Easy. Homemade. {Homemade Pantry Staples for the Busy Modern Family} eBook Sale

By now, you probably know that I thrive on SIMPLE.  Life is already chaotic enough on its own, so I try my best to simplify our schedules, meals, clutter, and life to pick the easy over the complex. However, this doesn’t mean I compromise nutrition and homemade for box meals and fast food.  I’m passionate …

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Kids. Keeping Us Humble Since 2007.

Kids certainly have a way of keeping you grounded,  don’t they?  They serve up humble pie  with a side of honesty and embarrassment almost daily. Today’s Character: Clark Murray – sense of humor beyond his years, affectionate, talker, easy going Setting: Local Crowded Pancake Joint Scene: While waiting for a table of six to be …

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5 Ways to Let Summer Linger

The more summer threatens to leave us, the tighter I want to grasp it. Why are we Americans always in such a rush to jump to the next season, without soaking up the very one we are in?  Not sure about you, but there is nothing “merry and bright” about seeing Christmas displays in the craft …

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Poolside Summer 2012

We’ve spent a lot of time poolside this summer, with swim lessons and afternoons at our neighborhood pool.  The weather has been record setting HOT and DRY, which makes for great pool days. I experimented a little with Brad’s new MacBook Pro’s  iMovie  today to put together a little video collage of some of the …

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Why We Are Choosing To Become “Crazy Quad Homeschoolers”

I guess it’s time to answer the anticipated “What Are You Doing for Kindergarten?”  Our local schools returned to a new school year last Thursday, but we weren’t quite ready just yet. We haven’t exactly {ever} been traditional, and this school thing isn’t going to be the exception.      It’s an individual family decision.  We …

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Five And A Half {Little} Men

Who told these boys they could grow up on me?  Honestly, I want to freeze this age so badly. Yesterday marked  five and a half years. We celebrated with candles and cupcakes from grandma. Daddy sang 1/2 of the Birthday Song from his meeting, followed by  oatmeal with sprinkles, and a splash in our neighborhood …

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His Grace Is More Than Enough, When I’m Not Enough

Summer is threatening to leave us soon.  School supplies, pool closings, fall sports being practiced on any open field, are constant reminders that it will escape us once again. We’ll carefully pack up our five-year-old summer memories, and voyage into a new adventure soon. Change is hard, necessary, and unfamiliar, yet we’ll travel there together. …

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So Many Olympic Sports, So Little Time

It’s been 4 years since our Olympic hopefuls made their video debut in gymnastics…   How is it possible that those rolly drooling babies have turned into this????? This Olympics, they are into fencing (with wooden spoons and super hero masks), soccer, badminton, swimming, cycling, running, and pretty much any other sport that’s being televised …

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