Archive for June, 2008
June 9, 2008 | Organizing, Kids, Lifestyle

Our good friend Jeana posted at her blog last week about having her 2 year old help her in the kitchen with tasks as mundane as unloading the dishwasher (though how can it be mundane when a toddler is handling your dinner plates?) to actually making salad, complete with cutting vegetables (again, toddlers and knives might not be a good mix in all situations).
June 3, 2008 | Outdoors, Essential oils
Summer is here and so are the mosquitoes, no-see-ums, and other pesky biters. And apparently my 2-year-old son is their favorite snack. Really, my entire family goes outside and none of the 7 of us get a single bite - except Liam. By the time we go inside he’s covered head to toe in bites. So perhaps the best bug repellent is my son - take him with you and he’ll attract the bugs to himself so they don’t bite you! But really, what can you do without resorting to chemical-based insecticides? Simple! Lemongrass! (more…)










