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The project my daughters did with me!

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Here's something I'm rather proud of. . . I have raised two successful babysitters. When they were starting out babysitting, I was as nervous as they were! What if something happens? Will they have to cook? What if the kids are hard to handle? I went over instructions with them right until they walked out the door. I canceled my plans and stayed home in case they called for help. When they got home, I'd want all the details and then go over what to do for next time. They got better and better with each job and my nerves calmed down when I realized they were great babysitters who knew how to keep kids safe AND have fun with them at the same time. Hearing from friends and neighbors what awesome babysitters my daughters are made me so proud!   But now they are getting older and getting different jobs, and spending more weekend nights with friends rather than babysitting, they're ready to pass the torch on to younger babysitters. We had the idea to put together a guide/kit ...
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princess virtues

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The other day, little Emmie picked up one of our little Princess dress-up dolls. She would look at it and then hold it up for my approval again and again. I'd say, "Oh, she is so beautiful!" again and again. I've been thinking about it ever since and practicing a different response for the next time she picks up a princess and wants to know what I think of her. Here is what I want to tell my daughters about the Disney heroines: Belle - Oh, she is so smart! She loves to read and would do anything for her Dad. She sees beauty on the inside. Tiana - Oh, she is such hard worker! (And a good cook!) She has big goals and dreams and works hard to achieve them. Cinderella - Oh, she is so classy! She works hard and never complains, even when life isn't fair! Aurora/Brier Rose - Oh, she is so down to earth! She would rather stay in a little cottage in the woods with her true love than go to live in a castle and marry a prince she doesn't know. Snow White - Oh, she ...
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new quilt for a new niece

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Little, tiny 1" square pieces of brightly colored, varied fabrics set against white. My thinking in using really big prints in these little, tiny spaces was that each square would be unique, no two would exactly repeat.
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last day of swimming lessons

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This story can only be told with visuals. . .
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the fourth

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We started our 4th of July with Papa Bob who was here from Seattle. We had breakfast and then he had to take off for the airport. I think Lucy is missing him already in this photo: Then we quickly got dudded up for the neighborhood bike parade: And enjoyed the neighborhood block party. . . cute decor: Red, white and sparkly: Oh, beautiful! For spacious eyes. . . alright, that was cheesy.
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