Hodgepodgemom

Back to basics

I desperately tried to make the last week of December slow down. It didn’t work. The clock struck twelve, the…
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Raise your hand if you’ve already taken down your Christmas tree. Neatly packed away all the decorations? Sigh. Not me….
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If you know me, you know I like lists. The holidays are especially list worthy. Lists of errands, gifts to…
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Which sounds better to you – a household task or a chance to help? When I think of chore I…
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“Time to pick up jurisdictions,” I call. There is honestly no way I could possibly follow behind five children and…
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The habit of being ready Here they come. Piling loudly through the church door. One child’s ankles are neglected –…
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With holidays coming up there will be a bunch of action in the kitchen. So how do you allow preschoolers…
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Mad sad glad is a little game we play at supper time once or twice a week. It’s a gem…
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I’m so glad Kendra gave us permission to discuss emerging habits in her A Morning Routine part three. Especially since…
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When our eldest outgrew her nap I struggled with losing that quiet time for myself. I needed it! The three-month-old…
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Here is the question I get most often: What do you do with the little ones while you school? What…
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Why not find something to celebrate every day? A lost tooth, an extra measure of kindness, diligence in school work…
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Often I longed to… write down that cute something a child said… trace around a pudgy little hand… mark a…
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