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I loved the holidays when I was a kid. Although my mom raised me mostly by herself, she did have a long-term boyfriend when I was little. I remember spending Thanksgiving and Christmas with him and/or his extended family. It was great – exactly like the families I saw on TV or the ones my friends […]

I’m exhausted at the end of most days. I’m tired of talking about trucks with my 4-year-old. I’m tired of hearing “Hot Dog” or the “Miles from Tomorrowland” theme. I’m tired of cleaning up crumbs and making meals. I’m tired of planning for the next day – where we have to be and what else […]

I love a good “fall” recipe. I also love trying to cook anything new that might interest my family. And, also, as well, I love trying recipes that I can change easily depending on what I have on hand. So, with no further ado, I give you….THE CORNUCOPIA OF GOOOOOODNESSSS! I use a mixture of […]

Here’s what we’ve been up to this fall! Apple Volcano – In the middle of our apple picking season, we had quite a few apples leftover that were going bad. So we used them to make these volcanoes, of course! This was much more a Scallop activity than a Pearl one (as she insisted on trying […]

I guess I’m behind the times because I didn’t really even know this was a term used to denote kids who are kept back in school for a year for one reason or another. A few weeks ago Scallop’s preschool teacher called us in to talk about keeping him back in preschool for another year. […]

I started journaling for my kids when I was pregnant with Scallop. At 18 weeks pregnant, I wrote my first letter to our baby, still not knowing if it was a boy or girl (we didn’t find out the sex until his birth). I wrote about the fact that we had recently been to a […]

I’m pretty sure my procrastination level has reached an all-time high lately. I haven’t been keeping in touch well with my friends. I haven’t been planning new and fun things to do for the kiddos. I certainly haven’t been keeping up with my house cleaning. So, what have I been doing then?? We are in […]