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Finer Things Friday

Finer Things Friday: By the Slice

August 27, 2010

Summer is best savored by the slice, don’t you think? We sure think so! Watermelon feed last night, ice cream social at our house tonight… we’re savoring summer around here, and it’s a Finer Thing, for sure! What Finer Things are you celebrating this week? Link up and let us know! Thank you for directly [...]

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Finer Things Friday: Mom of the Year

August 19, 2010

“Who wants to move the dining room table and chairs into the living room?” It doesn’t take much to be Mom of the Year (for a couple of hours) around here. Use what you have. Change things around. Break a few organization rules. All in the name of good, free fun! My children think free [...]

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Finer Things Friday: My Baby, and My Baby

August 13, 2010

It wasn’t lost on me last weekend when my crabby, crying girl climbed on my lap. I wouldn’t let her have a cupcake yet, and she was exhausted from playing and getting whatever she wanted whenever she wanted it at grandma and grandpa’s for five full days, three of those days with cousins. Oy! I [...]

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Finer Things Friday: Breastfeeding

August 6, 2010

I think we’ve established this week that breastfeeding is a Finer Thing. We’ve also acknowledged that (as always) every mama, baby, relationship, and situation is different. There are tips and tricks to make it easier, but some still have to overcome daunting obstacles to make it work. For others, it never does work out and [...]

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Finer Things Friday: The Library

July 30, 2010

This child has become Independent Reader Extraordinaire in the last several months. During quiet time. Scrunched up by her window at night until there is no summer light left. In her dress-up clothes. It matters not, the when or where… she just needs a book in hand at. all. times. Last week we had reason [...]

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Finer Things Friday: Summer Bliss

July 22, 2010

It was so perfect I forgot to take photos. Homemade Butterfinger ice cream, straight out of our White Mountain Freezer. Family gathered with a neighbor friend on our freshly painted (yesterday) picnic table. Not too sweltering, only-a-little-windy Kansas evening. Three-year-old birthday girl smiling with a sweet, milky, drippy grin. Summer bliss. What Finer Things are [...]

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Sweet Corn Time

July 8, 2010

It’s that time again! We’ve been enjoying a summer delicacy this week… Kansas Sweet Corn. The one time of year we work hard for our food… … and enjoy every minute of it. Sweet corn is definitely a Finer Thing! What “once a year” foods do you enjoy most? What Finer Things are you celebrating [...]

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Finer Things Friday: Three Hours

July 2, 2010

Some would say sitting at a car dealership from 8 to 9:45 in the morning, waiting on an alignment job, is an inconvenience. Others would say being at the doctor’s office from 9:45 until 11:15 (pre-natal glucose test) is a pain. Me? I did both this morning. Inconvenience? Pain? I figure I got 3+ hours [...]

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Finer Things Friday: Fireflies

June 18, 2010

Our children last night. Freshly washed. Sun-kissed. Pajama clad. Visiting Flashy. Flashlight. Kristen. And the others. (Why yes, they do all have names!) More than an hour past their bedtime. It’s fun being a Yes Mom! (Especially when they’re all still sleeping at 8:15 this morning!) Ah, the Finer Things of summer! What Finer Things [...]

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Finer Things Friday: Mr. Turtle

June 3, 2010

Some parents can’t walk out of WalMart without buying their kids a trinket or the latest gizmo or gadget. Me? I’ll buy my children a few items… for birthdays, or Christmas, or Easter. Guess I’m not 1) a pushover, and 2) easily suckered into frivolously spending our hard-earned money. Plus, I’ll let you in on [...]

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