The last couple of days have been the type of days where I spend the time counting the minutes until David comes home to save me from the kid-induced chaos. The type of days where I make brownies at 10am and then try to not eat the entire batch before 5pm. I know comforting myself [...]
We’ve done a lot of work around the house: new floors, new doors, new trim, new paint… lots of new, and lots of work. The kids have been champs through it all, and today we took a day to work on a project of their choosing. The origin of this project was a doll house [...]
I just came across this link from the Connecticut Department of Health on one of my listservs – its a great little fact sheet on the different types of plastics that are used for everything from toys to baby bottles. It also explains which ones leach various chemicals into your food or water (um, yuck) [...]
Our kids love going to the toy store (who doesn’t?) but its really hard to find toys or treats that a) they can afford with their ‘own’ money; b) are not a huge commercial brand; and c) are made in America. We really don’t want to take the wonder and excitement out of toys for [...]
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When our first child was born, one of the things that amazed us was how much stuff came into our house with the new baby. Stuff we bought, stuff people gave us, stuff to feed, clothe, diaper, clean, soothe, sleep, entertain the newcomer to the house. Stuff we needed and stuff we didn’t, [...]
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