Falling in Love with Your Family by Alison I bought these little wooden Nutcracker Ornaments when they were cheaper than dirt last January. I saw them not as the unfinished product they were, legs and arms tangled in the reject bin, but as they would be–the focal point of my lovely tree, painted in glittering […]
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Cleaning the house isn’t usually up there on our top ten fun holiday activities. But with a little creativity, you can send Scrooge packing and create a house full of helpful little elves. Christmas company is coming and the house isn’t ready. Kids make
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison Tonight, many parents will hold their child a little longer at bedtime. They might pause for a moment as they walk out of the room to look at the little form under the covers, and think of the parents who won’t be singing lullabies tonight. The tragedy
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison I visited my 91-year-old grandma Lucille last month. She is in a care center across the state and is starting to forget. As we talked, she drifted between warm, witty conversation and random comments that didn’t make sense. I cried for a long time when I left,
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison Does your teenager feel useful? Needed? Indispensable? In this awkward age of hormones and bad hair days, many parents see their teens as barely bearable, let alone vital to the success of the world. Kids need to feel needed, and it is a parent’s job to help
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Capture some of that childhood enthusiasm and dream! Do you ever have a song that stays in your head for days? It is especially annoying to me when I only know one line and just keep singing it over and over again. The song
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison Potty Training in One Week: Part 2 Read Part 1 here. There are so many effective ways to potty train, and no one right way, as as long as it is positive and effective for your family. I’d like to share my method, which is based on
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison As autumn rolls around again, I get excited for the fall colors and pumpkin bread. But mostly, I’m just excited to dress up for Halloween. I always dress up for Halloween, and I’m always the same thing…a 70’s hippie chick. I love vintage clothes, and it is
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