As the mom of boys I hear a lot of interesting conversations…sometimes between the boys and sometimes just one little boy playing imaginary play by himself. Today it was the latter! As I type this I’m pulling out a toy car and stamp from behind my back and it is barely past 7am. The boys are all done eating, one…
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Messy Boy
If you’re ever looking for all the digi scrap tips/pages, it has it’s very own category…a link to that category is at the bottom of this post and also in the right sidebar under Favorite Froggy Spots. Yup, right there is a link to all the Digi-Scrapping pages and tips! Ok, now on to the Tip of the Week! When…
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Naptime Is Becoming A Problem
That’s right…nap time is becoming a BIG problem! The twins are currently going through a “difficult” napping phase – ie. they DON’T want to nap! I on the other hand survive on that one hour of relative peace each day, so naps are simply not optional! They are only three and almost all of my children have napped until age…
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Huge Parenting Decisions – Education
There are times where parenting is a little harder than others. Each child goes through times where they may need a little more from you than others. It is a pretty continual rotation of needy-ness around here as you can imagine, but typically it isn’t too overwhelming. Lately though with all the frustration and stress over how on earth to…
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A Clown Truck Mommy
As we neared the halfway point in our drive to church yesterday, an ambulance casually merged onto the freeway ahead of us. Suddenly, from the back seat Monkey squealed “look Mommy, it’s a clown truck!” He was obviously very excited! The “clown truck” even proceeded to exit when we did causing further excitement. Monkey: “Look, it’s white and blue.” (it…
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When Your Heart Breaks for Your Child
There are many times throughout parenting when we hurt for our children. It definitely isn’t the fun part of parenting, it’s the reality and the nitty gritty part. Some of the heart breaks will be from your children’s actions toward you. Sorry, I know it isn’t a great thought, but how many of us have been stunned and even brought…
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Digiscrap of the Week
ALL of the digiscrap items used for BOTH of these fun layouts are FREE right now at Faith Sisters! They are holding a designer call and there are 23 mini (and not so mini) kits available to download for free, but only until the end of March! You can see and get the download links HERE. While you’re there though,…
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A Weekend Without the Teenager
Our resident teenager (13 year old son CJ) spent the entire weekend at my parents’ house goofing off with my youngest brother (who happens to be 16 years old). Having him gone has some rather surprising side effects… Just the mere act of setting out 5 plates for the kiddos instead of 6 takes some major brain power (crazy huh?)…but…
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Monkey Doodles
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