Falling in Love with your Family by Alison “Behavior that is measured is improved.” –Glenn Latham The statement is apparently true for healthy eating. One recent study found… “Nearly 1,700 Kaiser Permanente study participants agreed to exercise and adopt a healthy diet, but those who took the extra step of keeping track of what […]
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison Parenting…the Play, Act I Son: “Daddy, I have a sliver. Can you get it out?” Dad: “Sure! Just a minute” (Dad enters, stage right, with a chain saw and revs the engine.) Dad: “Don’t worry kid. It will just take a minute.” Wait! Ridiculous scene, right? As
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Guest Post by Alison What’s for dinner??? Of all questions, that has to be the most frequent one ringing across the nation between the hours of 5 and 7. It is usually spoken by hungry children to tired parents who would rather collapse in a chair than grate cheese. Who would rather collapse in a
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Welcome to this new feature of A Thrifty Mom! You can hear the story behind Sarah’s idea, or read Alison’s first post here. My first introduction to the “Magic Relationship Ratio” was in college, when I taught inmates at the Utah State Prison. Our curriculum was called “Learning Kindness in Families,” and we took our
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A few summers ago, my husband and I tilled our little garden, shoveled on the compost, and planted row after row of green beans. I could almost see the jars of beans lining my pantry shelves, making me look so domestic when my neighbors came over. But as the summer progressed it became obvious that
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A few months ago Matt came into the kitchen and asked little Maveric if he wanted to come help Daddy cut the grass. Maveric threw his hands in the air, and was beyond excited. Matt scooped him up in his arms and took him outside. I then watched them drive around the yard together. Matt
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