Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Jen’s Links I must have parenting especially on my mind this week. I need help, but mostly I need to laugh. I liked this list of 50 open-ended questions to ask your older kid. It is hard […]
Archives for May 2013
Father’s Day gift guide
May 30, 2013 by
Last year we thought long and hard about Father’s Day and why it is a gift-giving challenge. We did original research with dads (okay, two) and generated a lot of great ideas. Those are all still good, but here a few new finds we’ve come across for this year’s Father’s Day gift. Breanne’s Picks A […]
How to make baby onesies with iron-on transfers
May 28, 2013 by
One of my younger sisters is having her first baby in July and I had a great time throwing a shower for her with my stepmom just last week. My happy job was to decorate in pink sock monkeys and bring the activities. (There’s very, very little pink in my life, and I’ll take any […]
How to have a planned but unscheduled c-section
May 24, 2013 by
At the hospital, in active labor, waiting to get prepped for my c-section. After Beatrice’s birth, I knew how it worked to go into labor, go to the hospital, try to push the baby out and not have it work, and then have a c-section. When I decided to have a c-section again with Blythe, […]
Clickery for May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013 by
Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Breanne’s Links I haven’t dared to try the Scientific 7-Minute Workout yet, but I want to. It’s only seven minutes, right? How bad could it be? It’s Memorial Weekend, and everyone knows that in Minnesota, that means […]
10 things I didn’t know about my sewing machine
May 21, 2013 by
When I was 11 my mom signed me up for sewing lessons with her friend, a professional seamstress and tailor. It was summer, and knowing now what it is like to have kids hanging around the house all day, I’m sure it was a device to keep me busy. That, and I was fond of […]
Clickery for May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013 by
Welcome to Clickery, a weekly feature where we share things we like because maybe you’ll like them too. Breanne’s Links Today’s links are all about books! I loved this Huffington Post article that took some of my favorite books and recreated how the cover might have looked had the author been a different gender. If […]
First loves
May 8, 2013 by
I have a love/hate relationship with garage sales. There’s a lot not to like: the sudden stops and awkward parking, the necessary chit-chat, the perusing of someone’s junk laid bare for all to see. But the deals! It’s the quest for great bargains (and memories of past spoils) that spur me on. So here was […]