Giving Up On A Clean House

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About my journey as a mother, wife, teacher, and friend, on a constant quest to slow down and focus my energy on what matters to me!

Life is CRAZY!!!

Those of you that have been following for awhile have surely heard about my constant quest to slow down and focus on what matters! You may have noticed that I havent been blogging since our move...

Jul 19, 2011 Like

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Mom Chores~ Trying to Keep a Clean House

We are so settled into our new house that I even plugged in the laminator today! I’ve quickly discovered that moving to a house twice the size means twice the chores!! In our old home I had...

Apr 15, 2011 Like

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Big News

Things have been crazy over here! It’s official- we are moving in less than 3 weeks! We are really excited! Our new home will be just a mile from Super Daddy’s new office, less than a block to...

Mar 13, 2011 Like

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Thanks to all who entered our giveaway for the awesome Pick & Draw Game! Our lucky winner is comment #3, Kylie (of Our Worldwide Classroom)! If you didn’t win you can buy your own set for only $10!...

Mar 13, 2011 Like

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Pick & Draw Review and Giveaway!

We frequently play games as a family after dinner. The usual games are fun for the kids. We love seeing the kids excited to play games together, but the games themselves are usually pretty lame for...

Feb 25, 2011 Like

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Learning Your Name with Valentines Games

Life has been crazier than usual around here! We thought we were moving, but now we are staying put for the time being. We are about to leave on a mini-vacation, but I wanted to share some...

Feb 11, 2011 Like

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Tot School

Ella (33 months) has been getting more and more interested in doing ‘school’ activities with me. She loved using an eye dropper to put drops of water in the suction cups of these bath pads. We...

Jan 28, 2011 Like

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Delicious Everything (and oatmeal) Cookies

Well, a mama on a January diet should not be baking. But, we were hosting playgroup and I didn’t want to empty our snack cabinet. Everyone loved the cookies even though I omitted the chocolate (to...

Jan 13, 2011 Like

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Good Storytellers Make Good Writers

When I taught in the classroom and as a homeschool adviser, I saw a lot of bad writing. We’ve all heard that reading quality books helps create good writers, but don’t forget the classic art of...

Jan 12, 2011 Like

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How Our Sight Word Garden Has Grown!!

Happy New Year!! My winter break is officially over, and I have lots of fun posts lined up for you. I’m working on learning how to make printables, and hope to provide some fun materials from our...

Jan 10, 2011 Like

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Getting Outside

Remember one of my goals for 2010 was to get outside tons. We did pretty well! Here are some pictures of enjoying nature in 2010. I’m excited that Living and Learning is going to be hosting a new...

Dec 31, 2010 Like

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Merry Christmas From Two Chubby Little Snowmen

A chubby little snowman had a carrot nosealong came a bunny, and what do you suppose?That hungry little bunny, looking for some lunch ate that snowmans carrot nose, Nibble, Nibble, Crunch!Happy...

Dec 24, 2010 Like

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Gingerbread Week

My kids enjoyed preschool co-op’s Gingerbread Week so much that it turned into gingerbread month! The kids loved the gingerbread books we read: Our focus letter was G. For our capital G the kids...

Dec 23, 2010 Like

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Blogiversary!

Giving Up On a Clean House is officially 1 year old!! I began blogging to chronicle my adventures with my two preschoolers. I love finding and sharing ideas in the big ol’ blogosphere. But, most...

Dec 21, 2010 Like

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Time for Tots Activity Kit Review

We have had so much fun the last couple of days with our Mix n’ Match Christmas Kit from Time for Tots. Our kit arrived with 12 wonderful activities (which I selected, that’s the mix n’ match part...

Dec 2, 2010 Like

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Keeping My Purse Organized

Yup you read that title right, and yup I’m a self-declared dork! But, at least I’m an organized dork ;) I have a massive amount of membership cards, reward cards, punch cards, business cards, gift...

Dec 1, 2010 Like

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Split Pea Soup & Challah

I wish Thanksgiving produced more ham hocks! There are so many great possibilities! This year’s hock was destined to become split pea soup. Soup Ingredients: 4T Butter 2 Onions, chopped 6-8 celery...

Nov 30, 2010 Like

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Guided Drawing- Thanksgiving Pilgrims

I’m frequently torn when I think of what ‘art lessons’ should look like for young children. Part of me wants to make it a fully creative process, and part of me wants to include some instruction...

Nov 24, 2010 Like

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Preschool Co-op

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that my friends and I have organized a preschool co-op. We are all so excited at how well it is going. I was a little worried that rotating houses each week would...

Nov 19, 2010 Like

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CSN Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Kate (comment #26)! I hope you enjoy your $35 to CSN Stores :) A huge thank you to CSN Stores for the giveaway! Did you know that next month I’ve been blogging for an entire...

Nov 19, 2010 Like

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Countdown to Christmas

Last year we used a paper chain to countdown to Christmas (and practice our patterning, and end the non-stop question of ‘How many more days?) We have an adorable advent calendar that our cousins...

Nov 17, 2010 Like

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Tumblr

I love to use Tumblr as virtual bookmarks for the blogosphere! My Tumblr page is an easy and cute way to keep track of all the great things I find online. Check out the cookies a friend and I made...

Nov 16, 2010 Like

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Win $35 to any CSN.com store!

I was excited when CSN Stores contacted me about doing a review or giveaway. Since the handles on my work bag are literally falling apart, I thought about getting this adorable briefcase. Then I...

Nov 12, 2010 Like

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Making Our Own Books

Ive mentioned the fabulous Growing Tree Toys before. They are an excellent online store for educational toys! Growing Tree Toys graciously sent us a Create Your Own Pop-Up Books Kit to review. I...

Nov 11, 2010 Like

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Leaf Week

A few friends and I have started a preschool co-op. We take turns teaching & hosting preschool at our house two afternoons a week. It’s tough with 2 two year olds, 3 three year olds, and 2 four...

Nov 10, 2010 Like

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Good Behavior For Gems & Jewels

Every house has its rough patches, right? When one (or both) of the kids is behaving like a little monster poorly, I can usually figure out what’s causing it. It’s usually a change in sleep, a...

Nov 4, 2010 Like

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Treasure Chest

One of my favorite aspects of the holidays is giving unique & creative gifts. Ryan and I made this treasure chest for a friend’s birthday. I bought a wooden chest at our craft store. I painted it...

Nov 2, 2010 Like

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Turning my Attention to Food

My husband and I have been talking a lot about food lately, mostly in the context of budget and health. On Friday night we watched Food, Inc. I wish we hadn’t waited so long to watch it, but then...

Oct 24, 2010 Like

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My Little Pink Owl

When I saw an owl costume on Ucreate yesterday I couldn’t resist. I had to act quickly because we had a Halloween party to attend tonight! Thankfully, this costume was incredibly easy. I love to...

Oct 16, 2010 Like

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Giving Up On A Clean House

Life is CRAZY!!!

Mom Chores~ Trying to Keep a Clean House

Big News

Pick & Draw Winner

Pick & Draw Review and Giveaway!

Learning Your Name with Valentines Games

Tot School

Delicious Everything (and oatmeal) Cookies

Good Storytellers Make Good Writers

How Our Sight Word Garden Has Grown!!

Getting Outside

Merry Christmas From Two Chubby Little Snowmen

Gingerbread Week

Blogiversary!

Time for Tots Activity Kit Review

Keeping My Purse Organized

Split Pea Soup & Challah

Guided Drawing- Thanksgiving Pilgrims

Preschool Co-op

CSN Giveaway Winner!

Countdown to Christmas

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Win $35 to any CSN.com store!

Making Our Own Books

Leaf Week

Good Behavior For Gems & Jewels

Treasure Chest

Turning my Attention to Food

My Little Pink Owl

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