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Who needs toys when there’s TP?
When it comes to entertainment value, toilet paper can give you a lot of mileage.
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L.M. Montgomery messed with my head
If you are a kindred spirit then this post will make absolute sense to you. If you don’t…
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A car’s best safety feature? Kids
When I was little, I used to think that my generation of Atari and Nintendo players would grow…
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Free showings of ‘Race to Nowhere’
There are going to be free showings of the documentary “Race to Nowhere” at Edmonds-Woodway High School Theater…
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3-year-old fashion critic is a mom’s dream come true
My daughter has been making critical commentary on my wardrobe ever since she learned how to talk. She’s…
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Mother’s Day gifts that matter
Mother’s Day is coming up! If you’re a mom to young children, that doesn’t mean you get the…
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A child’s hunger shows up in school
I often get free books to review for my blog. Some of them are awful and some of…
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A fun math game for preschoolers
Here’s a fun math game for preschoolers called “Make Me Dinner.” This game is deceptively simple. It works…
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Who wants to eat princesses, anyway?
“Hey, Mom,” my daughter says right as I’m ladling soup into bowls. “Whatcha doin’?”
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My favorite gluten-free chocolate chip cookies
Baking chocolate chip cookies is a real hassle at my house because I can’t eat gluten but the…
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Shopping with kids isn’t for the weak
I’m not stupid. I try to do my grocery shopping without kids whenever possible. Sometimes it just isn’t.
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Coaches give their time, and so much more
Spring is here, the Snack Shack is open and my butt is frozen on the bleachers. Little League…
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A fun book for pranksters
It only took the first paragraph of reading “PICKLE: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle…
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MyPlate on My Budget: Good food costs money
Last March I fed my family on $144.80 a week as part of the MyPlate on My Budget…
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This year, the kids get floss for Easter
Easter without the gore. That was my plan the first time I explained the basic tenets of Christianity…
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MyPlate on My Budget, nearing the finish line
Can I follow the USDA thrifty food plan and feed my family the Choose MyPlate advised daily nutrients?…
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A trip full of (mostly) pleasant surprises
Picture it, the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, an hour before tea. My daughter and I are sitting…
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Blogger meet-up with chickens
I have seriously had chickens on the brain recently. That’s why this post is something to cluck about.
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Too chicken for backyard farming
I feel guilty as soon as my husband sees the computer screen. He doesn’t even have to say…