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Links 07-08-08

Well, here’s the last of my food series from GNMParents (now archived at ForeverParenting.com). I’ve written boatloads about various fruity ideas for the past 3 weeks, today I want to finish the series by discussing some ways to preserve summer vegetables....

What Kind of Parent Do You Want To Be?

I’ve been thinking more lately about what I would love my home to look like 5 years from now. The older boys would be 15 by then, and I’ve been realizing that I have a pretty clear picture in my head of what kind of Mom I want to be…what kind of...

Four and a Half Fruity Ideas

It’s early in the summer season yet, so we’ve only gone strawberry picking so far. I’ve been taking the boys for years, and it’s fascinating to watch them change from year to year. The older boys have gotten pretty good at berry picking. When...

Do Your Kids Grow In Spurts?

TechnoBoy and The Mercenary came home from camp yesterday (this is the 3rd year they’ve gone) and I’m convinced they aged a year in the 6 days they were gone. Even though they were incredibly tired after a week of shenanigans at camp, they were very kind...

Blog Business 6-20-2008

I’ve been scarce this week because (cue trumpets here) the boys are all away from home. The older boys are at camp until lunchtime on Friday and the younger ones are at Grandma’s until Sunday. After a whirlwind of todo lists and errands about town...