Before judging, keep in mind I have NEVER painted before My husband visited his parents and took the kids with him. Woo Hoo! Free day. I could spend it at the spa but I don't like the spa. A massage never cut it for me. I relax by getting out and doing things. I scoured the …
Last year, our family went on three big trips, so this year we're staying close to home. We are going to try and stay within a half a day's ride from home, so that our biggest expense is where we stay. Where to stay: * Camp - it's a great way to get back to nature. If yo…
This weekend, we saw Iron Man 3. The movie was so much fun - I would recommend it, it's like taking a roller coaster ride, except at times funnier. Bonding Two days before heading out, we watched Iron Man and Iron Man 2. We wanted to watch Avengers but we also wanted to see it o…
Join a summer team Two weeks ago, I told my kids that they will need to pick a project that takes all summer long and if they don't I will pick one for you. Every couple of days, I ask them if they've been thinking about their project. Both of them did, but I'm not allow…
I recently watched an interview with Michael Pollan, who wrote, In Defense of Food and has recently came out with, Cooked, A Natural History of Transformation . He said that your safest bet to eating healthy is that you know a human is cooking your food. Basically he was saying to stay a…
I thought I'd share a story while observing my daughter over the years. Years ago, my daughter was on a team that did not have very good direction. Everyone wanted to be on top. She is a quiet, yet brilliant kid, who was getting frustrated that they were not accomplishing…
using the burnt sticks to draw latch hook by the fire Last fall, I blogged about how the family got together and raked and raked and raked. We paid the kids and they were a little motivated by it. After all the raking, we made a fire and sat around and ate smores. Now it’s sp…
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I am a big advocate of women's rights and find they are often overlooked. I sometimes think we are modest and don't promote ourselves. As such, we struggle against discrimination. I started making posts on my facebook page two years ago, it was quite successful and I got many o…
