I was recently asked about our family’s current chore chart system and how it works, and when there was a bribe offer involved to get me to write a post on it, I thought it might be something others might like to hear about as well. (No bribe necessary!) Like so many things with raising kids, our reward [...]
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Oct 19 2012
Healthy Halloween No Bake Balls
Guess what? There are only twelve days until Halloween! I am getting more and more excited, doing more and more decorating, and this weekend I have big plans to build something for our yard to add to our existing decor. I may need an intervention soon. Look what I found today at the book store: [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sep 20 2012
Healthier Emergencies
As much as we don’t like to think about it, disasters do happen, and while we may think one will never happen to us, it is a good idea to be prepared just in case. One of my biggest fears is that something like a major earthquake will strike our area while my kids are at school, making [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sep 17 2012
Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip
Every once in a while I have these profound moments of realization about something really amazing in my life. And in that solitary moment, it is as if someone hands me a printed photograph of the “big picture” of my life, and I get to glimpse at it’s entirety, just for a moment, before it vanishes into thin air. It might show something I see every [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jul 18 2012
Chocolate Peanut Butter Proteinsicles
Summer. The taste of watermelon so juicy it drips down your chin. The sound of lawn mowers buzzing and the smell of freshly cut grass. The light breeze coming into the house through opened windows in every room. Warm sand on bare feet. Listening to kids squeal with delight as they run through the sprinkler. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »May 10 2012
High Protein Peanut Butter Dip
Want to get your kid to try (and like!) a new food you’ve attempted repeatedly to get them to eat at home? I’ve got the answer. And it’s so easy I’m wondering why I didn’t do it years ago. Are you ready for me to solve all of your picky-eater problems? You simply send them away. [...]
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