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A Family Mission Statement
As Matt and I continue to talk about expanding our family with the addition of a baby (we’re not even thinking about starting to try until the end of the school year), it’s important that we continue to clarify for ourselves what kind of family we are and what kind of family we strive to be.I pulled out the writer’s notebook and asked Matt to indulge me in a little brainstorming session. Here’s what we’ve come up with so far (in no particular order):
We are a family that…
- values health and wellness in the form of regular exercise and healthy eating.
- makes it a habit to eat home-cooked
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DIY Idea: A Window Chalkboard
Ever since I saw the above image, I’ve been wanting to transform an old window into a chalkboard and magnetic surface. A chalkboard will fit very nicely into our old schoolhouse theme (we have a science lab table in our dining room, an old desk to hold our succulents, a slate from the 1800s, a wire gym basket for Hoss’s toys, and one of those giant wall maps that pull down).It’s taken me several weeks, however, to find a window small enough for our purposes. Well, honestly, it took me three trips to my favorite vintage store on three different weekends. And then I found a great window. It’s … Read More
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Pound Cake Present
I’m going to visit a friend I haven’t seen in a while, and we had some leftover pound cake from dinner last night (which, by the way, I highly recommend you bake! It’s pretty easy to make a delicious-tasting cake from this recipe).Wax paper + ribbon + sticky note = instant present
Voila!
Happy Saturday to all of you…
