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My Adventure with Creating a Safe Reusable Sandwich/Snack Bag

I just recently got my sewing machine all set up in my bedroom. This is actually quite…

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Reusable Lunch Bags

Traditionally in my house if food/lunch needs to be packed we grab the closest old, hopefully not…

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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…

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Loss and Care.

Over the last two weeks my extended family’s situation has changed dramatically. We said goodbye to my…

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Max, He Was a Good Fish

I walked into the room the girls were playing and happily greeted me. I then went to…

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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…

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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…

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Potatoes and Rainbows

I had a wonderful opportunity the other day to go with a friend to harvest potatoes at…

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Hiring a Nanny

Photo courtesy of sylvar via CC A few years ago we had just had our second child…

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Family Creative Workshop

I just recently came across this wonderful set of crafting books from the 70s on Apartment Therapy….