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A Little Hard Work Never Hurt Anyone

A theme I keep coming back to in this blog is the disconnect between my work ethic and the boys’. I am a workaholic. Plain and simple, I’d rather be pursuing a task than sitting still. The older I get, the more I want to be completing things. Don’t...

Dreamfield Pasta Review

Remember the pasta test we did a few weeks ago? It was fun! As a result of that post, I was contacted by Meredith of McDowell & Piasecki, asking if we’d like to try out a brand I’d not heard of before: DreamFields Pasta. It turns out that Dreamfields...

FFYF: Sunny Days Edition

Hey! It’s Friday again. Time for some fun, don’t you think? Today everyone at Earnest Parenting is enjoying a sunny day with weather that’s not fantastically hot and sticky. Yay! We’re focusing on chickens here as we get ready for the county...

Tweaking the Plan Can Reduce Parental Stress

There are a lot of things that mystify me when it comes to my boys; the need to destroy-ahhh, I mean disassemble everything they touch, the constant violence, persistent bathroom humor…ugh. The biggest difficulty has been our differences regarding work. I think...

FFYF: Beach Fun Edition

Good Friday, Internets! For todays Fun For Your Friday edition, I’m enjoying a slightly cooler day and a cute picture of the boys at the beach last summer. Or was it the summer before? I forget. Guess we’d better get to more beaches this year, eh? Welcome...

How To Be Happy, Part 3

The third rule that Hubby and I live by is “blessings are undeserved”. Now, I know that this explanation is not going to sit well with everyone who reads this post. No problem! You are most welcome to disagree with me; however this is how we choose to...