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Trying to find that perfect toy that your kids will love and play with for a long time can be challenging. When it comes to gift giving, I try to buy high-quality, unique, mind-expanding toys. As an educator and natural-minded...
I’m not sure when it dawned on me that I was the momma of lots of littles. Having three in diapers, perhaps. Or, perhaps when I found myself holding three vomiting children at one time, all around my expanding...
Since greening up food and decorations were explored in my Halloween and Thanksgiving posts, let’s focus on something unique to this holiday season: presents. Here are five tips to make your gift giving a bit more earth-friendly. 1. Because gift wrap...

“It’s Bedtime.”

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"The bedtime routine for my kids is like this Royal Coronation Jubilee Centennial of rinsing and plaque and dental appliances and the stuffed animal semi-circle of emotional support. And I've gotta read eight different moron books. You know what...
Before I had kids, I read all the time. I mean it. ALL.THE.TIME! To the point that it annoyed my husband, and he took to writing "I (heart) Books" on my things in an effort to be funny and...
I wasn’t long into my motherhood years the word introvert was first suggested to describe one of my children. With little understanding of this term, I had come to believe the myths - that introvert is equal to shy,...
We must have been some sight, our mouths all gaping in disbelief of what was happening. The other team’s coach was pacing the sidelines and screaming at the referee - who looked no older than 16 years old - while...
Every mother has asked herself this question at one time or another. Being a mom is tough, whether you work full time outside the home or stay home with the kids, raising kids and doing a good enough job...
Growing up Thanksgiving was a big deal. Each year, we would have at least five or six families over. Extensions went into the dining room table and even the Ping-Pong table was dragged out to accommodate everyone. Being immigrants,...

Confession: I Love My Minivan

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Minivan I do Confess my delight in you Your sliding doors, Your room for more For another 10 years – You’re my boo. If writing a love note to my minivan is wrong, I don’t want to be right. I know, I know – it’s to...
I am currently pregnant with my second son. When we found out the sex of our first, I heard on more than one occasion, "oh... but girl clothes are so much better/cuter/more fun," followed by a look of sympathy. I...
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Utilizing Your Local Library

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Where can you snag a copy of the latest movie release, catch a performance by Paul Mesner puppets (for FREE), and research an upcoming family vacation ... all on the same day? Why, your local public library, of course! Since...
My oldest was born on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This means that I was waddling around the local mall on Thanksgiving weekend trying desperately to walk myself into labor after consuming my weight in mashed potatoes and dinner rolls....
No one wants to become a caregiver for an ailing parent. No one wants to see their loved one become someone unrecognizable seemingly overnight. And I assure you, no one wants to be in the middle of planning their wedding...
The defensive tactical unit is starting to wear down. Now is our chance to go in for the attack.  So far, we have been able to keep them down by invalidating their choices in birth and questioning their morals...

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A Day at Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead

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Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead opens for the 2024 season on Monday, April 1 at 9 a.m. The charm of the farm animals, the intentional areas...
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