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A Little Girl’s Farm

By | January 31, 2012

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St Nicholas Day 2011

By | December 6, 2011

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Loving God, thank you for St. Nicholas who shows us a good way to live. He fed the hungry. Freed the imprisoned. Cared for those in need, and told people about Jesus. Make us brave, loving, and strong, so that, like St. Nicholas, we may love and serve you as we help those in [...]

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David is Officially Six Years Old

By | October 30, 2011

Our first born is SIX! It is hard to believe he is this old, and we are so proud of our David. David wants to be an artist when he grows up.  Above is his most recent piece of artwork: an oil pastel of a pumpkin.  Of course, he is my son and I see [...]

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Puppet Theater Made by Our Little Monkeys

By | July 28, 2011

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Wordless Wednesday: Mama and Baby

By | July 27, 2011

 

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Crafts for Kids: A Spring Wreath from Egg Cartons

By | March 26, 2011

I saw this idea here, so we tried it out this week. The cutting and gluing was a little labor intensive, but the children enjoyed painting the flowers.

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How I’ve Decided Which Type of Diapers to Make

By | March 19, 2011

After using cloth diapers for several years, I’ve discovered what I like/dislike about the type of diapers we own. The inside of the pocket diapers gets worn and stained over time, even when I hang them out to dry It is much easier to get #2 off of inserts or pre-folds than the inside in [...]

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Our Lenten Candle & Family Prayers

By | March 10, 2011

A friend posted about a candle that her family is using for Lent this year, and I thought it would be fun to do the same with our children.  When Spunky, Bunky, and I went to the grocery store the other day, we picked up a plain, white glass candle.  At that moment, I didn’t [...]

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A Surprise on the Refridgerator Door

By | March 3, 2011

Spunky stuck this huge piece of paper on the fridge just for Mommy. There is a beautiful picture of my “crazy face,” as well as lots of letters that she has been practicing. Our little lady loves to write and draw!

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Crafts for Kids: Mailboxes

By | February 26, 2011

If your children are anything like mine, they probably love writing and drawing pictures to share with others. Punky had the great idea to make mailboxes for Spunky and himself. Here is a quick tutorial: Materials cereal box, shoe box, small box or large envelope hot glue gun or regular glue construction paper, wrapping paper [...]

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