Friday, January 27, 2012

Making Soup...and More Pretending

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When my daughter was younger, I remember really looking forward to the day where she could pretend with me.  When I was working as a teacher...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Healthy Dinner Idea: Vietnamese Pho

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If you've never had pho before, your taste buds are in for a flavor party!  Pho (pronounced "fuh") is the national soup of Vie...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Busy Boxes...Or Whatever You Want to Call Them!

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Busy boxes.  Quiet time bins.  What do I do now? containers.  Whatever you want to call them, they all serve the same purpose.  I initially ...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

DIY Magnets

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I have a metal dry erase/magnetic board (leftover from my previous life as a teacher) that I have for Olive to play with.  However, she'...
Friday, January 6, 2012

The Gift that Keeps on Giving - A Year of Dates!

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Okay, just to start, I realize that this post doesn't really fit my blog as it doesn't have much to do with my daughter.  However, i...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Sticker Fun

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My daughter loves to peel the stickers off and stick them onto all kinds of surfaces, but mostly paper and herself.  A few months ago, I tri...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

A Little Green Thumb

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Oh boy, has this been a holiday whirlwind!  After Christmas, I spent a fun 3 days sick with food poisoning.  Yuck!  But now, I'm back to...
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments

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Christmas at our house is in full swing!  And by full swing, I mean I still have half my presents to complete (I'm making most of them) ...
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Friday, December 16, 2011

Pinterest Friday

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Ah, Pinterest.  We've been having a love-hate relationship lately.  I love finding all kinds of great ideas, but I hate that I don't...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

Holiday Cookies...Mmmmmm...

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For the past few years, sometime around Christmas, my family holds a "Cookie-Off".  We each find a recipe, bake our cookies, and j...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Animal Diorama

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I found these cute little plastic animals at The Dollar Store recently.  I've been wanting to get Olive some play animals like this and ...
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