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Last year we talked about coming up with a family motto. We actually came up with some good ideas – but it was so hard to remember everything. So this year, we decided to try again and keep it really … Continue reading
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They say the biggest revenge on a child is for them to grow up and be a parent and to have a child just like THEM. Well, I was a pretty good kid (if I do say so myself) so … Continue reading
Every May for the past couple of years we have gone away for the May long weekend. This year, we don’t have all the kids so we decided on a spur of the moment trip this weekend. We usually head … Continue reading
My phone was hijacked the other day. The culprit – wasn’t too hard to figure out – was Zach. We don’t lock our phones around here (both of us have had previously bad experiences with secrecy, phone locks, and computer … Continue reading
Over the past few weeks we had a couple of incidents with various kids – ok – ALL of the kids at one point and thought we’d explain the idea of “Emotional Bank Accounts”. I had read years ago Stephen … Continue reading
Today was a really good day. It was a good, inspiring day. A few months ago I was thinking how I wished I could connect some of my clients together so they can share their stories and make connections and … Continue reading
Every Sunday/Monday we get a new quote of the week that gets written up and posted on the bulletin board in our kitchen. During Family night (every Monday night) we discuss the meaning of the quote. On the back of … Continue reading
In my experience, how satisfied you feel on Mother’s Day is a little barometer of the happiness meter in the rest of your life. At least that is how it has worked for me. I have celebrated Mother’s day for … Continue reading