Kid-friendly Temp Control for the Bath

Posted by on Feb 16, 2008 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 6 comments My oldest daughter turned eight this year and one of her many transitions into “big kid life” has been to manage her own bath-time routine.  One area she seemed to struggle with was temperature control.  I can’t tell you how many times I had to drain the tub because she’d managed to fill it with icy-cold or scalding-hot water.  I thought shifting her to showers would...
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Make Perfect Hot Cocoa Everytime

Posted by on Feb 12, 2008 in Uncategorized | 11 comments If you live anywhere in the Midwest you’ll probably understand why I’m posting this today. At the moment, my house, car, grass, and pretty much everything else that’s exposed to the elements is coated in two inches of solid ice. Today, my kids spent the better part of an hour smashing zillions of icicles with wooden spoons. Of course, immediately after peeling off all their...
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Talk to Me Tuesday – Crock Pot Recipe Request

Posted by on Feb 6, 2008 in Uncategorized | 15 comments Sorry this week’s Talk to Me Tuesday post is a day late.  My internet was a bit patchy last night and I fell asleep waiting for the connection to stabilize.  Sorry guys, I’m pregnant…late-night energy bursts are a little hard to come by these days. Generally, there are two crazy parts of my day.  The first is the 45 minutes before my kids head off to school.  The second...
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Share the Love this Valentine’s – Host a Lotsa-Love Fest

Posted by on Feb 2, 2008 in Popular Posts: Family Fun, Popular Posts: Free Printables, Popular Posts: Holiday | 4 comments You guys have probably figured out by now that I love the holidays…even the little ones.  They give me a chance to break up the everyday routine and inject a little fun into our family life.  This Valentine’s Day I decided to try a new family tradition…we’re calling it our Lotsa-Love Fest. I found the orginal idea on Family Fun’s website in their...
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