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Happy Halloween!
It seems weird to say it, but I’ve been feeling very nostalgic this Halloween. I know that Halloween is generally not a nostalgic holiday. We’re supposed to save that for Christmas. But whatever. First, several kiddos have told me that they are going to be a bee this year. And then, there was the day and a half that Carina wanted to be a ghost (between when she wanted to be Ariel and when she decided … Read entire article »
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Football Party Food: Pull a Quarterback Sneak
There’s a reason I don’t blog about recipes or meals that I’ve put together very often. I’m not particularly good at cooking. Sure, give me a recipe or a meal plan, and I’m perfectly competent in following instructions, but you’re not likely to see much originality coming out of my kitchen. So, when we decided to invite some of the new families that we’ve met since moving to Ozark over for a Sunday afternoon of hob-nobbing … Read entire article »
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Got a Kid? Get a Book. Free.
Healthy Families, a partner of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, has two free books for moms. They’re collectively called the Happy Birthday Baby Books. Book One covers pregancy through age one and book two covers newborn through age five. If you’re in Arkansas or Western Tennessee, you can order free hardcopies of the Happy Birthday Baby books. Anyone anywhere can download the free ebooks. Sure, there are a lot of books out there that cover … Read entire article »
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Why “Why?” Isn’t So Bad
When Carina turned three and started asking, “Why, Why, Why?” about everything, I thought I was going to lose my mind. Then she taught her 18 month old brother to say, “Why, Why, Why?”. He didn’t even know what Why meant. This was the time in my life when I considered finding religion so that I could just credit God with everything. Three years later, there aren’t a lot of “Why?” questions around our house. Before … Read entire article »
Back to School: Pick Day
Ok everyone, I’m nearly finished talking about Back to School. After all, we’re nearly a week in here, so it’s starting to be about just School and not so much about getting back to it. But, first I want to tell you about a new tradition that started rather organically this year, although I’m sure we’ll keep it around for a long time. It all started the day before the day before the first day of … Read entire article »
Back to School: Calendar Keeping
I was up way too late last night. It was day three of back to school, and I thought I better get a handle on things before they got out of hand. Things being Calendars. Between the snack calendar, lunch menu, two different soccer schedules, a weekly calendar, the school holiday calendar, Cal’s daily preschool schedule, a special classes schedule, and ongoing, incoming special events, there are suddenly a lot of schedules to keep track … Read entire article »
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