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Toss any magazine older Work them out. The problem with bad weather is that children don’t get enough exercise. Play “freeze dance” stopping in position when the music goes off. Pile up pillows and encourage the kids to gallop over them on hobbyhorses. Get out the tutus and do a dance show. The storm has hit and you are stuck indoors with small lightening fast children. Kids are bouncing off the walls. You’re just about to go bananas. You take a look, but the pieces to Candyland are missing. Maybe a boardgame can save you?
 
Grab some couch cushions or an large box and drape a sheet over them. Put toys and kitchenware for the kids to play with underneath. They can make a walkway to the structure with blocks. Set it up and hand out the invitations to all of the stuffed friends. It could be your dog or cats birthday, or your child’s favorite stuffed animals birthday. Decorate white paper plates for party invitations by coloring them and personalizing them. Bake up some cookies or have a popcornfest. Stretch out the preparation. Throw a ten minute party. Fill plastic bottles with whatever is on the shelf to make potions. Toothpaste, ketchup, food coloring - the yuckier the better. Add baking soda and vinegar and watch your concoction fizz. Clean out the magazine rack and have your kids clip pictures and paste them on paper. Suggest a theme, such as animals. Toss any magazine older than your toddler. Work them out. The problem with bad weather is that children don’t get enough exercise. Play “freeze dance” stopping in position when the music goes off. Pile up pillows and encourage the kids to gallop over them on hobbyhorses. Get out the tutus and do a dance show. The storm has hit and you are stuck indoors with small lightening fast children. Kids are bouncing off the walls.

 
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September 1, 2009

Happy Back-to-School Season

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School started two weeks ago here in our corner of the world. I don’t know if it ever gets any easier, this letting your children grow. That is, after all, what motherhood is about–making yourself obsolete.

Adventures in Sleep Training (Day 2)

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 12:09 am

Eighteen minutes. That is how long it took my little guy to fall asleep tonight. When I first decided to teach my son how to fall asleep by himself, I was fully prepared to wait an hour or more. I’m so glad this has not been the case so far.

August 31, 2009

Ask Your Doctor, Not The Internet

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 11:29 pm

In the age of Google, pregnant women everywhere have themselves worried sick about diseases, complications, birth defects, and traumatic labor.

November 7, 2008

New Plans to Graduate Kids in 10th Grade

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 4:08 pm

The last two years of high school are generally spent preparing for college and enjoying the last hurrahs of senior year, but what if it were the first two years of high school, grades nine and ten where this took place, instead of grades 11 and 12?
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Show Off Your Cute Baby!

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 2:39 pm

Does your baby have a special toothless smile or a way of looking up at you that just melts everyone’s heart? Is he a little terror that is always getting into everything? Could she win a modeling contest? Can he make spaghetti come out of his nose?
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Interview with the Chicken Lady 3

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 2:30 pm

Are you ready to raise your own chickens and enjoy delicious home grown eggs? This is the last blog post in our series that asks an expert chicken lady about all there is to know. If you missed the earlier two posts, I strongly suggest that you go back and catch up.
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November 3, 2008

Car Pet Restraints

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 6:31 pm

Do you use a pet restraint when you take your dog or cat in the car with you? I’m wondering because a couple of weeks ago when I went with my friend Karen to the Nashville Humane Society (NHS) they had a variety of suggestions posted for taking care of your pet.

Fun Fall Crafts for Preschoolers: Homemade Trees

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 5:11 pm

On a scale from one to ten this craft is a solid three in terms of difficulty. Meaning if you have a preschooler like I do, he or she will have very little difficulty making these homemade trees.

The End of a Relationship and a Long Running Series

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 4:58 pm

After rumors of infidelity, the long time relationship between American Idol’s Simon Cowell and television reporter Terri Seymour is over. His rep Max Clifford confirmed the two have separated.

September 8, 2008

More "Whoever Heard of" Expressions

Filed under: Educational — admin @ 5:55 pm

Even though my mom is gone, an expression we’d say still lives on. I find myself coming up with some pretty funny “whoever heard of” lines. Ones I know would make my mom smile, if not chuckle. Perhaps they’ll tickle you as well.

That girl is so bow legged, she couldn’t hem a hog in a ditch.  That’s got to be one of my favorite country sayings.

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