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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lara604/ / CC BY 2.0 When I was a little girl, preschool age at best, I had a Raggedy Ann doll. I carried her everywhere. At some point, her face had been destroyed (my mom thinks chewed off by a dog) and my aunt had created a new one out of sheeting and embroidered Ann a new face. I carried her everywhere. After a visit to the park with some teen babysitters and a rushed departure, I realized I had lost my beloved doll. The babysitters refused to turn back — We rarely have time, with all the activities in December, to make gingerbread houses. They are such fun, though! Last year, as January rolled around and we’d missed out again, we decided that this year, we’d make gingerbread haunted houses for Halloween. I figured we’d end up doing the graham cracker house thing, but I was surprised (and grateful) to find haunted gingerbread house kits at the store! (Okay, they were haunted chocolate houses…) They were a little pricey, but with time and health issues last week, they worked out just fine. Here are the houses my kids made: My boys are picky eaters. While I don’t like to cater to that (and I will write a post sometime about how I handle the picky eater thing), I do enjoy having at least a couple meals a week that everyone loves. I also enjoy trying new recipes, but later it’s hard to remember – did Bobo like that, but Xbot hated it? Did Doodle find it too spicy? Another problem is that, while I would like the kids’ honest opinions when we try a new recipe, I also want them to learn good table manners — and critiquing dinner at [Continue reading Comment Cards let the kids share their opinions about dinner] Every day when I get up, before I’ve even wiped the sleep out of my eyes, I have to dive out of the way to avoid getting run over by children that are rushing to get their chores done. How does that miracle happen? It’s a simple matter of having clear expectations, giving the kids a say, and having real-life consequences/rewards for success. We have a chart that I made in Excel that hangs on the fridge, detailing out each kid’s chores for each day of the week. I try to spread the weekly-style chores out so that no day is overwhelming. [Continue reading Getting the kids to do their chores (with little to no complaints)]  |
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