One of our favorite books lately is Yes Day, a story about one day of the year in which all of the main character’s requests are granted. Pizza for breakfast? Yes. Staying up late? Yes. Picking the cereal at the grocery store? Yes. I believe saying “no” is definitely part of healthy parenting, and while my kids may not like it, I have the greater perspective to know established boundaries
Archives for 2011
Group Freezer Cooking and OAMM Round-up
Freezer cooking definitely “works” for me and my family as it relieves most of the “dinnertime stress” I used to feel, and helps me stick to a budget.
How I Recovered the Data on my Hard Drive
If you have a “dead” drive and are willing to risk $20 to hopefully retrieve your documents, this may be a solution for you.
Creativity Captured: Artist Tara Put
Creativity Captured is a regular feature in which I spend some time introducing artists, crafters, and bloggers I look up to, am inspired by, and feel have “captured” creativity. Remember me sharing this darling octopus print? “This octopus has a busy schedule today: first, some floating, then some laziness. Finally, a bit more floating and a nap! Hope he doesn’t get too tired from having so many things planned!” I discovered
How to Make Homemade Refried Beans
Canned beans have been a cheap staple in my pantry but now that I know how EASY and inexpensive making refried beans can be, I’ve been making my own. They freeze well too!
How to Build a Children’s Book Collection
How to Build a Children’s Book Collection: Tip One (Alternatively titled: Avoiding the Grocery Store Variety) When I was studying to become an elementary teacher my favorite college professor taught how to spot quality children’s lit and encouraged us to avoid the “grocery store garbage.” “Grocery store garbage,” she defined, are those books (usually containing popular cartoon characters) you can buy at the grocery store checkout. Now I can’t say
Building the Book collection
My favorite class in college was Children’s Literature. I grew up loving to read, but taking that class sealed the deal for me and even before our kids were born I’d collected a huge stash of children’s books. When we had a few extra dollars, Jared (my studdly English major) and I used to take breaks from our homework to go to the local thrift store and browse the books.
Creativity Captured: Jenni Price Illustration
Play with your food? Pretty sure you’ll want to after meeting Jenni of Jenni Price Illustration. I recently discovered Jenni’s blog and after picking my jaw up off the rug and wiping the drool off the keyboard, sent her an e-mail asking if I could feature her and her adorable food art in my new “series,” Creativity Captured. And was thrilled when she said yes! See why?!!!!? (Hang on, there’s