Monthly Archives: December 2008

this is how it starts

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Sandi

For the past cou­ple of nights get­ting my daugh­ter to go to sleep has been ridicu­lously hard. Our usual rou­tine is to fin­ish up din­ner, brush teeth, change dia­pers, get into PJs and then read a book or two. Some­times … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Discipline

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Sandi

I’ve been pretty laid back about dis­ci­pline. I am anti-spanking. I use time­outs. I try to redi­rect the kids before they get into a sit­u­a­tion that requires that I dis­ci­pline them. I know that up until now the kids haven’t … Con­tinue read­ing →

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and it needs to have a greenhouse attached to the kitchen

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Sandi

I’ve been think­ing a lot about what my “dream home” looks like. It will be jointly designed by my hus­band and me. It will be “eco-friendly”. Some of the must-have ele­ments are: four bed­rooms an office an open plan kitchen over­look­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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