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If you are in an area that is cloudy and generally dreary today, here’s a cool project that I saw on Misty’s blog this morning that is sure to brighten up your day. Not to mention that it’s a great activity for the kids to work on with you, sorting colors, making stacks, and [...]

Help; I’m buried in produce! Ok, not really. But I do have an awful lot. Because of the cool, wet season so far, the farmers from my CSA are in a bit of a pickle producing a lot of the regular items that would be perfect for any regular hot summer. Instead though, the greens [...]

Place: Our house. Time: Morning, one day last week.
7:30am - Beth wakes up and thinks to herself that the house smells a little funky.
9:45am - Beth and Robby return from dropping Sam off at camp. Upon entering the house there is a definite odor. Beth takes out the trash and blames The Funk on an [...]

I think it’s safe to say you’ve had a bit of a transformation if you wake up in the morning and say aloud, “Oh good, it looks like rain.” With no hint of sarcasm. I’ve been a gardening fiend over here, so much so, that when I had my choice of activities on Mother’s Day [...]

I have a little secret. I actually really love Monday mornings. I know. Gasp. What on earth would I love about the start to the week, the end of a too short weekend? Well, I used to hate it when this time rolled around each week just as much as most people. So I [...]

This morning we had what appeared to be an injured bird on our front porch. Robby and I watched it from the window as it futzed with its wings. When we went out to get Sam from school, it didn’t fly away, but instead stared at us in terror. When we returned from school pick-up [...]

I was wringing my hands in anticipation. Would my child be the one to make them lose? How would he handle it if he was tagged out? What if he wasn’t able to hit the ball within three swings and had to walk away in shame? What if someone made fun of him and he [...]