Category: Our Son

Home sick, and bored to tears

Posted on February 14, 2020 by

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Home sick, and bored to tears

If I made being home sick too fun, they wouldn’t get the rest they need and they’d want to stay home all the time.

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DIY Harry Potter quilt

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

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DIY Harry Potter quilt {Heather's Handmade Life}

Ah, that feeling when you’ve spent $300 — and countless hours of your time — sewing your child a one-of-a-kind Harry Potter quilt … and they quickly toss it aside for the next Christmas gift. Ouch. Let’s back up, though. I decided back in… Continue Reading “DIY Harry Potter quilt”

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Little boys with long hair

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

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He didn’t ask why the nice older man had thought he was a girl. He knew why. He’s nine and a half now and he hasn’t cut his hair since just before his eighth birthday.

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Christmas gifts for tween boys are NOT EASY

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

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Christmas gifts for tween boys {Heather's Handmade Life}

Our son is almost exactly nine and a half years old. He’s very much entering TWEEN territory which means, apparently, that it is much, much harder to buy him Christmas gifts.

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Five ways to strengthen sibling friendship

Posted on October 30, 2019 by

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Five ways to strengthen sibling friendship {Heather's Handmade Life}

I’m totally jinxing this by writing it, but our nine-year-old son and seven-year-old get along very well. Here are five specific things I do to ensure they stay best buddies.

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