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From the monthly archives:
I tackled several areas in my house this week on my “Itch to Pitch” de-cluttering mission. Unfortunately, many projects were started, but not all were finished… Can you relate? You go to clean up one area, only to find things that belong in another area. So you go to put them away and totally get [...]
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Olivia just had her last T-Ball game of the season. The last game of her very first season playing this sport. When asked if she was going to play T-Ball again, she replied, “I sure hope so!” Olivia exudes enthusiasm over everything she does. Seriously. And she wants to do everything. Seriously. One day she’ll [...]
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When my oldest son Conner was in preschool, he came home with tons and tons of beautiful “creations” that we used to hang up all over his room. Tip — Best wall decor around: hang up your kids’ artwork. It costs you nothing extra and they love it. When Conner was three we lived in [...]
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Our recent dilemma with our 13yo has been how to answer this question. Over the years we have gone back and forth on it, mostly being fickle and inconsistent not only about how much to allot but whether to even give an allowance at all. I never had an allowance growing up. Neither did my [...]
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I found some shelves at a yard sale last summer that fit perfectly next to the kitchen table where my 6yo daughter likes to go through her tree-a-week in drawings and writings. We never really set up any organization for it, though, and things just got thrown in there willy-nilly. For months, it’s been out [...]
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My 13yo son had the opportunity to go to the University of Notre Dame this week with a good friend and his family. His friend’s mom is an alum, and every summer they road trip back to her alma mater and stay in the dorms for a few days and cruise around the sites.Isn’t it [...]
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