Kid Friendly Food on the Fourth

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Around here the 4th of July often turns into an entire weekend event! My kids love it! I have found through the years that the day itself is so busy and exciting that even if meals are served the kids don’t stop long enough to really enjoy it. So, this year I’ll be serving lots [...]

Rainy Summerness

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In true Pacific Northwest fashion, the weather has decided that it’s not ready to give way to summer and spring is holding on with passion. This has meant lots of rain for us this week. Rainy summer days can get old… fast. Lots of energetic boys in one tiny confined area often equals chaos and [...]

Surviving the Adjusting Teen Driver

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Ok, you can breathe now, your teen has been driving a few months. It’s good… well, it’s better anyway! Your blood pressure has not been spiking every time your child gets behind the wheel. They are no longer gripping the wheel so hard you’re afraid they will break it and you are no longer holding [...]

Curing Summer Boredom – Today at Technorati

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Today you’ll find me over at Technorati offering up just a few ideas of how to cure summer boredom for kids! Feel free to let us all know if you have any tips too!

Indoor Summer Fun

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Because not every summer day will be nice, it’s just a basic fact that I’ll have to plan many indoor activities to get us through the summer as well. So, the timing of the Redbox Summer of Fun & Games Sweepstakes couldn’t be better! To celebrate summer fun, Redbox is asking moms, “What’s your family’s [...]

Surviving the Newly Driving Teen

driver's ed

If your blood pressure goes up just thinking about the eventuality that you will have to let your child get behind the wheel of a car you are in, you are so not alone! Problem is it didn’t occur to me that I’d react that way to the involuntary rise of my blood pressure and [...]

Surviving the Learner’s Permit

Driver's Education

We knew the day was coming. The countdown to 15 1/2 years was ticking away. Then suddenly it arrived, and I had no excuse, I had to renew my driver’s license so it only made sense to take “the kid” with me to get his permit. He was already enrolled in Driver’s Education locally and [...]

A Little Extra Time for Mom with Manilla

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Paying bills and managing finances is not at the top of my list of things I like to spend time doing each week. Today, I’m thrilled to tell you all about Manilla, a free online bill payment system that consolidates all your bills in one convenient, easy to use, time saving location! Less time paying [...]

I Just Need Chocolate

Chocolate

Yes, this is a random post, but hey sometimes a girl just needs a little chocolate…. this has been one of those days. And I have to wonder if I’m alone. The end of the school year is extra hectic this year and … well… as unhealthy as it may seem, a little chocolate sometimes [...]

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