From the monthly archives:

June 2009

honey whole wheat bread with golden flax seeds.

by Rachele Foushee-Beck June 4, 2009Home

FLAX SEEDS Flax seeds have been around for thousands of years and have many health benefits. Flax seeds have been helpful in alleviating some allergies, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression, joint problems, and flax seed oil helps to reduce the drying and cracking of winter skin. The recommended daily dose is 1-2 tablespoons per [...]

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how to make a men’s tie.

by Kimberly June 3, 2009Home

Forget the same old department store tie you usually concede to gifting your favorite dads. Check out these instructions for making a one-of-a-kind-just-what-he’d-totally-dig necktie for your one-of-a-kind dads.  Courtesy of the talented minds at the Purl Bee blog, courtesy of Purl Soho. Don’t forget to check out their fabulous fabric selection. I’m thinking this Amy [...]

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Bedtime, the seven-letter word

by Emily June 3, 2009guest blogging

Or “The Post Where You Learn How Bad a Mother I Really Am” by Emily Hill Note: I started writing this post about 9:00 p.m. last night… Until about a half hour ago I had absolutely no idea what I’d write for today’s post. Then we started the nightly bedtime ritual and within five minutes [...]

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may i present: the social luxe lounge.

by Allison June 2, 2009Beauty

I’ve had a button on my sidebar for a little while, flashing about the Social Luxe Lounge at BlogHer. What is it you say? A lounge for Social Luxes? That would be you. If you’re headed to BlogHer this summer in Chicago, you don’t want to miss this party. We’re doing a little bit of [...]

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cookie magazine.

by Allison June 2, 2009happy things

I’m loving my latest issue of Cookie Magazine. In fact, I love every issue of Cookie. It’s the perfect mixture of practical parenting advice, cool gear, and hip ideas. I don’t feel like a fuddy duddy reading it, more like a hipster who happens to be a parent. A great idea to keep the mounds [...]

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flash cards for kids.

by Allison June 2, 2009Family
flashcards

If you’re in the market for flashcards to beef up the letter skills of your little brainiac, I recommend Flashcard Zoo. Created by a mama who’s clearly done her research, the cards are: “Mommy-created and kid-tested and approved. These flashcards have been lab tested in hostile conditions and can withstand, chewing, drooling, being walked on, [...]

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getting stuck in the bonneville salt flats.

by Michal June 1, 2009Travel

Total Trip Time: 00:02:30:00; and then I get this bright idea. Hello friends! What is the best way to keep things interesting on mile 60 of a 600 mile trip that will eventually drags out for another 3000? That’s right; find the stretch of HWY that makes absolutely no turns for 80 miles, and….. “Evasive [...]

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What is the CPSIA?

by Emily June 1, 2009Family

STILL CONFUSED? JOIN THE CLUB, by Emily Hill Before Allison left on her family vacation adventure she asked me to write a couple posts this week for Petit Elefant. To be perfectly honest I invited myself and my posts over to “play” and Allison was nice enough to humor me. (And to think I tell [...]

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Finding Balance

by Alma June 1, 2009organization

CONFESSION TIME, by Alma Loveland I am not on vacation. My house is a little (a lot) disorderly right now. I’ve had traces of baby poo in my bathroom sink for about three weeks and still haven’t gotten around to cleaning it out completely. My meals have been thrown together hastily or we’ve resorted to [...]

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