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  • Family Togetherness: Sunday Family Counsel

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    Photo: property of Lily Jane Stationery With the start of school also means the addition of all the extra curricular activities. Household schedules can become pretty hectic. Sunday Family Counsel is a way to meet up with the rest of the family to plan the week and work out any conflicting schedules.  In our home…

  • October Resolution: Face the Lion- Accomplish a Difficult Task

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    Photo: “Dandelions” by Kitchen Table Medicine, Source: Courtesy Photo Bucket I am a horrible test taker. To this day I get sweaty palms and start to second guess myself. I learned in college that the answers to the tests were not straight out of the book as the teacher would profess but their own version…

  • July Website Review: Paperback Swap

    Paperback Swap has been hanging out in my incredibly long list of websites for a while now  but I had not ventured to try it out until a few months ago. We were going through the piles of books while packing the house to move. I came across several books that were fun to read…

  • A love of the Earth

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    Photo By: Unknown It was a beautiful clear day in Southern Florida. The date January 28th 1986. I was in fifth grade at the time and a member of the Jr. Science Academy. I joined the club with the promise that one day I would be the one looking out the window back at earth.…

  • January Website Review: Chica and Jo

    Chica and Jo is a website that offers tips for quick, easy and affordable home solutions and fun crafts. I stumbled upon it a few months ago looking for zoo animal ideas for the little preschoolers I teach. Once I started to look around I was hooked. The site was started by two friends Chica…

  • Menu in the Mix

    If you are new to creating a menu, it can seem daunting a first. I use my computer, but a pad of paper or a calendar works fine. Start off simple. You could begin by selecting a theme for each day of the week. Something like: soup or breakfast on Sunday, Try Something New Monday,…

  • Stay Organized With A To-Go Tote

    I found this idea as part of my quest for organizing, posted by Calm & Collected Organizing. “Get things done on the go with a special tote bag dedicated to running errands and staying organized. Attach a hook to the wall near the door that you leave the house from each day. This is where…

  • Re-Explore Your Passion to Create

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    Several months ago, I read an article about Amanda Peat in Cookie Magazine. She made the comment, “When you’re able to identify your passions, then your child will be able to identify hers.” In my head, her comment translated into “when we keep up our hobbies, it shows our children that hobbies are important.” Like…

  • Family Chores, Connect and Have Fun

    A family that learns to clean together, learns to play together. My brother-n-law works many long hours during the week. On the weekends, he enjoys staying home with his kids and doing chores together. He says it allows him to reconnect with his children, while at the same time the chores are tackled. He suggests…

  • Lunch Packing Station

    The first day of school is just around the corner. For those of you who send your kids off with a packed lunch, here are a couple of ideas to get you started without a fight. Take three small baskets and fill one with fresh fruit, another with vegetables and the third with additional healthy…