. Goal One: Change the “tone” in our home. . The “rewind” is being used less and less now. I find the kids halting their behavior more quickly when I start to raise my hand, or speak in protest of how they are acting. The one time we used the “rewind” the other day, it […]
Today I am featured on the 3in30 web site to tell everyone how it works for me. I have only been a participating for a few months, and while I don’t have a 100% success rate, I am doing pretty well! Below is a short excerpt from my post. But please head over to […]
Due to the weather getting nicer here in NY I am running a series of posts on fun, inexpensive things for the kids to do outside. This is the third post in the Fair Weather Fun series and I am focusing on BUBBLES today! Fair Weather Bubble Fun 1. Make Your Own Bubble Wand […]
. Goal One: Change the “tone” in our home. . This one is my important one for this month, and possibly the months to come. We are doing reasonably well with this. When one of us (including me) has a not so nice tone, we “rewind” and try again. Now the kids know what is […]
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. I am already starting out July by being behind in posting my goals! Never fear though as I have known what they are going to be and have been diligently working on them (well, some of them). My first goal, and the biggest one I have chosen to tackle may take more than one […]
Here in NY the weather has been a bit of an issue for gardening. We finished out May with rain every day and multitudes of flooding in our yard. June has been better so we were able to get going on our garden expansion. This was a much bigger task than we anticipated. We ended […]
It’s that time of year again, the time where we are all sighing with relief at another year being complete, and gearing up for the year to come. Typically at this time of year we are putting away last years things and looking for what we will be using for the coming year. If you […]
. So somehow this whole month seems to be passing me by! I did not post a 3in30 update last week and the week before I posted mine as week 1 only to find everyone else was posting as week 2! Hopefully at least I will have that right this week! . Goal One: If […]
[image width=”140″ height=”191″ frame=”simple” align=”right”]http://www.startsateight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/140_245_Book.443.cover_.jpg[/image] I grew up seeing Billy Graham as a pillar of Christianity and biblical wisdom. I am not sure there is a man on the planet more respected when it comes to Godly Wisdom. This book takes his quotes, breaks them into categories and adds a bible verse for reference. This […]
The futures so bright, I gotta wear shades! . . . . . . I now present to you, Mr & Mrs…… . . . . . . . . . . . The “money” shot! Love this one! . . Love this one for the sweet looks from the onlookers in the tree! What […]
. Just yesterday she was only four, Today Ava is a baby no more. . . Baby #3 was a maybe or a might, Now she is riding her own bike. . . Five means it is time to go to school, Ava thinks her teacher is really cool! . . She loves dinosaurs and […]
