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It is the weekend, get a little sleep!

♦ February 6, 2015 ♦ 2 Comments


Most parents feel  “out of order” when they are sleep deprived!  Try this weekend to grab a few more minutes of sleep! Ahh sleep…what new parent isn’t wishing for more?  I heard a new parent speak of the first few months of parenting to be as exhausting as the Iron Man Triathlon.  Makes sense to me! …

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Fun holiday eating for your child!

♦ December 8, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment


Wow, the weekend seems like it was only a few hours!  Busy times in all of our homes during the holidays.  I opened my refrigerator last night and was shocked at what I saw.  After a Christmas party at our home, my choices for dinner ingredients seemed to contain either sugar or cheese!  If you …

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Burns, Bites, and Bumps on the Head!

♦ August 19, 2014 ♦ 1 Comment


One of the first words many parents teach children is “hot”! Little fingers often explore hot curling irons, stove tops, fire places or other hot things.  About 40,000 children are burned each year and half of these burns happen to children under age 4. Burns hurt!  Of course the best way to prevent burns is …

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Friday….celebrate with a little R and R.

♦ August 15, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment


My favorite day of the week is here again.  I am looking forward to a “date night” tonight.  Even with being an “empty nester”, a date night sounds exciting.  It is nice to be out and concentrating only on each other and not the pile of laundry that still is sitting in my laundry room. …

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Is my child reaching developmental milestones?

♦ August 4, 2014 ♦ 4 Comments


My husband and I went out to breakfast this morning and he was “flirting” with another girl!  He is a sucker for cute cheeks and bright smiles.  We saw a darling baby with both and a big bow headband to top it off!  The parents allowed us to ooh and ahh over their precious daughter and …

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Embrace every part of your child….including their temperament

♦ June 11, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments


A great combination of active and calm, distractible and intense, regular and chaotic, sensitive and tough, outgoing and shy, goofy and serious, and always love…multiple personality traits and a family better because of it! It isn’t very often that all of us are together for an extended time.  I am looking forward to some family time in …

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When and how to wean from the breast, a big milestone for both of you!

♦ April 30, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment


Are you ready to wean?  Is your child?  How can you make it easier on yourself and your child when the time is right? There are not very many moments that are sweeter than nursing or bottle feeding your sleepy baby.  What precious memories I have of those moments, and how quickly they pass.  There …

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The gift of Grandparents!

♦ April 23, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments


“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” – Rudolph Giulian This past weekend all 4 of our children and their cousins spent time with my parents.  While there, the kids helped a bit in the …

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Friday is here!

♦ February 21, 2014 ♦ 1 Comment


Spend some time doing what “fills your pitcher” today! What will you do with your Friday?  I have some plans…it may not sound fun to many of you, but I am looking forward to it!  I like order, ask my kids and they will claim I am a bit compulsive at times!  The fact is, when …

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So it is a little cold…get outside anyway!

♦ January 30, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment


The weather outside is frightful….well at least cold!  Looks like we will be having a winter with more snow and cold than we did last year.  I am a fan of snow, and even cold weather, it makes me appreciate the spring.  I am not a fan of feeling cooped up, and I remember those days …

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