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Love is Not a Feeling

So Monday nights are Scout nights. We’ve been participating in Scouts (Cubs first, then Boy) since the older guys were in second grade. That would be….11 years now. It has almost always been a struggle to get them to participate. I know that some people...

Monday Give Away Linky, Back on Track Edition

So, wow! Here I am getting this published in a timely fashion. Yay me! We’ve had an eventful weekend here, including 2 graduation parties for friends (yay) and a fight between the dogs that resulted in an emergency visit to the vet this morning (not yay). Jack...

Help Your Kids Beat the Bedtime Blues

(Editor’s note: Lima shares some night-time sanity-saving strategies. Thanks Lima!) Bed-time can be battle-time for many parents. Settling your children down with a nice bedtime story seems a simple enough idea in principle. But when your child has dragged...