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Thanksgiving

For the last four years we’ve taken off and had a mini-vacation over Thanksgiving, just our little nuclear family. This gives us an opportunity to reconnect and relax without the stress and worry of others. A time where we can really just break away and have fun. This year we went to Salem, Ma. It…

Lessons from LEGOs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/huladancer22/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 This weekend I finally convinced the girls to give up their large bin of LEGO Quatros. They donated that and ten other toys to Goodwill. So I decided to treat them and purchased them some regular small LEGOs. I went to the store looking for a plain old box of…

Loss and Care.

Over the last two weeks my extended family’s situation has changed dramatically. We said goodbye to my amazing Aunt who was a wonderfully strong woman and the glue that held the extended family together. She always hosted Christmas and birthday parties she was amazing. She lost her long battle with cancer on August 13th after…

Max, He Was a Good Fish

I walked into the room the girls were playing and happily greeted me. I then went to say hello to our beloved goldfish and there he was pale orange, floating at the top lifeless. I took a moment and then explained to the girls, who hadn’t noticed, that Max had died. The younger one went…

Quality Prescription Glasses for Less Than a Tank of Gas.

A few months back my glasses broke when they made their way between my foot and the floor. At that time I decided that I would give contacts a try for the first time in 10 years. I got contacts but after a while was longing for glasses. Not wanting to spend the usual $300…

Open Source Curricula for Homeschoolers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/revdancatt/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 As someone who is just getting started at (secular) homeschooling I’m constantly looking at various curricula and other materials that are out there. I’m pretty sure that no one curriculum will fit our needs nor do I plan on having my kids do worksheets constantly. Because of this I am…

Hiring a Nanny

Photo courtesy of sylvar via CC A few years ago we had just had our second child and my husband/stay at home dad had just decided to re-enter the workforce so that we could get buy a house. With that we were at a loss for childcare and needed to find someone to watch the…

Family Creative Workshop

I just recently came across this wonderful set of crafting books from the 70s on Apartment Therapy. The web is a great resource for crafts of all kinds but it’s great to have an actual book in hand sometimes. I’ve ordered a used set on Amazon at a not too unreasonable price, about 5$ per…

Kindle 2 Reads to You.

The new Kindle 2 lets you download books via it’s free G3 wireless in under 60 seconds.  That in and of itself is amazing. You don’t have to seek out a wifi hotspot to get your copy of Twilight or the New York Times.   Although I don’t have one the thing that has got me…