Tricia

Jazz Is Driving

I can’t believe I am actually saying it but it is true.  She came home about a month ago and told me she passed her permit test on the first try! Yeah, I wasn’t ready for that. I am not sure how the whole process worked because I never took Driver’s Ed classes. I was over 18 by the time I got mine and you did not need to take classes once you became an adult.  So then we had to take her...

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Happy 11th Birthday TJ!!

I think it is pretty cool that TJ is celebrating his 11th birthday today. On 1-11-11 he turns 11. Since it is his “golden” birthday, I promised him no embarrassing pictures of him sleeping or doing something undeniably adorable as a toddler. He definitely is growing up now. TJ wants more privacy from his sister and developing  his own taste in clothes. He loves dinosaurs and anything related...

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Giving Allowance Manager A Try

For the last few years my husband and I have had problems when it comes to the kids and allowances. How much it should be, when to pay it, who should pay it him or me? It turns out the biggest problem was keeping track of the allowance account and actually paying out. In my house, bad behavior can result in fee. This means I would subtract a small amount if they were doing something bad. I just could not...

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Happy New School Year with Nestle and R.I.F.

I use Nestle products everyday and I love to read. I was happy to find out that Nestle has partnered with Reading Is Fundamental. Reading is so important and I encourage my children and just about everyone I know to read. I am always suggesting a book or three that I think someone will enjoy. One of my favorite places to spend time is our public library. Reading Is Fundamental was founded in 1966 by...

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Heavenly Hair Kit

As far back as I could remember I have always encouraged my kids to be creative.  All four of them are imaginative and love when they can do projects  that are very hands on. My kids have the same thirst for knowledge that I have so it is pretty easy to introduce activities that are educational as well as fun to them. Kayla had the pleasure of trying out the Heavenly Hair Kit  from Scientific Explorer...