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Thursday, January 27th, 2011

This month at Mom-stuff.com we have some great articles for January.

How to Scrapbook for Beginners

The truth is, anyone that can use scissors and glue can scrapbook. And you don’t have to spend ridiculous amounts of money to create attractive pages. With some basic supplies and a little imagination . . . keep reading

Organizing For Taxes – For the Unorganized
My taxes are a mess, or rather doing them is. I run a small business to make it even worse, am I am semi organized at best. Today found me with a large pile or receipts for just about everything that needed to be organized and tallied and more . . . keep reading

To Sick for School?
Family Health-Are your kids to sick to send them to school? Parents can use the following symptom-based guidelines to help them decide whether to keep their child home or not: . . . keep reading

Recipe Overhaul
If you’re human, I am sure at one time or another you have had a stack of recipes to go through.I started with a spiral index card book in High school, then went onto a small ring binder for index cards, next was a small album with sheet protectors, and now I have FINALLY found a great strategy that works for organization of your recipes. Let’s go about this in 5 steps! . . . keep reading

Kids In the Kitchen: More Than Just Learning How to Cook

Kids cooking, what are real benefits? Over the years, I have discovered that cooking with my kids is an opportunity for them to have fun and LEARN. . . .

REMINDER-If you have wanted to purchase my book Leaves for the Tree of Life and put if off this is your chance to get it  FREE (more…)

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Children Learn From Watching and Listening

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Our Children learn their greatest lessons from watching and listen to us every minute of every day. What are you teaching the children who are watching you?

YOU ARE YOUR CHILD’S GREATEST TEACHER

It’s the holidays! Kick off your shoes and relax. This fabulous moment in time brings so many wonderful gifts, the most precious being the time to teach your children all that you can about life. We tend to disregard that we are our youngster’s greatest teachers. In our pursuit of the finest education we pay private schools large amounts of money to educate our children, forgetting that the most significant lessons they will ever learn are from watching and listening to us.

Teaching your children to think critically and make their own decisions is one of the most valuable gifts you will give them. Thinking critically protects them from peer pressure and empowers them to explore all options when problems arise. Ask your pre-teen what she knows about drugs while taking a walk on the beach together. Discuss with her how making an impulsive decision like driving drunk can impact her life forever.

Talk to your 3 year old about his feelings while having a picnic in the garden. Ask him when he feels sad, happy, and  frustrated. Acknowledge his feelings and talk about how the way we behave impacts others, thereby teaching him empathy and increasing his EQ. Role play with your children ways of protecting themselves if tempted by strangers.

Chat to your 9 year old daughter about the physical changes she’s experiencing while enjoying an ice-cream in the park. Empower your children with life saving skills if they get into trouble in water, such as don’t panic, turn around and swim to the edge of the pool.

Seize the opportunities that life presents to not only teach your children interesting facts, while travelling, but morals and values as well, thereby enriching their life. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

By Claire Marketos at http://www.inspiredparenting.co.za

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Teach Children Gratitude

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

If you could teach your children a skill that might help them be happier as adults, live longer, and reach goals better, wouldn’t you jump at the chance?  What if there was evidence that this same skill also improved kids’ attitudes towards school and family?  What is this amazing skill? Simply, gratitude.

There is an increasingly large amount of research showing that a grateful attitude can affect many different facets of your life.  Dr. Robert Emmons, at the University of California, Davis, has recognized and published information about the benefits of gratitude for over a decade.  Grateful people tend to be more optimistic, energetic, and empathetic.  There is even evidence that gratitude can improve your physical well-being, helping your cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

How can you help your kids become grateful people?  The possibilities are endless. Here’s a few ideas: (more…)

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Thanksgiving Pages are Live

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010


Visit for fun ideas to help make your Thanksgiving celebration the best ever.

Glitter up your Thanksgiving table with:

Wheat Thanksgiving Arrangement

Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Leafy Napkin Ring

Thanksgiving Name Tags

Ideas for family fun:

Thanksgiving Games and Songs

Thanksgiving Family Fun

Thanksgiving Recipes

Kids crafts Pinecone Hand Turkey

We will be adding more ideas for you this week so visit often.

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When Are Kids Too Old to Trick or Treat?

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

I was visiting the Mom stuff fan page on Facebook and came across this post. By Open Seven Days a Week. Closed Sundays. Original post http://networkedblogs.com/9CbmE

I thought it would be interesting to get everyone’s thoughts on this subject. When are kids too Old for trick or treating?

When I was (almost) 19 years old, I can recall one Halloween evening, some friends proposed that we dress up and go Trick-or-Treating. I had no objections to being able to use the holiday as an excuse to don a costume and score some free candy.


I also vividly remember the reactions from some of the adults around my neighborhood – “You guys are WAY TOO OLD to be Trick-or-Treating!” “You guys look RIDICULOUS!” “Just HOW OLD are you, anyway?” “Go on and get of here! Trick-or-Treating is for KIDS!”

Although some homeowners were highly annoyed with our pursuit of sugary confections, we were certainly not hurting anyone, or breaking any laws. (more…)

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One Lovely Blog Award

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010



Dianne, I always get something out of reading your posts. I just love your blog that is why I would like to pass the One Lovely Blog award to you. Please see my recent posting for details at:

http://mommetime.com/2010/09/25/one-lovely-blog-award.aspx

Happy Blogging, Amy

Thanks so much Amy. It is nice to be a appreciated.

I love Amy’s blog, too.  Everyone should go and visit Amy at Mom Me Time.com We shared “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep” by Amy as featured article at Mom-stuff .com.  Click on the title if you missed it. I also subscribe to Amy’s blog by email. I look forward to my emails from her. I love her writing, her character and her heart.

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Halloween is Coming

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Mom-Stuff.com is getting ready for Halloween. It’s time to get your SPOOK on. Come and visit us for some inspiration. We have some more fun articles for Halloween fun to add so keep visiting through out the month.

Monster Halloween Invitations

Halloween Family Fun-How to plan an awesome Halloween Party

Halloween Games

Halloween Recipes

Halloween Kids Crafts

Wishing you and your family a happy safe Halloween

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Optimism and Lifespan

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Diana Baker

Dianna Baker from About.com Working Moms

How being a pessimist can shorten your life!!! FOR REAL!

In Mayo Clinic in the US, researchers selected almost 900 people who referred themselves for medical care. When they were originally admitted to the clinic, they took a series of examinations and as part of the series were tested for their level of optimism. Thirty years later, 200 of the original 900 had died, with the optimists living 19% longer than the pessimists.

But the sceptic would respond, there may have been lots of other variables that had come into play: diet, work pressure, a sexually transmitted disease and so on. So where could you do a study where all these remain the same for the whole population?…a convent

A group of psychologists analysed an autobiographical story which nuns wrote as they were completing their final vows before entering a convent in 1900. The scientists discovered that 90% of the most positive quarter were still alive at 84. In contrast only 34% of the least positive quarter were still alive.

Furthermore 54% of the most positive quarter were still alive at 94. And after studying many other factors, level of optimism was the only one that had a significant correlation with lifespan.

So how long are you going to live?

Diana Baker is a Personal Performance Coach, try MORE, be MORE, get MORE in Sydney Area, Australia

I have no desire to live forever. I only want to live as long as I can contribute. That being said I think I am an optimist. I think being positive makes life much more pleasant. So I will keep looking for the good in people, places and things because it makes me happy to do so.

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Tag Tues

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
At the Adventures of a Military Family of 8, one of my favorite mom blogs they are playing Tag your it. I have just joined come and tag me .

Tag, you’re it!!! (new list starts on Tuesday)

Yay, we got through our 10th week of Tag ;)
It has been fun, I appreciate everyone who played along  ;)
If you don’t know what “Tag, you’re it!” or “Tag Tuesday”
is, simply put, it’s a game of Tag ;) (more…)

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My Favorite Teacher

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Over at Terra Del Sole they are doing a shared post called Mia Monday. What is Mia Monday? This is all about you. This is a Meme about us…we often take the time for everyone else, so this is a time for our us to take the time to write all about ourselves. Every week I will have three themes for you to choose from…post your link below, take the button and please follow. Visit some other people and leave a comment to the others joining “Mia Monday”. Try to visit at least three others from “Mia Monday” this gives you a chance to meet new people, and really get to know them. Here are the three themes this week.  There are three topics to choose from.

I decided to join in because I have been thinking about teachers gifts since it is the end of the school year, here. One of the topics was Most Memorable Teacher

What grade did they teach?
Did they make a impact on your life?
Why were they so special?
Would you want this teacher to teach your child?

The most noted teacher in my memory was a beautiful Second Grade Teacher. I do not remember her name but I will never forget what I learned from her.  She was my daughters teacher at a very hard time in my daughters life. She made my daughter feel like she was her favorite child in the class. She made her feel important by showing a genuine interest in her. I really appreciated having her as my daughters teacher but it was not until this teacher came to a social event for another student that I realized how incredible she was. She made a this child feel important just by making the effort to be there. She waited by the door and cheerfully greeted each and every one of her student who came through the door.  The students did not see this because after their hellos and hugs they found a seat with their parents. I stood back and watched as she made everyone feel special. What a great teacher.What a wonderful talent. I have tried to emulate this talent in my life.

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