Category Archives: The Kid Chronicles

I love you because…

By Jessica | February 18, 2009

{I have been thinking about love a lot lately. Valentines Day was a crucial time to really look at how I feel love and give love. I am preparing to give a presentation to my Mothers of Preschoolers group later this week about the 5 love languages for kids. So here are some of my [...]

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Conversation Cards :: Valentine Edition

By Jessica | February 13, 2009

As I was combing through my bedroom closet, project o’the month, I found an old stack of cards, all 50 of them.  Uh, not good enough.
So what’s a girl to do? Make something! Of course!
In honor of Valentines Day, I thought I’d whip up  a little “game” to encourage loving, talking, and learning within our [...]

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morning :: noon :: night

By Jessica | February 12, 2009

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morning::noon::night

By Jessica | February 11, 2009

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A Month Below Freezing

By Jessica | January 27, 2009

It’s a heatwave…a tropical heatwave!
Just Kidding! If we make it to the weekend, without rising above 32 degrees F., Minnesota will have the fourth month on record, since the 1880s, to not have a single day above freezing.
When the air is colder than cold, and the sun is brighter than bright, just upon the mere [...]

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morning, noon and night

By Jessica | January 26, 2009

I am inspired by a photo series, morning, noon and night, produced by the blog, beauty that moves.
I thought I’d give it a go…

morning, noon and night
truly,  just a blink

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Make Room for the Play Room

By Jessica | January 23, 2009

How to Make an Old Closet into a Play Room in 9 steps

Note: I’ll spare you the real before photo of our pre-attic closet disaster,  and go straight for the cute photos of how to make room for the play room. I know, it hurts my before-and-after loving gene, not to have documentation of my [...]

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Muffin Tin - Royalty Edition

By Jessica | January 14, 2009

I went with a castle-type menu. Ry loved the Roasted Pig the best. He ate it without hesitation (after the candy, of course).

Dirty Berries (chocolate chips, dried berry mix)
Garden Scrap Greens (no dressing)
Yams (butter and brown sugar)
Roasted Pig (ham in the shape of a crown)
Crumbs of Bread (torn french bread)
A Jeweled Sceptre (sugar-free sucker from [...]

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