Good food on a Budget

The other day I read a great article on The Simple Dollar.  It is really in line with my thoughts on maintaining a healthy diet while maintaining a healthy wallet (or jar in our case – ha ha!)  As a bonus, it has some yummy looking veggie-friendly recipes at the end of the article.  Definitely [...]

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at it again…

Granny will be so proud when she comes to visit next month.  We have a budding artist on our hands – if only she could use a canvas other than herself! It’s hard to see in this pic but her arms are done in felt while her legs and feet are in pen. Here’s a [...]

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Oh Dora – ¿por qué le odio?

As I write this post, my two little monkeys (mis monos) are jumping on their beds (it is nap time) while reenacting a scene from Dora’s Super Silly Fiesta.  They call it, “Monkey’s Special Day”.  How my children, who look at me like I’ve just asked them to do first year calculus when I ask [...]

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these mischievous days…

Camdyn asked to colour today, but didn’t inform me it was her face she was planning to colour.  Then she moved on to tearing up the local paper. Admiring her handiwork.

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expressing ourselves…

…in chalk busy at work…

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these happy…

…sunny days!

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I might need more adult time…

… I’m starting to appreciate 2-year-old humour.   Last night, Jae squinting and poking at her eyes: “Where my eyeballs go?  Where my eyeballs go?” Me, ROFL:  ”I don’t know honey, where are they?” Jae, opening her eyes wide:  ”Here they are!”  Ha ha ha…. Repeat the above about 82 times.   Today, driving to [...]

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my little ballerinas…

… first ballet class

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this is what they mean by…

… children are always watching and learning.  Here Jae is using a No Peek-A-Boobie nursing cover made by Kewt Kids with her baby Elmo just like Auntie Tara does with baby Ryland!

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Send your kids to Mars…

…well, their names at least.  Here is a cool little opportunity from NASA.  They will put your name (and/or your kids’ names) on a microchip which will travel aboard the Mars Science Laboratory to Mars in 2011.  It’s totally free and a fun way to get your kids interested in Science.

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