Falling in Love with your Family Guest Post, by Alison One Christmas we braved the snow to spend the holidays with my husband’s family. That year I snagged lots of Amazon deals and had them shipped to my in-laws. Great idea, right? The trouble was that I stopped paying attention to all the messages from […]
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Falling in Love with Your Family by Alison In the busyness of the holiday season, I know I am usually more concerned about where the tape is than about how my marriage is faring. Our relationship is strong, I reason, so gravity can take it to the position of a distant satellite to planet Frenzy.
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison Ahhhh. The Christmas season is upon us. Parents happily shop around town, finding everything they are looking for. Red-cheeked children are giddy with delight as they select the perfect gifts (all within price range) to bless others with. Babies coo in their car seats as they go
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By Alison (Read Previous Posts Here) This post was supposed to be about ways parents can teach their children to be thankful by encouraging them to give service. But as I thought about my experiences as a mom of five, I realized that my kids have usually been my teacher in this area. So, here
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Enter to win a Family 4-Pack to the Nutcracker and Clara’s Tea Party! Simply email shunt@collegeofidaho.edu with “Nutcracker Prize Pack” in the subject line. The winner will be randomly chosen from among the emails received by November 28, 2011 and will be informed by email. Winner can choose tickets to the morning matinee or evening
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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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