by Stephanie | Articles, Blended Life, Handmade & Homemade
The back to school season is about new beginnings. New experiences and trying new things. With the September rush don’t forget to keep cooking along with the Blended community as we tackle together Greek cuisine! (Somehow it seems fitting that as my children hit...
by Stephanie | Articles, Handmade & Homemade, Life
My kids were so happy in July. The menu proved to be a delight and they looked forward to each meal and the discussions about Chinese culture. Now, in this hot and steamy end of summer month we move on to Brazil! August will prove interesting and fun as I am...
by Stephanie | Articles, Blended Life, Handmade & Homemade, Life
I’m joining the conversation again this morning over at The Chaos and the Clutter writing about Tender Moments with those precious Toddlers and Preschoolers. ♥♥♥ I will never forget that twenty week ultrasound for my third child. Laying on that table propped up with...
by Stephanie | Articles, Blended Life, Handmade & Homemade, Life
I may have made a serious misstep here. The kids listed China as one of the countries they wanted to learn more about but as July crept near, they began to order. As in, place their orders as if I were their personal Chinese take-out restaurant. After pushing a few...
by Stephanie | Articles, Blended Life, Handmade & Homemade
A few weeks ago I was featured over at The Chaos and The Clutter for my Boredom Buster Books post. I wanted to follow that piece with some amazing websites that will also engage, encourage and spur creativity in your kids this summer. These sites are basically like...
by Stephanie | Articles, Blended Life, Handmade & Homemade, Negotiations & Lullabies
While helping my mother sort through a number of boxes that had been left untouched for years I stumbled across some old photographs that my great-grandmother Emma had placed in an album. By old, I do mean ancient. We gathered around them staring and squinting and...
