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Water Balloon Battles Just Got Easier!

Seriously, I still don’t understand why I didn’t think of this. My kids LOVE water balloon fights. The downside is my husband and I standing in the kitchen for HOURS filling and TYING those darn things. It’s painful. Hours of work and they’re gone in under 5 minutes. The first time I saw the commercial… Continue reading Water Balloon Battles Just Got Easier!

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Getting Outdoors

It’s so important to me that my kids play outside. We are fortunate to have a large, fenced-in back yard where I feel safe with them playing out there. There is nothing I love more than sitting in my kitchen with the windows open and hearing them play. However, sometimes it’s like pulling teeth to get them to… Continue reading Getting Outdoors

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Now vs. Then

We’re buried in snow here still. More snow coming this week. More snow coming next week. The kids have been to school once in the past week. Now Then I prefer the latter. Counting the days…