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Kara Fleck is the editor of Simple Kids. She lives in Indiana with her husband Christopher and their four children. You can also find her at Rockin' Granola, where things are "a little bit crunchy and a little bit rock'n'roll."

nesting

A high chair for Amelia (my thrift haul)

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One of my Mother’s Day treats over the weekend was time by myself at the thrift store.  Wonderful! (And, does my husband know me well, or what?) I picked up some more frames for my growing family gallery and I also came across a treasure: a high chair! We’ve been using a simple plastic travel [...]

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holidays & celebrations

Lucy’s fourth birthday (want, need, wear, read)

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My Lucy turned four years old over the weekend.  Four! An age that seems to be so big and yet still so very little at the same time (which is probably one of those statements that only a parent or a grandparent can understand). I did it again.  I blinked. I blinked and this teeny, [...]

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showcase

Weekend links and Happy Mother’s Day!

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When to Step Back, When to Step In ::: Mommy Coddle FREE Mother’s Day Story ::: Sparkle Stories The road to simplicity is marked by complexity.  But it is still worth it.  ::: Simple Mom 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn ::: Zen Habits (hat tip to Let’s Explore) Kids Sharing a Bedroom: Pros and [...]

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food and nutrition

Cooking with the kids: cinnamon rolls on a Saturday morning

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The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. Last Saturday morning my daughter Jillian and I found ourselves awake before the rest of the family.  Normally when I am awake early on a weekend morning it is because of the youngest member of our family, so it was nice for my oldest child and I [...]

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nesting

Flashing back to my own childhood

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Arianne over at Simple Design has started a fun link-up for sharing our thrift store purchases, Thrift Haul.  Second-hand shopping is one of my favorite hobbies (if you can call something that is also a necessity a hobby, and I think you can). As I mentioned yesterday, we’ve been spending quite a few weekend mornings [...]

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