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notinjersey January 27, 2015

It’s Okay #55

It’s okay… …that I hate when stores open at 10. I drop Simon off at school at 9 and then I can’t go straight out to do my errands! …that I’m glad I don’t live…

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notinjersey January 26, 2015

Children’s Safety Online

Now that both Gabbie and Zachary have their own devices that they can use the access the internet, it is important for us to address online safety. The Federal Trade Commission offers five pieces of…

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notinjersey January 25, 2015

Sunday Funnies–Cleaning Edition

Have you ever noticed that kids like to pick things up and put them down somewhere else? And then complain they can’t find that thing? That’s what my kids do. And I’ll admit I’m not…

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notinjersey January 23, 2015

What I’ve Been Reading #71

I remember a friend of mine raving about Snow Flower And The Secret Fan years ago, but I never read the book until just recently. “In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl…

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notinjersey January 22, 2015

Bring Back The Whirl-O

I’m not sure if the above picture looks familiar to anyone, but you may recognize it because it is a classic tin toy that teaches kids about magnets, light and color, and the wheel and…

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