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Pilgrim Hat Cookies for Dummies

by Monica on November 19, 2010

For my next lazy mommy trick, I shall turn this…

ingredients thanksgiving cookies

into these…

pilgrim hat thanksgiving cookies

Place the cookies with the striped-side down. Dip a marshmallow in melted chocolate (16oz of chocolate chips and 2tbs of shortening will work if you don’t have those little fancy chocolate candy melts). Stand them up on the cookies. Use yellow (or orange if that’s what you have…like I did) decorator icing to pipe on a buckle.

That’s it. Seriously…it doesn’t get much easier. No baking. No stress. Now that’s something to be grateful for!

{Just please be sure the kids eating these cute things know not to cram the whole marshmallow into their mouths. They should be bitten into and chewed well. Large marshmallows are just the right size to easily get lodged in a young child’s throat, and their mushy consistency makes them mold to the shape of the airway…making it very difficult to get them out.}

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Morning Routine Chart for Kids: It Works!

by Monica on August 19, 2010

I got SO tired of repeating the same things over and over and over again every morning. I felt like I was barking orders and we kept getting into power-struggle arguments. Not fun. And not the way I wanted each day to begin.

I created this chart that shows the expected morning routine. I just stuck it in a frame so I can either stand it on a surface or hang it on a wall (it’s going right outside their bathroom door). I included words and pictures, so they can “read” it on their own. And the best part?

It works. Brilliantly.

Yesterday and today, I watched in amazement as they scurried to and fro…pausing to double check their chart. When their friend came over to play yesterday after school, they were happy to show it off to him.

Who knew a $3 frame and a piece of paper could make mornings so much more pleasant?!?!

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Spring in November

November 16, 2009

The temperature was in the mid-70′s here today. It was sunny and gorgeous. The peapod squad came home from pre-k in a great mood and were begging to play outside. I was happy to have the opportunity to grab my camera and head out to capture these sweet memories. My little girl is truly one-of-a-kind. [...]

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Learning to Love a New Routine

October 6, 2009

It’s no secret that I have had a difficult time dealing with letting go of my 4-year-olds. Sending them to pre-k was tough for me. I know that makes very little sense to some of you. I get that it’s kind of odd that I wanted to hold on so tightly. But here’s the thing. [...]

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Yeah, I’m Still Here…Sorta’

September 1, 2009

I remember that I have a blog. And I come here, open a new post window and stare blankly for a bit. Then I close it up and mosey on along. I think I’ve inhaled too many Lysol fumes. Snap, Split and Sweet were home with me today. In less than 2 weeks of pre-k, [...]

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The One Where I Don’t Encourage my Son’s Dreams

July 5, 2009

A really tough part of parenting is figuring out how to deal with the gray areas. And there are MANY of them. Take the issue of encouraging your children to realize their dreams, for example. Sometimes, it’s just not helpful. Sometimes it really is more loving to be honest. To squelch the dream. To underscore [...]

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