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WFMW: 13 Best Halloween Books for Children

October 15, 2008

One of our favorite things to do any time of the year is read together. My children love to snuggle up in our "big chair" and read with me. These are some of our favorite Halloween books. I hope you find them enjoyable too! Spooky Riddles by Marc Brown My children love to tell the [...]

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WFMW: Keyboard Shortcuts

May 28, 2008

When you spend a lot of time on the computer like I do, you come to rely on many shortcuts to make your keystrokes as efficient as possible. Today I want to share with you some of the shortcuts I use most. Some of you may already be familiar with them, some of you may [...]

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WFMW: Canvas Art

May 21, 2008

My WFMW today is pretty simple, but it brings hours of joy to my children. Did you catch that? I said hours. As in completely immersed in their own creativity and basically quiet. In fact, when I bring out the canvas art, my children have been known to become excited, yet calm. They encourage each [...]

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Don’t Forget That WFMW Will Be HERE This Week!

February 12, 2008

Shannon mentioned in passing last week that, since she’s going to be out of the country, I’ll be hosting and managing Works-for-Me Wednesday over here this week. I’m so freaking excited I can hardly stand it. I can’t wait to host this carnival and read your helpful ideas! I’ll post the Mr. Linky just like [...]

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WFMW: The What Do I Fix? Edition

December 5, 2007

Shannon says: It’s 5:15 pm, the kids are hungry, you have a headache, hubby is almost home, and the pantry has three things in it.  What is your BEST last-minute meal recipe? Actually, I have several remedies for this situation–some are better than others. Have Husband stop at Taco Bueno on the way home. 3 [...]

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WFMW: How Do I Clean Real Wood Floors?

October 3, 2007

Husband has installed wood flooring throughout our downstairs. The first time he installed it (in the living room, dining room, hall, and powder room) I was seven months pregnant with Wild Thing. It took forever and I remember celebrating Easter on cement and being careful where I hid eggs so Max wouldn’t get lockjaw or [...]

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WFMW: Brand Loyalty Edition

September 4, 2007

Today is Brand Loyalty day at Works-for-Me Wednesday, and boy do I have a few brands I’m loyal to. Here’s a list of five of my favorite brands: Just for Red Heads (JFR): Paula Pennypacker (her real name!) has the best mascara out there for us red heads. I’m partial to Ginger Red, myself. Bare [...]

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WFMW: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Love the One You’re With

June 6, 2007

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone My comfort zone in the summer months (and any time, really) can be summed up with this movie quote (because which part of my life can’t be summed up with a movie quote?): Uh, anything in this general area right in here. Anything below the stereo and on this [...]

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WFMW: Free Classic Audio Books

May 16, 2007

I love having an iPod nano. Have I mentioned that before? Have I also mentioned I love books? Thought so. Here’s the beauty of those two loves: I can download a book and listen to it while cleaning, knitting, sewing, or whatever else I need to be doing. Two great tastes that taste great together. [...]

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WFMW: Bubble Baths

April 25, 2007

One of the biggest treats at our house is the super-extra-special-gimongo bubble bath. To make the super-duper, extra-special, ginormous bubble bath you’re going to need a few things: A bathtub. No, this won’t work in the shower. It’s a bubble bath. See how the title kinda says it all? A spa mat/bubble mat that fits [...]

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