a couple of the outlandish comments made. This is how it […]

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The Gift that Keeps Giving (to YOU)!

Christmas Gifts and Stocking Stuffers …birthday, showers, anniversary, etc That’s right, we are talking about the somewhat “selfish” gift, that can benefit the gift-giver as much (if not more) as the gift-receiver! We most often do this to our husbands, wives and children, but some of these “hint, hint” gifts even go out to friends! […]

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How to Use Fondant

Here are some cake making tips that will help make working with fondant go a lot “smoother!” I am not a cake expert, so every cake I make is experimental but if I can do it with little ones running around, eating all the fondant scraps then so can you! 1. HAVE A PLAN: It doesn’t […]

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Easy Cloth Diapering

3 Steps to Cloth Diapering Cloth diapering… are you asking “where do I start?” and searching “how to cloth diaper” or “the best cloth diaper?” If so, I am going to clear the air for you and point out how uncomplicated it can be! I’m armed with knowledge from cloth diaper guru, Noelle Holohan (from DifferentDiapers.com) who […]

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Back To School…

It’s that time of year and children are going back to school! Some parents couldn’t be more excited that summer madness with daycare and camps is over but others dread the days of car rider lines and packing lunches at midnight. As for me…this is the start of my first baby heading off to Kindergarten, […]

How to Live with Less!

In our last blog titled LESS TOYS = MORE JOYS! we referenced Joshua Becker’s article titled “Why Fewer Toys Will Benefit Your Kids.” From experience, this sentiment is easier said then done so we’ve worked out a few tested thoughts on how to ease the process. Here are seven ways to keep the sentiment without the stuff! Take […]

Less Toys = More Joys!

Is your house filled to the brim with toys? What if we told you that LESS toys is actually better for your children’s health and development? Joshua Becker’s article titled “Why Fewer Toys Will Benefit Your Kids” is an inspiring read and you can check it out at Becoming Minimalist. Becker goes into detail about 12 […]