I’ve been knitting up cloths in my spare time – dishcloths and washcloths.  It’s so soothing to do something useful that happens to be relaxing.  When I’m watching a Jazz playoff game with my husband and the lead goes back and forth, you would not believe how many rows I can knit!  I look [...]

 
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We’ve been studying Van Gogh’s Starry Night this month in school.   Maybe “studying” isn’t the right word.  We’ve been playing with it.
I put a poster up on the wall, eye level with our toddler so they could touch it, trace it, and get really familiar with the painting.
The first night, I saw this as I [...]

I am SO excited to feature Not So Idle Hands today – what a great idea for all our little girls!
Play makeup is usually messy, toxic (just check out the ingredients that most of these Chinese-made toys include – and shudder at what’s NOT listed – lead, anyone?), and UGLY!  Emily has the perfect [...]

 
We’ve all been at a family gathering or campout, gotten up for another drink, and come back to find someone in our seat.  Accusations fly!  “You stole my chair!”  “Hey, that’s MY seat!”
Or… maybe that was just me and my siblings, way back, um, last year.
Yep.  We’re SO mature. 
Put an end to musical [...]