My oldest daughter has always been my biggest challenge in feeding a health diet. I was saved by having two easy kids willing to eat anything that came along after her, to relieve my worries that her picky habits was all my fault. The days of her refusing to eat a basic scrabbled egg are in […]
Archives for January 2013
A Simple Moment
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. The remnants of a morning being iced in, […]
French Toast for dinner, with a toddler chef
Everyone remembers loving the times they got to eat breakfast for dinner – right? It’s kind of like that once a summer treat when the kids get to eat ice cream for dinner. It’s something they remember and talk about all year long. This time I thought it would be a fun treat to have […]
Sisters teaching sisters
Last weekend we took a family bike ride. My middle girl still rides on the tag-along attached to my husband’s bike, with the trailer pulling our little girl behind. We call it the “Simmons Train.” While riding home my oldest daughter was thinking how fun it was to ride a bike and decided it was […]
Meal Planning and kids making dinner
A few weeks ago I put a dry erase board (made from a photo frame) above the sink and started listing a weekly menu – and by default, began a new system of meal planning. I was surprised how much everyone enjoyed knowing what was going to be for dinner. I was most surprised how […]
A Simple Moment
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. A Simple Moment was inspired by SouleMama. Visit her […]
I got my snowy wish!
Here is East Tennessee we are never quite sure if the snowy forecast will really stick. That’s pretty much how snow goes in the South. Last year we got zero snow. The sleds came out zero times. It never really felt like winter. At 2:00 on Thursday I left the pick up the girls from […]
Winter crafts keeping the little ones busy
Crafts are keeping my pre-school aged daughter the most busy right now on cold winter days. And with a constant crowd of girls at home (mine and others), more are always sure to join her. What was our Montessori shelf of lessons, has become our winter craft shelf. First it was decked out with Christmas crafts, […]
Walking into a mindful new year
It feels strange to have been away from this space for so long. But I have, and now I am finally ready for the new year. When I returned here, to Facebook, Pinterest and email, I was welcomed back by several new likes, subscriptions, and comments. Thank you! I love spending my free time here. The […]