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Festive Friday

Friday, December 16th, 2011

No Flashback today, because Tad has preempted it. Every year, the kids come home from school with some kind of craft that they have made and wrapped up at school as a present for Mom and Dad.  Last year, Ane made a calendar that we used over by the computer for the year.  Sometimes it’s [...]



Baking Fiend

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Once all the Christmas cards went out (aside from the straggler here and there, and the few that I will hand-deliver), I knew it was time to put the pedal to the metal and BAKE LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW. Unfortunately, when I went to prep some gingerbread cookie dough, I discovered I only had 1/3 [...]



Our First Christmas Decoration

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Let the countdown begin! With Tad eagerly anticipating Christmas this year, I thought it would be a good idea to bring back an idea I once used with Ane.  So, I made her measure and cut the paper (made her use a ruler and measure – a little math work), I wrote the dates on [...]



Young Artists

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Saturday’s project: Everyone make a picture for Auntie! The older two had their marching orders – Ane was to draw another wildcat picture, and Tad was to draw a shark and the Batmobile.  They got to work. Even Rerun got to color with some toddler-friendly triangle-sided crayons! He only ate the tips off two of [...]