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4 Helpful Tips for Thrift Store Shopping

by Marie

There is real talent when it comes to thrift store shopping. I’m lucky to live near two of the top thrifters around, Allison and Kami. These ladies are skilled in their approach and attack! After going with them on a recent trip to the thrift store, I learned a thing or two. Here’s a few [...]

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What’s Curing Your Dry Rough Cracked Hands?

by Marie

My poor hands. Living in Utah is great, but with the dry Winter weather here, my hands suffer. I’ve been applying all kinds of moisturizer and thought I’d share what’s been working for me.

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream: I like this, but really only for everyday use. It’s not as hard core as I want it to [...]

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Tracing the Letters in Your Name

by Marie

I love this name tracing activity. I still have memories of doing this myself when I was in 4th grade. It’s a great way to reinforce letter recognition, using a capital at the beginning of a name, and tracing lines.

Supplies for Name Tracing Activity:

paper
colored pencils or crayons

Start by writing your name on the paper, preferably [...]

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Love is in the Air With Project 52: Date Nights

by Marie

Guest post by Tiffany of Simply Modern Mom
I know we haven’t met yet, but can I make a confession? My husband Nathan and I haven’t been taking time to enrich our marriage ever since our oldest was born… three and a half years ago. You know how it goes. Kids seem to take over every [...]

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5 Ways to Organize and Display Your Child’s Artwork

by Marie

Guest Post by Heidi of Budget Wise Home
When your child’s artwork starts overtaking the refrigerator, it’s time for a better display system. With so much artwork coming in every day, figuring out where to put it all can get overwhelming. The first thing you need to do is create a “zone” for the artwork. Decide [...]

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We’re Whrrling Down the Mountain

by Marie

It’s Day 4 of my son’s StartNOW ski program, sponsored by Park City Mountain Resort. I’ve put together a fun Whrrl story, sharing what we’ve been enjoying with this program. So check it out and have fun whrrling down the mountain with us!

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Laptime Songs for Mommies

by Marie

Amber of Because Babies Grow Up, has written a fabulous ebook called Laptime Songs for Mommies. If you’ve been looking for ways to share a love of music with your child, then this is the perfect music companion for you. For Amber, it was born out of wanting to enhance the library music time she [...]

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Day 3 of StartNOW @PCSki

by Marie

We’re on Day 3 of my son’s StartNOW program, sponsored by Park City Mountain Resort. He’s really getting the hang of it and having a lot of fun. I feel like he’s progressed a lot since his first day. I even took him out on a few runs after his lesson this time and he [...]

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Resolutions for the Mind, Body, and Soul

by Marie

For me, 2010 is the year of the mind, body, and soul. Even my milk jug lid knows it’s going to be a good year as I found this image the other morning for breakfast! Below I’m making some resolutions in each of those areas, along with a few links to go with them.

Mind:

Read. I [...]

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It’s Cough and Cold Season

by Marie

If your household is anything like ours during the winter, then you’re in need of some Zarbees cough syrup too. Zarbees, a Make and Takes sponsor, has happily been soothing my kids coughs one spoonful at a time!

Zarbees is an all natural cough syrup that comes in a lemon or cherry flavor and contains your [...]

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