Jul

19

Extended Breastfeeding

Posted by Cindy

July 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Ann Sinnott, whose 15 year old daughter self-weaned at the age of six and a half, is writing a book about sustained breastfeeding, (breastfeeding children three years and older). She would like long-term breastfeeding mothers, past and present, to complete a questionnaire at the link below. She would also like completed questionnaires from mothers who [...]

Jul

18

Baby, it’s time to go.

Posted by Cindy

July 18, 2007 | 11 Comments

We are pretty lucky to live a few minute walk from the park. When the weather is nice we can walk down without needing to carry much stuff with us. The walk to the park is usually a great one. We laugh, skip, sing, and talk about all the things we are going to do [...]

Jul

17

Blog contest fun

Posted by Cindy

July 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

What’s better than getting free stuff? Getting lots and lots of free stuff. And getting it from your favorite bloggers. Over at Rocks In My Dryer everyone understands. And that’s why you can find A Very Bloggy Giveaway! It’s like a blog carnival with winners. And really, shouldn’t every carnival have winners? Just think of [...]

Jul

16

Work for a better community

Posted by Cindy

July 16, 2007 | 4 Comments

nbsp;CNNMoney.com has announced the 10 best small towns to live in. They focused on things such as economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a real sense of community. Small town charm is winning out against the bright lights of the big city it seems as more families want to raise children [...]

Jul

14

Sharing with other mommy bloggers

Posted by Cindy

July 14, 2007 | 1 Comment

Over at the Mommy Community there are a couple of new, fun ideas going up. The Monday Mommy Tip and the Friday Faves. These are new fun ways for us mommy bloggers to share with each other through our blogs. Every Monday you can head over there to read the great tips other moms have [...]

Jul

13

Do you have the toddler 411?

Posted by Cindy

July 13, 2007 | 1 Comment

Toddlers can be a little crazy at times. If only they came with instrustion manuals to know what to do. Then when they refuse to eat anything yellow, stop taking naps, and begin carrying a stinky blanket around everywhere we moms would know what to do. Or at least pretend that we know what to [...]

Jul

12

Attachment Parenting, is it for me?

Posted by Cindy

July 12, 2007 | 2 Comments

I will be honest upfront and say that I love being attached to my kids. All the common “problems” with being attached never really mattered to me or were easily avoided by making small changes. It was just the natural choice for me and I was willing to put in the effort that it sometimes [...]

Jul

11

Children’s music is a good thing to have.

Posted by Cindy

July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

When my oldest son was younger a friend burned off a copy of a CD for him. She had a son with the same name and had bought him a personalized CD where each song had his name mentioned and the chit chat between songs said his name also. My son loved it and began [...]

Jul

10

Environmentally friendly kid’s books

Posted by Cindy

July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I read a great post from a new favorite blogger, Green SAHM. The blog post was on green books for kids. She mentions a couple great books in her post that teaches environmental issues to young children, such as The Lorax. But I’m sure there are many more. So I went on a hunt to [...]

Jul

9

Learning at home, in an eco-friendly way

Posted by Cindy

July 9, 2007 | 1 Comment

If any one is so inclined, the homeschooling blog is back up and going with a great new writer at the wheel. Run over to the Home School Central to see what educational moments there are going on. One of the latest posts touch a spot in my heart. Tree hugging hippie that I am, [...]

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