Sunday we took a stroll from church, to downtown for lunch, and landed ourselves at our favorite local bookstore – Union Ave. Books. It kicked off our week with some good thoughts about what kind of fun we’ll be getting ourselves into. It’s spring break for my kids and school is out. Since we took […]
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Basement kitchen pantry overflow area is unearthed
One bad thing about wanting to save the earth and reuse things, is when you have a basement to store all those well intended, potential projects, party paraphernalia and grand ideas. For years I’ve been saying I need to simplify these good intentions and take control of the stuff – creating a secondary storage space […]
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Our potty training journey, with Montessori tips
Potty training, or toilet training as it is called in the Montessori lingo, is always a hot topic with parents. There comes a day when parents start to notice who is still wearing diapers and who is not. Potty training becomes a badge of parenting success for some, as they are relieved for their child […]
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Impromptu evening and dinner on the river
Last night was a perfect, impromptu, embrace the beautiful weather evening. In a fleeting thought our dinner went into a picnic basket, along with a bottle of wine and a tablecloth. We headed down to our neighborhood park. Friends were found. Big toes got muddy. Little toes went wading in the water. Trees were climbed. […]
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We’ve been springing it up, on these warm days
Since Friday, warmer temperatures have hit. Spring has sprung here and we’ve been soaking up the simple joys of childhood. Little legs ran around in swim suits (gasp) all weekend long. The first sunburned happened. Ice cream was served. A backyard picnic was had. We moved all our bikes and things that roll out of […]
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Our simplified kids art space and basement toy area
Earlier in the week I shared that while on my spring cleaning mission, I would follow a week-by-week plan set out by Simple Mom to help get me motivated. This week’s hot spot challenge was kid’s stuff. I chose our basement art space and play area. The basement is a blessing and a curse in this […]
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Renovation update: new doors and picking paint
As I mentioned a few weeks back here, we are doing some long over due renovations to our 90 year-old craftsman house, known as and blogged about as “The Brown House.” We have a green LEED certified contractor who has handcrafted oak carriage doors for our garage, made from wood he harvested himself, on the property […]
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I’m joining Project: Simplify, at Simple Mom
Since last week I’ve been on a vengeance about spring cleaning and cutting the clutter from the spaces where we live, starting with my girls’ closet and room. My spark was lit while attending two Montessori workshops at my daughters’ school, when I realized how far removed our home had become from being a place […]
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Giveaway :: Set of three Montessori books
Finally, here is the giveaway I’ve been promising you guys. In light of my Montessori posts last week for Montessori Education Week, I’m doing a giveaway for a set of three Montessori books. Incase you missed the posts, they are A Montessori Journey, from a Montessori Mom and Practicing Montessori Principles in our Home. You […]
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Practicing Montessori principles at home
Over the past five years of having children in Montessori school our home has been adapted and readapted in order to fit their needs and involve them in most all parts of our daily lives. Our kitchen has a separate cabinet down low for the girls to access their own plates and glasses. There is […]
