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If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?

Early Attachment

Children need a consistent caregiver who is empathetic and warm to show up in their lives. Early development and learning are extremely important to children. The early years are when the personality development takes place. By age five years the personality is pretty much formed. Children from the time that they come into the world…

Hot Air Balloons

I’ve had this fascination with hot air balloons since I was a child. I even had some fabric ones that would hang from my ceiling in my room growing up. I’ve never had the desire to ride in one but, find them to be incredibly beautiful to look at. There is something about a big…

Decorating

When you choose a home, you want to make it feel like yours. You can put things that are meaningful to you and reflect your own style. Whether you decide for your home to be country, modern, Victorian or something else you want your home to feel cozy. A home should be a place that…

No one talks about the days when your kids are grown and no longer around. Sometimes when your kids are little you wish for the days when you will no longer have to change diapers or wake up to that five am feeding. When those days are over sometimes you wish for things to come back. Maybe you won’t miss the five am bottle feeding or the constant diaper changes but, you miss the first step, the first word and the activities your kids got to participate in when they were older. You miss the milestones and the constant interaction with your kids. I’m not a complete empty nester yet, but my kids are grown and headed on their own paths soon. I’m extremely proud of them finishing their degrees and heading on their path to success. I miss the sticky hands, my son eating off my plate and many other fun things about them. They are grown men and I’m proud but, somewhere inside is still that little boy. How will I deal with the empty house when they leave? There will no longer be the pitter patter of their feet running through the house. Have you found yourself in a similar situation?

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