Life in General

The Best Things About Board Games {and tips for playing with kids}

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Board games are just plain fun.  Thank goodness, because that fun has saved many a family get together from boredom or bickering disaster and kept us away from couch potato land.  We actually talk and laugh like human beings while playing games.  Yep – no bickering (yes, adult siblings bicker) and no big debates allowed.  [...]

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Top 5 Must Haves for Fall

I am not a huge fashion shopper.  I love buying tools and art supplies but as I spend most of my time in paint covered jeans and sawdust covered t-shirts, I do not buy a lot of clothing or accessories.  That does not mean I don’t love fashion.  When I do get dressed I like [...]

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Sophia’s Ocean Themed Birthday Party

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Around here, we love a good party.  Birthdays are celebrated right here at our home and enjoyed by as many friends and family as our kids want to include.  We just like people and don’t mind entertaining. Also, we love to throw a good party and DIY it.  Not only does it save money, but [...]

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How to Get Little Kids to Clean {Win a Full House Cleaning}

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Sometimes I wonder what I could get done if I had a dozen children and I taught them all a different task.  I imagine by the 10th  child I would have my house totally taken care of and could spare two little angels to fan me and feed me grapes.  It is nothing more than [...]

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What’s Your Word? It’s Curious.

Today’s word is brought to you by the lovely Natalie. I swear if my kids met Natalie’s kids they could take over the world with their strange form of genius, wicked glares and totally adorable faces.  Natalie is also a mom of 3 and writes at Mommy of a Monster – and Twins.  Yep, she [...]

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