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Can We Encourage a Child’s Interest too Much?

By admin On August 24, 2012 · Add Comment
toy car
My little guy has loved cars from day one. One of his favorite cars is a hand-me-down he found in a friend’s donation pile who said their child never played with it. He’s worn the stickers off of it and it now only has three wheels but that doesn’t seem to bother him in the [...]
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Forced to Unplug

By admin On August 22, 2012 · 2 Comments
unplug
The individual upstairs has a sense of humor. I say this because last night was a stressful night. I felt behind on commitments to my blog and to you. I was freaking out a little. Anyway, let me tell you the story.  I came home from work and hastily wrote a post and decided [...]
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Oatmeal Bars with a Berry on Top

On August 20, 2012 By admin
bar stacked
It had to be one of the most fantastic things I had ever tasted- besides chocolate. It could have been an oatmeal cookie it tasted so good. Then to top it off it was garnished with 2 of my favorite fruits, raspberries and peaches! For a while now I have wanted to re-create this tasty [...]
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Presidential Election- What are We Voting For?

On August 17, 2012 By admin
Mr presidents
Having just put another July behind us but thinking deeply about the presidential elections around the corner I can’t help but wonder if the founding fathers (or should we say Lady Liberty herself) would  have looked upon the political campaigning methods of building oneself up by tearing another down as necessary, or avoidable. [...]
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Let’s Go on a Trip… With Kids

On August 15, 2012 By admin
airplane
Doesn’t that sound like fun? A long trip through a few airports with kids? Also don’t forget the required acessories such as the carseat, the diapers, the food, the toys, the stroller… Just to name a few. My husband and i have traveled with our little guy over a dozen times so far and most [...]
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Did the Doctor Say Your Child Needs Tubes?

On August 13, 2012 By admin
heart
Yes, the doctor told us that our child needed tubes in his ears, twice. Can I tell you how much I do not like hearing that statement? A lot- and yes, I know there are worse statements. But what do you do when there is no clear path in your life or that for your [...]
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Do You Feel Like You are Going in Circles?

On August 10, 2012 By admin
It always seems that things go in a full circle. With bikes, we saw steel and titanium outpaced by carbon and now people are going back to steel and titanium.  We see stuff like bell-bottom pants doing their cycle, retro car designs coming back, and other things like hair styles and color combinations.  Will this cycle continue [...]
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Be Your Own Kind of Parent

On August 8, 2012 By admin
Girl playing with pebbles
It has always been interesting to hear the debates of environment versus genetics and what role they play in each of us. It is also interesting to review parenting decisions that I have made and how much stake I put in decisions that are often meaningless later. My little guy is 2 years old and [...]
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Don’t Give Away Your Microwave- Lessons Learned from Moving

On August 6, 2012 By admin
shelf pegs
We moved yesterday. We are tired. We are happy to be where we are. We are hoping to stay put for awhile. But we thought we would share 3 quirks about our move for fun and hopefully to help you in your moves! 1- Don’t Give Away Your Microwave A few years ago we had [...]
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Are Toys Stifling Creativity?

On August 2, 2012 By admin
Toy Boat
Last week I explored a new playground that had a variety of innovative structures for play. One of these was a spider-web-like attachment at the end of the series of obstacles.  As I sat watching our little boy play, I saw a boy come up, look at this spider web creation, rattle it a bit, [...]
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