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Video watching is exhausting

January 19, 2012

I often feel like this when working in front of my computer too! Sometimes when I’m working, my daughter sits at the table next to me and plays on the iPad. She’ll play games, read books and watch movies. She figured out how to use the Netflix app all by herself… probably out of necessity [...]

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Make cute girls clothing with Fashion Playtes plus Groupon deal

November 28, 2011

I was invited to try out Fashion Playtes, a sort of online fashion design studio for girls. I had a ton of fun creating a custom skirt with my daughter and checking out the entire site. Girls can get creative, design their own clothing style, create a virtual “home” where they can save their clothing [...]

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Skewed perspectives and happy families

November 14, 2011

My mom made a comment about how interesting it was to hear such different perspectives on events people experience together. I had been talking about handling something with my kids which was a similar situation to something she had gone through with me. She’s made this comment before, but it just occurred to me today [...]

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Duct tape sun hat tutorial and Westcott scissor giveaway

October 2, 2011

Yes, you read that right, make a hat out of duct tape, it’s too cute! There are so many cute colors and patterns of duct tape available. You can mix and match or make something in a solid color. I used a set of pink that I received as part of a Designer Challenge. See [...]

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Golf or baseball, which do you love more?

September 19, 2011

My son’s high school baseball team is hosting an invitational golf tournament at the fabulous Pinery Country Club, and YOU are invited! Now usually, when kids have fund raising events, mom and dad take the forms to work and pitch for others to support my kids. I work from home, in my kitchen, remember? I’ve [...]

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Recycled t-shirt button skirt

August 29, 2011

I’m all about finding ways to turn old stuff into new. Lately I’ve been playing with a lot of Rit dye as well so when I came across a pile of old t-shirts from my oldest son, I decided to re-purpose them into something a little more girly for my daughter. Recycled t-shirt project #1 [...]

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When disposable diapers end up in the washing machine

March 30, 2010

When disosable diapers get stuck in the wash

before you get all grossed out, my 2.5 year old is mostly potty trained. She wears a pull up at night “just in case” but is 99% of the time dry. She is, however, in charge of changing into big girl pants all by herself. This is where the problem begins. Just like the rest [...]

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