Posts by puffingirl

We went apple picking this week and have been making apple treats all week.  We had apple cinnamon bundt cake (so good!), I made apple pie filling for the freezer and we'll can some apple butter too.  Yea, apples!

Mistake: not checking the cupboards (either before or after meal planning), leading to not using stuff we had, buying duplicates, or thinking that we had more of a staple item and find out when I'm ready to make the dish that we...

It is hard to balance it all.  One thing that helps us is having someone come in to clean once a month.  We still have plenty of cleaning to do on a regular basis, but know that everything is going to be scrubbed, dusted and...

I've been thinking about some of the things that many of you have written and it's really helped clarify things for me.  It does feel like a more sane approach to not always be pushing for more.  And when I think about what I...

Thank you for your thoughtful replies. They really helped me today when I was talking to another parent and was better able to hold my ground, not get too worked up myself, present an alternate view and say "no" to some opportunities....

DD is in kindergarten and we also use a Planetbox (I'm finding she eats much more this way than when I had stuff in bags last year at pre-k).  She'll take a half sandwich (PB+J, turkey and cheese), or cheese and crackers or or...

We got a Strider balance bike for DD when she was 2 and she loved it.  We moved up to a 2-wheel pedal bike this last year and she learned to ride it so quickly, having mastered balancing on the Strider already.  Never had to...

DD is 5, has just started kindergarten at our local public school, and I think we're all settled into the new routine.  She likes school and her teacher and is having fun there (hooray!), even if she isn't particularly challenged...

There was a dance class that DD was loved last year that I couldn't stand for a number of reasons.    I opted out of everything extra (the recital, the photos, etc), even though DD would have liked those things, and then...

Thank you both for your replies.  We had just been talking about some sort of music lessons for DD--she's asking for them.  Either piano or violin, I guess.  She's saying she'd prefer violin but piano makes more sense...