At the Czarnecki house we try really hard to involve kids in making healthy food for the whole family. By default our kids are included in every step of the process; we pretty much do everything together as a family, grocery shopping and cooking included. All the planning starts at the beginning of the week, usually on a Monday, when I’m trying to figure out some semblance of a meal plan. After the kids come home from school, I sit…
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My husband’s distaste for Valentine’s Day is long and well documented, but it doesn’t mean he’s a complete curmudgeon when it comes to love. In fact, my husband is the most romantic guy I know, even though he spends vast amounts of energy protesting otherwise. This was our engagement photo. I wanted to buck tradition and go with something a little more casual than the traditional super formal fare of the day. We’re not really formal people, it isn’t in…
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I’m currently snuggling a sick kid on the couch and re-entering life after a weekend away with my family, but I have a fun Valentine roundup for your reading pleasure. I’ll have more later today, but in the meantime please to enjoy. printable Valentine cards on love and money lemon sugar cookies Valentine classroom party idea learning to forgive Komen foundation and social media hilarious he said she said give the best Valentine of all heart printable template for Valentine’s
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, but you know that already. You’re probably neck deep in chewy red candies at this point and I can’t say I blame you, we get as much Valentine’s candy as we do trick or treating loot around my house. The kids already have it pouring out of their pockets and we’re still a week out. There’s only so much a mother can do, you feel me? And that is to say, not much. I’m…
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I have the kind of pregnancies no one should ever experience. The kind of pregnancies that didn’t exist 100 years ago because the mother died 12 weeks in and stopped bothering everyone with her nonstop complications. I’ve talked a little bit about it here before, and even though I’m still haunted by the memories and don’t like to talk about it a ton, I learned some really amazing life lessons from the whole shebang. There’s something about flirting with death…
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Happy Holidays! I hope you and yours are enjoying a wonderful season, no matter where you are or what you’re celebrating. I’ve been missing for a handful of days so I can really enjoy some much needed downtime with my kiddos. I plan to be M.I.A. until after the new year so I can rest and recharge and continue to bring you fun content. I have a bunch of fun guest posts lined up over the next several days; I…
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My grandfather was a prolific letter writer. Even as a baby I was sent postcards from all over the world with little notes like this one: “You would look so beautiful wearing a lei from Hawaii my dear Ali! Wish you were here with me darling girl! Kisses, Grandpa” What little girl doesn’t need a grandfather like that? He entrusted me with all sorts of important tasks when he was away, things I still can’t believe he allowed me to…
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I almost scrapped holiday cards entirely this year. They’re such a pain in the neck, and even though I ordered the postcards way back in October, I still addressed and personalized every last one of them {100 of them, in case you’re wondering}. It takes time, money, and patience, all of which are running a little low right now. But there’s nothing I love more than mail in the month of December, when I get buckets of holiday cards and…
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