We are spring breaking this week, so to speak. Spring break comes so early for us that my girls can’t even bare to wear shorts yet. They try, they freeze and I say I told you so. Then they beg for a campfire. Partly because it means eating smores. Partly because it’s a favorite thing […]
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Weekends and a few words on change
All the days come and go. It’s guaranteed to happen. Monday comes, it’s back to school and back to tackling things that need to be done. Because it’s a another day and that’s what we do. Thankfully we have spring to look forward too, and the time of the year when moms can just say, […]
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Displaying kid art in the kitchen without the clutter
Back in the day we had 1950’s metal cabinets and they were covered in art work – all the time. When I got a new kitchen I welcomed a clean, clutter free space that I designed and claimed it as mine. I know the kitchen belongs to everyone. But I’m the one working in the kitchen […]
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Passing the time of no school days
There was a burst of warm weather here today and the girls made every point to spend time outside. It was as a good thing, because there was no school today and tomorrow is a teacher work day. Totaling the time spent having snow days and traveling and Presidents day, my kids will have had […]
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Homemade Valentine’s Day
I’m a sucker for Valentine’s Day. I really am. I don’t love all the comercializaion of it. But it’s a fun a way to break up the doldrums of February – a hard, cold month with not much excitement going for it otherwise. Unless you count snow of course. Once you have children, Valentine’s Day […]
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Winter Adventures
It seems the snow just keeps coming here, and has been dictating our days for weeks. We like that – we really do! And that’s where I’ve been, playing in the snow with my family. And by that I mean skiing in Colorado with my brother, sister-in-law and niece. But before we left we had […]
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Update on dinners, recipes and baking in the kitchen
The kitchen has been a busy place this January. After the holidays, it’s the time for a detox of things extravagant and out-of-the-ordary treats. It’s been a time to get back to baking, and making no processed foods a priority. As much as we can at least. In the later part of last year, I was […]
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Kid-made basement spa beats the fancy resort
Just when I was getting a bit envious of a friend posting her winter break pictures at a beautiful spa designation resort with friends, my daughter created a spontaneous spa day. My mom soul was pampered and it was one of those moments where you feel the ultimate love and spirt of your child. Because […]
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10 Practical sewing projects for home (and school)
It’s been a while since I felt the urge for straight stitch sewing. The monotonousness of sewing a house full of curtains (and comforters) had me burned out. But after a few projects of deciphering patterns and sewing dresses for girls, some simple projects with a quick gratifying end was in order. The process is […]
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January sunshine and muddy rivers
After the rain passed, this weekend was full of sunny times, spontaneous kid gatherings, sleepovers, two nights of multi-family dinners around the table eating in shifts (with seven kids), and trips to the park with parades of bikes, wagons and toes in muddy river water. I do love a house full of warm bodies and […]
