I’ve always wanted to decorate cakes. I’ve gotten pretty good at the standard piping and the like, but I’ve never worked with fondant or anything like it.
But, when Liam – who turned 11 today – wanted a computer cake, frugal me was reluctant to pay someone to make it. So, I decided to undertake the [...]
Get the first two chapters of Michelle’s new book, A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children, for free! Michelle is the homeschooling mother of (almost ) 7 children and has lots of humor, tips and hints for living with so many for much less. Want to try it out for nothing? Just email Michelle and [...]
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Get the first two chapters of Michelle’s new book, A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children, for free! Michelle is the homeschooling mother of (almost ) 7 children and has lots of humor, tips and hints for living with so many for much less. Want to try it out for nothing? Just email Michelle and [...]
I loved this article from Zen Habits author Leo Babauta. He writes about being kind, something I have worked at being for a long time. Being purposely kind, I must admit, has been hard for me in the past. I did not grow up or live around people who were kind (except for my mother). [...]
I’ve posted this one before – but it seemed very appropriate right now – so here are a few things to ponder…and please comment if you have something to add!
1. Fix-It. Don’t throw out your old VCR, DVD player, washer or whatever it is that just broke. Fix it. I recently saved our VCR (we [...]
Get the first two chapters of Michelle’s new book, A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children, for free! Michelle is the homeschooling mother of (almost ) 7 children and has lots of humor, tips and hints for living with so many for much less. Want to try it out for nothing? Just email Michelle and [...]
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Recently, a fairly well-known author, Judith Warner, wrote on her New York Times blog commending Hanna Rosin for speaking out about how much, according to them, breast pumps suck (pun intended).
Warner’s article: http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/why-i-dumped-the-pump/ and Rosin’s: The Case Against Breastfeeding published in The Atlantic (a publication I used to like a lot).
Rosin’s article is a bit [...]
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“It is almost a miracle that modern teaching methods have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiousity of inquiry; for what this delicate little plant needs more than anything, besides stimulation, is freedom.” – Albert Einstein
I just love this quote. I have an interesting opportunity to compare my oldest, who is now 16, and my [...]
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The Winners of the Sinupret for Kids Giveaway are:
mamatace; Toni;Veggiemomma; Nicole; and Angie Cox
Each of these winners will receive an email from me confirming their email address and asking for their mailing address. Thanks so much for entering – and commenting – the comments have been very helpful.
-Michelle
Because I’ve been doing a lot of writing and publishing lately, I set up a new website, to show off my writings, blogs and books!
I hope you’ll take a look, read something and let me know what you think!
Thanks!
Michelle
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