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I have shared here my personal pacifier battles. It has been a long battle, and at times an ugly one. I have felt frustrated, unsure of myself, and guilty for not having the discipline to do the right thing - if I could even figure out what the right thing was!
I was at a point […]

Once you’ve gotten your house ready and your gifts planned, the next hurdle on the holiday prep list is food. The strategy is pretty simple, really:

Decide what food you want to cook
make a list of ingredients required
purchase them in advance.

Bonus points awarded to individuals who start purchasing shelf-stable ingredients over time, thus […]

Clay turned 7 this week. I nominate myself for the Mother of the Year award, because after he painstakingly created his invitation by hand, I ruined it by writing on it that he was turning 6! Can you spell denial? In any case his party is this weekend and we’ll have a […]

Oooookay. Last week we talked about getting the house ready for the holidays. Hopefully you’ve gotten a start on that. I started thinking about it. That counts.
This week, let’s think about gifts. Yup, I just mentioned Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa gifts in early October. Hey, I saw a mummy […]

So. You all ready for the winter holidays? Hanukkah? Christmas? Kwanzaa?
If yes, then feel free to smile happily to your very organized self. If not, then read on.
There are several facets of holiday preparation, including (but not limited to)

Housecleaning/decoration
Gifts
Food
Traditions

If you’re hosting family and friends, having a clean and decorated place […]

When the 4th of July rolls around we pack up and head to the Maine coast for a few days. That in itself is not unique as we also do it as often as is possible throughout the summer. What is unique about this trip is that we meet up with about 31 […]

The school year is slowly winding down around here. Yeah, yeah. We still have a month to go. So what? A month isn’t that long! Besides, if we worked REAL hard, we could probably finish up in two weeks. OR! We could be REAL lazy and get done in a month. I think we all […]