"Art" You Willing to Help?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, September 21, 2011
So, we’ve started homeschooling this year. (I will write more about that later, I promise.)
I am trying to do “art” as part of our curriculum, partly because I think it’s good for Camilla and mostly because she really enjoys it. But as someone who has (really!) almost zero artistic talent, I am at a loss.
Thus far we’ve made jack o’lanterns and apple trees out of construction paper, because I can... READ MORE
Mr. Fix-It to the Rescue!
Posted by Robyn Lee in Homemaking on Thursday, January 06, 2011
As you know, I often write about diy (do-it-yourself) house projects, but there are some things that I won’t try by myself.
I call the professionals when it comes to major plumbing problems, anything to do with the furnace, or any electricity projects.
Recently, I had a plumber, a furnace repair man, and a stove maintenance guy in my house all on one day! (Why do things break in threes?)
The plumber... READ MORE
Painful Projects
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Ever take on a project and wish you hadn’t?
We have cloth diapers: two dozen one-size pocket diapers. After 1.5 years of use, the velcro was wearing out. They stuck together in the wash, and while it’s certainly fun for the children when you pull the diapers out of the dryer in one long string, it’s not so fun for the mama.
So I got the idea to convert the velcro to snaps. And for some reason I decided... READ MORE
Tales from the DIY Diary: Part 3
Posted by Robyn Lee in Family on Thursday, August 19, 2010
Here is the final step for fixing your leaky faucet. If you haven’t already, read step one and step two and learn what not to do when tackling home projects.
Step three: Take the shiny exciting new faucet out of the box and install it. How hard could it be? This is the fun part!
Mom declares that she is going home because we should be able to take it from here.
30 seconds after mom leaves: “Mom I... READ MORE
Tales from the DIY Diary: Part 1
Posted by Robyn Lee in Family on Friday, August 13, 2010
As a single gal with a fixer-upper there is an occasional house project that I have to tackle. Being far from handy, my way of getting it done is to hire Mr. Local Professional.
Why deal with all the frustration when Mr. Professional can come in and do it in no time?
I used this reasoning to avoid all do-it-yourself projects … until I realized that you need some serious cash to hire Mr. Local Professional.... READ MORE
Realism and Teamwork
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Monday, November 16, 2009
This weekend, my husband and I took care of two major tasks. Bryan tackled the yard, raking and bagging leaves and cleaning gutters. I rotated the children’s clothes, storing the outgrown ones and getting their fall wardrobes ready.
These two things took the entire weekend, and we were proud that we managed to get them both done!
We used to make ambitious lists of the things we hoped to accomplish... READ MORE
Do You Help Too Much?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Friday, April 03, 2009
I was struck by this recent article from the Chicago Tribune entitled “Parent Projects: When Homework Help Goes Too Far”.
The article states that schools in Illinois are responding to an increasing trend in their state: parents doing homework for their kids. We’ve all seen examples of this - the physician’s child’s science project that looks as though it could grace the pages of The New England... READ MORE
Stuck On You
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, March 11, 2009
It is the end of a very long day.
It has been a day of deadlines and carpools and even taking a pre-toddler to an open-casket wake. It has involved highs (meeting my folks and a few siblings for a family dinner) and lows (discovering someone had eaten a crunchy granola bar on the bed after the floor had been vacuumed) and we capped it all off by putting finishing details on one boy’s oceanic diorama.
In the midst of it all, as I reflect on the ups and downs of the day, the joy and the sadness, I am struck by one nagging question: is there anything that hot glue cannot do?
Adventure with Tarts
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Thursday, October 23, 2008
My husband is in the middle of a big project at work, and on Monday he warned me that he’d have to bring some stuff home to work on after Camilla was in bed, I planned an evening project of my own.
I love to cook, but I normally like to keep it easy. My favorite recipes are the ones that are simple enough that I have them memorized. I like to bake and I can pull off a pretty good from-scratch cake... READ MORE
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