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Homemade American Girl Birthday Party
My oldest daughter celebrated her seventh birthday on Sunday, with a homemade American Girl birthday party. Celebrating with her, were five of her very closest friends that she…
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Kid-made Party Invitations Capture Spirit and Save Money
I embrace birthday time and love throwing my kids special birthday parties at home, in just the style they are requesting. And it starts with the invitation. My…
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Fall is Cooking in my Kitchen
Fall cooking has arrived in our kitchen. It started last week with baked butternut squash and risotto. Then when our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farmer brought us a…
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Mom of nine passes on her bread-making wisdom
I’m running a little late posting this link for my column from last week, Mom of nine passes on her bread-making wisdom. But when I just saw friend on Facebook…
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The return of Betty the Bus and the rear-facing car seat
I have a love-hate relationship with my mini van, leaning more on the side of hate than the love. Because really, I’m the mom who still dreams of getting…
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Waste Free Lunches, made easy and fun
Waste Free lunches make perfect sense to me. And with a little thought, once you get into the swing of things, you’ll be skipping right over the pre-packaged…