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Entertain Your Kids, the Cheap and Easy Way

If you wander into a Toys R Us or stroll down the aisle of any major store, you might think that kids these days need battery-operated light-up noise machines in order to be entertained.  If you watch commercials with your kids *shudder* you will find yourself being told that they need the latest and greatest [...]

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Learning to Really Love

As I write this, I am tired.  The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and I can’t seem to get the sleep out of my eyes.  I was up in the middle of the night with a feverish kid then up early this morning with a hungry one.  I have already played 2 rounds [...]

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Creative Solutions

Real Simple is one of the few magazines I have ever really enjoyed reading.  Before my gift subscription ran out, one of my favorite regular features was called “New Uses for Old Things”.  It was a wonderfully creative little section where they would take everyday items (like felt pads for chair legs) and give you [...]

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A Dad and His Girl

Like all parents, we are occasionally awakened in the night by cries from our children.  These days they are usually caused by a bad dream or a need to pee.  Most recently, our 4 year old awoke calling for a glass of water.  Daddy was the first to respond this night and stumbled, half asleep, [...]

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