life is short…

Yesterday I was reminded how short life can be. 
 We are fighting colds at our house. Monday night I was up until around 2:30 AM working on stuff. This seems to be my normal routine anymore. I spent the rest of the night not getting much sleep with a 19 month old who didn’t feel good [...]

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I want my mother…

..and to add to all of these feelings I’ve been having concerning the arrival of my sweet little niece, last Friday would have been my mother’s birthday. I miss her…terribly. Life is truly unfair at times. She should have lived to see my children. They would have loved her.

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a forehead flick may be in order…

I wouldn’t actually flick someone’s forehead. It’s a joke. Contrary to my strong beliefs and what I post here, I’m actually quite non-confrontational. I quake at the thought of confronting people. Well, that’s not true. The thought of confronting people is always there as I go over my arguments and internally seethe at lies and [...]

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I have a new niece!

My niece was born on Tuesday. Apparently there was some concern that my sister-in-law would remain pregnant forever. After all, she was already 4 days past her “due date.” So, Monday night they went in for an induction. It seems that my dear little niece just wasn’t quite ready to be born yet, so the [...]

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the mother of invention…

The kids decided they wanted to make chocolate chip cookies, only for us to discover we were missing a few key ingredients. Not to be dissuaded, we decided to improvise. We ended up making orange chocolate chocolate chip cookies. If anyone sees my will power, please kindly send it on its way back to me.

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Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars

My husband left this up for me. He’s such a romantic.
Chasing Cars

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save The Natural Child Project

Save The Natural Child Project
The Natural Child Project has promoted attachment parenting and natural learning since 1996. We love helping families, but the current economic climate has made it difficult for us to continue.
We are sending this one-time message to our newsletter subscribers to ask for a small donation. If everyone gives just $5, we [...]

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a peaceful afternoon…

It’s been freezing here for a while. Temperatures have been hovering around freezing or below for the past month, along with strong wind gusts. Today’s high was 69 degrees F. We wanted to take advantage of the lovely weather.
I’m not the greatest park mom. I really don’t get into pushing someone on a swing countless [...]

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my 19 month old….

My life is good – really good. I’m at a point where I am just really enjoying my kids. I find that when I am really into consensual living, everything falls into place, everyone gets along (for the most part), and we all really enjoy spending time with one another. It’s when MY expectations (or [...]

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the serious need for play…

As unschoolers who didn’t grow up with this lifestyle, I know some of us sometimes wonder if we are doing enough. Scientific American recently published an article about The Serious Need For Play. It might help quell some of those fears when they crop up. Well, you know, besides watching your children learn and thrive [...]

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