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5 Tips for (ALMOST) FREE Christmas Fun

When you have a house full of kids, you learn how to have a little fun without breaking the bank. When Christmas rolls around you might be like me and have the same thoughts you have the other twelve months of the year. What can we do together to make this (birthday, Christmas, summer) fun -- and how can we do it on the cheap? Here's 5 things … [Read more...]

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Teach Thankfulness with A Thanksgiving Tablecloth – 30 Days of Fall Devotions

Any mom worth her weight in diapers knows the first words we teach our child are thank you. I can still see my chubby toddlers taking cookies from the hand of their great-grandma and quickly walking away. No matter which child it was, they were NOT predisposed to use the two words we'd rehearsed for months. I'd scoop each one up and bring them … [Read more...]

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I Remember Her

  Click Play on this song before reading this post.  Mary Louise Perlando was born in a house in Oakland, California, in 1920. The baby girl in a family of three. She was born to Croatian immigrants. Grandma eloped at 18 to marry Johnny Allen, a Greek man who drove the bus on her route. They were madly in love. Married 15 years, Johnny … [Read more...]

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Turning 18 – How to Know When Your Child Is REALLY An Adult

Do you have an adult living in your home? After reading what I have to say, you may think a little differently. According to Pew Research there's a whole lot more 18-34 year olds living at home than ever before. While there are lots of excuses reasons given; poor job market, college degrees harder to come by, and a myriad of other things, I 'd … [Read more...]

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Put Down That Book And Tell Your Kids A Family Story, Instead

Stories. We love them. In books. In movies. Tucked inside a magazine, it really doesn't matter. When you boil down pretty much anything from TV comedies or just bumping into a friend at the grocery store--it's their story they share to bring you up to date on their life or yours. Stories aren't just for entertainment. We do a great job as … [Read more...]

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