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Mom's Guide to Dinner Table Behavior
February 21, 2013
Dear Boys, Our home doesn't appear to me to resemble a barn, but somehow our mealtime manners might lead people to believe that we live in one. I'm not planning…
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Teach Young Children to Clean with a Simple Game
February 17, 2013
After posting a guide to cleaning with kids last week, I got to thinking that it might be helpful to share a quick idea that was given to me several…
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DIY Scrabble Photo Collage
February 14, 2013
This year, I wanted to do something special for my husband for Valentine's Day. We usually have a habit of letting holidays slide by without getting each other anything. Usually…
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Chores for Kids: A Guide to Cleaning with Kids by Room and Age
February 10, 2013
Want to raise kids that are hard-working and responsible? Then it might be a good idea to let them clean that mess up themselves! According to a recent study, only…
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Growing through Challenges {How tough experiences can build character in kids}
February 6, 2013
I've mentioned before that the past few months have been a difficult time for our family because of my husband having to work two jobs for a while during a…
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A Month of Valentines for My Sweetheart
January 15, 2013
As I talked about in this post, it's been a difficult few months at our house with my husband's job loss and now working two jobs. Before he took on…
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$20 Pantry Re-do and Organization
January 12, 2013
January always feels like the perfect time to organize our lives and homes for the new year. Home organization is not necessarily my strong suit, but I have learned…
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The ABC's of Parenting Babies
January 9, 2013
This week, 60+ bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network are blogging about the ABC's of all sorts of topics relating to kids such as the ABC's of Toddler Activities and…
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So fun to be one!
January 6, 2013
As of Thursday, we officially have a one year old in the house! We brought Jonathan home from the hospital a year ago today. So hard to believe. Just for…
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Setting Goals for Homeschooling (Plus an idea for the unmotivated learner)
December 30, 2012
This semester, I am setting goals for homeschooling for the first time, and I think it's going to help me simplify and focus my homeschooling priorities. I got this idea…
