Wednesdays are exciting here at our now BLUE house, that is getting painted from previously being known as The Brown House. On this day, our sidewalk turns into a pick up place for eight families to get their CSA (community supported agriculture) produce from Farmer Megan, of Care of the Earth Community Farm. This is […]
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Conscious Reminders from Bless You Mom Cards
Yesterday with my toddler at my feet, like usual, I stood in my room getting ready for my day. Needing something to occupy her while I dried my hair, I offered her the bag of cards, Bless you Mom, Conscious Thoughts from the Mothering Journey. They sit on my dresser, and have ever since Santa (wink, […]
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The Great Cloth Diaper Change, around the world
When I was pregnant with my first child in 2004, our birthing teacher introduced a bright colored cloth diaper during our Birthing From Within class. The idea was foreign to me. I had never even changed a baby’s diaper at that point in my life, much less known anyone to use cloth diapers. I wasn’t […]
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A Simple Moment
A Simple Moment, is a post you’ll start seeing 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. Recently downtown on Market Square, my middle […]
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10 Day Real Food Challenge Wrap Up, banana muffins and making yogurt
As you probably read, we joined ChildOrganics in her 10 Day Real Food Challenge based on the 100 Days of Real Food website. The 10 days is up and I want to share a little more about what worked for us in trying to eat by the rules. During the process, I reached my goal of reaching […]
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Simple tree swing using a rope and an old pool noodle
While playing in the backyard on Sunday, the girls had the idea to make a swing with a rope. They found a tree branch, and I lent them a hand. After it was installed they decided some padding on the bum would be nice. So we added the blue noodle for a seat, using a […]
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Naturally dyed fresh Easter Eggs – Happy Easter!
Our family really, actually likes eating hard boiled eggs. We slice them, salt and pepper them, make egg sandwiches out of them, have deviled eggs, and my girls eat them up like apples – bitting into them whole. We gobble them up! We also really like farm fresh eggs. If you’ve never had eggs from a […]
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Homemade Pizza Making with Children
My kids could, and would, eat pizza everyday if I would let them. We have been making homemade pizza, with dough from scratch using our own milled flour, for a couple years. Since we are in this 10 Day Real Food Challenge, I’m sharing our favorite pizza dough recipe and tools for having children make […]
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My kids ate at Mom’s Restaurant last night
Wednesday night was a fun evening of playing restaurant at our house – Mom’s Restaurant. The girls were bummed because we were not going out to dinner after piano lessons, like we usually do. Being part of the 10 Day Real Food Challenge inspired me to go home a cook. They whined a bit a lot […]
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Brown bag microwavable popcorn, in an unlikely bag
Being on the 10 Day Real Food Challenge, I was looking to grab something other than a convenient box of crackers for the kids’ snack, before I hit the road to pick them up from school. I had seen somewhere online where you could make microwavable popcorn in a brown bag, minus all the additives […]
