You sit down with clear packing tape to secure a package for shipping. But before you can get the tape off the roll, you have to spend approximately one week 27 hours OK, 3 minutes picking at the roll with your fingernails, trying to get the end of the tape to peel smoothly off...
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Winners of this weekend’s book giveaway according to random.org are the following commenters: #6- Jennifer of The North Forty #9- Kelly #12- Becky McK #39- Melissa E. #55-Julie of Living Life With Less Congrats to you all! Email me your addresses and I will get the books headed your direction!
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In honor of World Down-Syndrome Day, I wanted to point you towards two lovely blogs that I read regularly. Kelle from Enjoying the Small Things has two daughters, including 1 year old Nella who was born with Down syndrome. I love her outlook on life and her gorgeous photos of her life and...
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This weekend I am giving away FIVE copies of Catherine Hickem’s book Regret Free Parenting: Raise Good Kids and Know You’re Doing It Right. I’ve only skimmed it so far, so I can’t tell you lots about it, but it looks interesting enough to have made it onto my list to read on my...
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Lately I’ve been hyper-aware of controversy swirling around me in many ways. In this interconnected world of many causes, quick opinions and ready comments, someone states a convincing argument and I am swayed, made to think. And then another chimes in with a logical argument on the opposite side. I find my beliefs stirred,...
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Menu planning and need inspiration? Here are some handy-dandy linkies for your perusal.
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Making great progress on the 40-bag challenge. My 13 and 15 yo girls and I each found a bag of unused clothes in our closets, along with a bag of trash, bringing my grand total to 14 bags. This much, and I haven’t yet set foot in my little girls’ room, and I haven’t...
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The winners of the Clutter Rehab books are commenters #24- Lauren and #74- Tish. Email me your addresses, gals, and I will get the books sent your direction!
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If you have more than one child, you probably know that kids learn in different ways. Spelling is a subject that really points that out. In teaching my older Ethiopian daughters, I’ve come to a new realization of the utter randomness of English spelling. Yes, there are rules. But there are also many, many...
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Let your tears touch to the ground Lay your shattered pieces down And be amazed by how Grace can take a broken girl And put her back together again
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