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Wow – hard to believe we’re already on Happy Family Habit #3!  So far we’re sharing our stories more and [...]

I’m so excited that today’s the day we get to reveal our second Happy Family Habit.  Before we get to [...]

Last week something kind of remarkable happened to me.  I had one of those rare days where everything just seemed [...]

Happy New Year everyone!  How was your New Year’s Eve?  If you’re an MPMK facebook fan, then you already know [...]

I’ve shared here before that our son goes to an all outdoor preschool, but only briefly.  In case you missed [...]

One of my boys was blessed with my very over active imagination, which can be fun during the day, but [...]

Like it or not, it’s back-to-school time.  Just as you prep your kids with new clothes and school supplies, now [...]

Before we dive in today, I wanted to give you a quick update on the site’s redesign. We are tenatively [...]

Ever since sharing with you guys about parents swapping cliff notes (and your resounding positive response to the idea), I [...]

The books pictured above have been taking up residence on my nightstand for as long as I can remember, and [...]

‘Tis the season of the runny nose.  The worst part about this time of year isn’t the sick kids, it’s [...]

photo via The Busy Budgeting Mama   I’ve got something very exciting to announce: “The meal plan is coming! The [...]

I first gave you a glimpse of the personalized alphabet book I made for C here.  He liked the initial [...]

We’ve been struggling a bit with typical 3 year old power struggles around here lately.  I’ve been wracking my brain [...]

Hi friends, are you all enjoying a day off today?  We got a good dump of snow this weekend – [...]