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Parenting Rituals: Which Ones Have Stuck?
You all know I’m a planner. On top of that, I’m also optimistic and overly-ambitious! That’s why I wanted to check in about our parenting rituals to see which ones have stood the test of time. We are now 8 years in with our first child and nearly 6 years in with our second.
Parenting Rituals: End of Year Books
When the boys first went to daycare/school, I bought them copies of Oh, the Places You’ll Go and started asking their teachers to write goodbye messages when the boys were graduating from their classes. My aunt bought the book for me when I graduated from high school, and it has … Read More
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Family Goals: An Update on How We Are Doing
This is our fourth year of doing Family Goals, and I really like it! I find that it’s so easy to fall into a rut on weekends. With Family Goals in place, we are more motivated to stretch beyond “business as usual.”
Two weekends ago, for example, we made progress toward two goals. First, we hosted our fifth gathering of friends/neighbors this year at our monthly Saturday Supper. Since it’s a potluck, there’s really no excuse not to do it. I barely even pick up our house in preparation for it. It’s really relaxing and fun to just hang out with people in the backyard.
On Sunday, we … Read More
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Matt and I on our wedding day 11 years ago Yesterday marked my 12th anniversary of blogging! I seriously can’t believe it. On May 12, 2007, I published this inaugural post about how I was moving to Denver and wanted to start a garden at our new rental property. Over the years, I’ve gone through phases where I have written more and gone through times when I have written less. I am now feeling “back on the blogging bandwagon” and hope that you will subscribe to our newsletter (see below) if you want a little bit more from Feeding the Soil each week.
I can’t believe how much has changed … Read More