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The Game Cupboard

Yesterday I issued a challenge for you to toss the games that were missing pieces or that your kids had just plain outgrown.   Here is our game cupboard. My kids are 12 and (almost) 16 so the games we have are ageless  (like Monopoly and Apples to Apples) and nostalgic (like Simon and Perfection). We… Continue reading The Game Cupboard

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Celebrate Spring Cleaning

What does Spring Cleaning even mean? Once upon a time, it was the time when we'd haul all of the rugs and drapes out to the clotheslines and beat the dust out of them with sticks. Let's all say a prayer of gratitude for washing machines and vacuums shall we? But still,  there's something about… Continue reading Celebrate Spring Cleaning

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International Women’s Day

It's International Women's Day. I'm sure it's not the first annual occurrence but it's the first time I've paused to think about what it means to me. I was blessed to grow up in the United States in the 1980s. More so to grow up in very liberal California. And even more so to grow… Continue reading International Women’s Day