Painting is just about the easiest way to give your home a good sprucing up to make it look new. Summer isn’t over yet, so get started on this one last project while you still have time, or recruit the kids while they’re still out of school. It only takes a day or two to […]
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One Sunday morning, the day after Halloween, I walked into church behind a three-year-old girl in an angel costume. Her mother was just pinning a sign on her back that said, “This was not my idea.” The little angel twirled in a perfect pirouette as she walked down the aisle. She was obviously enjoying the
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Summer is a great time for kids to relax and do the fun stuff they don’t have time for during the school year. However, it is important to keep their minds active so the transition back to school is easier. A great way to achieve this is to enroll them in a summer reading program.
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When I was a young child, I don’t think I fully appreciated the Fourth of July. It was just another holiday with yummy food and cool fireworks. Part of the reason that the significance was lost on me was that I didn’t know any better; living in a country like the United States was all
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It can certainly be argued that we are too big. It can also be argued that we have much to share with and learn from one another. Many of us are without parents or siblings, but as long as we live, we’re not without family. We are too many for any one of us to
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We’ve learned a great deal together since we made our first pizza together, and I hope these little “rules” will help you enjoy your time creating memories and (hopefully) edible food with your child or children. First and foremost, please remember that nothing applies to Murphy’s Law better than cooking with small children. In effect,
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As we are scanning the labels of food to see if it’s healthy enough for us, we always look at one thing with a sense of uncertainty: fats. We see total fat, saturated fat, and trans fats, but what do these really mean? What are “good fats” and “bad fats”? Here’s a rundown of what
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There are so many amazing and creative ideas circulating the internet for backyard activities. Here are a few that we like because they are tried and true classics that can be made out of materials you probably already have at home and be used over and over! 1. Painted Rock Tic-Tac-Toe from Chicken Scratch
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In college, most of your friends were other young women from your dorm or classes or sorority. You may even have been platonically friendly with some of the guys. Post-college, you and those friends went your separate ways geographically, though you may have kept in touch with some or most of them, but it was
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