A new feature I'm going to introduce on my blog is to find some great parenting articles on the web and show them to you all. My goal is to do this once a week, so I can highlight other great authors, twitters, bloggers, and everything else in between!Parenting Troubled Teens: Self-Control | HealthChkA little over a week ago, Adam provided us with ...continue reading
15 Jan | 2009
Thinking happy happy thoughts
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NOT! I swear when it rains it pours. I awoke to a huge puddle of water in front of my house this morning. Now, the temp is -8 with a windchill of -20, so I definitely should not have had standing water. I called Bill freaked out and he had me call the village. I think it is a water main break. However, nobody bothered to come to my door. ...continue reading
8 Jan | 2009
Holiday Cleanup
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How do you clean up after the holidays? For us, it is a tad more interesting. Madison's birthday was yesterday (she turned 5!), so we always have the quick cleanup that needs to be done from the time we get back from visiting Wisconsin and her birthday party. I usually get about a week if we are lucky. Since we have the basement now, Bill let me keep ...continue reading
20 Dec | 2008
Be Fire Smart and Stay Safe
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Now is the time of the year to talk with your kids about fire safety. With many of us stuck in our homes (see the post before this about being snowed in) and having real Christmas trees, this is a talk we all need to have. Even if you don't have a real tree, your kids definitely need to know what to do if a fire would happen to break out. I know that ...continue reading
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