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Connecting with Long Distant Relatives

November 19, 2009 by · 19 Comments

My side of the family lives in Michigan – a good 3 hour drive away. Kora and Logan don’t get to see their grandparents as much as they would like in person so we go to the next best thing. Our webcam. Kora and Logan love it. They read their Grandma and Grandpa stories and [...]

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How to Get 2 Toddlers to Wash Their Hands – Disney Musical Hand Wash Timer

November 17, 2009 by · 36 Comments

It’s so difficult to get toddlers to wash their hands for an appropriate length of time. I’ve tried all the common tricks: having them sing Happy Birthday to themselves twice, buying soap that’s supposed to change color after a certain amount of time, telling them to go wash again because the first attempt wasn’t long [...]

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Shopping with 2 Toddlers: The Temper Tantrum Edition

November 15, 2009 by · 35 Comments

I think Kora is going through a crazy growth spurt lately. She’s been overly tired, eating like a horse (yesterday she had a banana and three bowls of cereal for breakfast). She’s also been extremely whiney and cranky. It’s like we’ve hit the terrible 3′s. She’s going to be 4 soon, so I guess it [...]

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Homemade Granola Bars

November 14, 2009 by · 31 Comments

Have you ever made homemade granola bars? It’s actually really easy and I’ve been making them quite a bit lately. The best part is they can be customized any way you like. In large bowl, stir together oatmeal, oat cereal, rice cereal, marshmallows, pretzels, and dried cranberries. Grease an 8×8 inch baking dish with cooking [...]

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Favorite Post Friday

November 13, 2009 by · 5 Comments

It’s time once again for Favorite Post Friday. Today’s post comes from CinderMommy. For Zac, For Maine is an incredibly written post about some of the struggles a person close to her has suffered. She presents a different perspective for her readers to consider and and she helps us remember a remarkable thing about life [...]

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How to Keep 2 Toddlers Busy – Laundry Basket Fun Part II

November 11, 2009 by · 23 Comments

Once again the laundry basket was my friend recently. When I was sick, I pretty much let the kids do what they wanted (within reason) and they decided to pretend they were having a garage sale and stacked a ton of toys in the laundry basket. It kept them busy forever and was contained enough, [...]

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Picky Eaters

November 10, 2009 by · 20 Comments

I never wanted to be the “clean your plate” kind of mom, or the one yelling at their kid at the birthday parties to eat their vegatables or there would be no cake. I never wanted to be the “eat five more bites” mom or the one whose toddler sat on their lap through every [...]

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The Ultimate Cloth Review

November 8, 2009 by · 9 Comments

With two toddlers it’s difficult to keep the house as clean as I would like. We go through a roll of paper towels every three or four days cleaning up the kids’ spills and in general house cleaning. Recently I was asked to review The Ultimate Cloth and when I heard that it would cut [...]

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