• dumpling making & Chinese New Year

    I do not typically take all my kids grocery shopping with me.  I am so much faster by myself or with just a couple of them. Last week we celebrated Chinese New Year. I knew the kids would love roaming the aisles of the asian/international…

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  • finding their sweet spot

    I like animals, but I wouldn’t say I am especially drawn to them. I was given the gift of mothering a young man that lives and breathes all things nature and animal. He dreams about common animals and exotic ones. He knows a million random…

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  • Vaseline on my lens

    I don’t remember where I read this idea, but it has floated in the back of my mind as something I wanted to try. Vaseline on a camera lens…well, more like on plastic wrap covering the lens. I would not recommend putting vaseline on your…

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  • way to go mom

    When Pinterest first became popular several years ago, it was interesting to me to watch the reactions other moms had to the website. For some, it sparked their creativity and gave them confidence to try new things. Others complained that now everyone would be doing…

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  • Art with Kids {Andrew Wyeth}

    So…maybe this will become a little series. I’ve never been good with blog series or themes, but we’ll pretend this is a series until it ends. This week we studied Andrew Wyeth. Before I introduce an artist to the kids I do a little studying…

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