Teriyumi

Posted on 2013/05/20 by Kristin

Another place, that I would LOVE to make available to families is a Teriyaki joint that like my Pho’n Spot has a delicious menu (that preferably has free-range chicken that is free of arsenic and that other bad stuff) that is appealing to kids and of course they have a play area too. Yum and Yay…kids are happy, Parents are happy, the world would be a better place.

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My Parents Hub…Where Are YOU??

Posted on 2013/05/19 by Kristin

It’s definitely looking like I’m going to have to do this myself…it’s been a long time since I saw the teaser of Ellies that has not yet culminated in a workspace with childcare, in fact it wouldn’t have worked for me anyway because I have three kids, ages ranging from 20m to 7.5y and only my middle child fit into the age range that they were looking to serve…meaning that I would have to find other care for my other two while I was there which totally defeats the purpose.

I’ve been so busy not just with the kids but getting ready to launch AIDband on Kickstarter, maintaining the MomsWithMS.com site and so much more, if I really take the time to think about it I might get depressed so I’ll just mention that stuff…oh and there is more gardening I want to do too, I still have some starts that I got a few weeks ago at the Tilth sale that need to be put in the ground or in a bigger pot.

I really wish I could have just a couple of hours a month, at a place with computers, where my kids had a place to hang out and play without getting in my way.

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Pho’n Spot (pronounced “Fun Spot”)

Posted on 2013/05/17 by Kristin

Maybe someday I can open a place like this…but right now DAYUM I wish it already existed…this is how I see it:

Pho’n Spot is a place where families can go to eat some Pho, and after (or before) they are done eating there is a play area for the kiddos that can keep the, entertained so that mom and dad can eat!

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Chalk + Bus Stop = Peace…

Posted on 2013/05/14 by Kristin

Yay!! I have another strategic mom WIN!! After a few days of actually making it a few minutes early to the bus stop for my oldest daughter to go to school I was freaking out…the kids, little ones in particular wouldn’t stop RUNNING AWAY which is really bad since the stop is at an intersection of two busy streets. It was yesterday I think that I had an “AH-HA!” moment…I decided to try chalk…I knew we had some somewhere but didn’t remember where. Fortunately I was able to ask Geoff on his way out the door and he found it in the trunk!

It was a total success…and I’m hoping to go get a picture of the artwork that resulted in a little while and add it to this post. Kenzie drew a sun and some flowers with a “Come Back Sun” message on it…Hazel drew a moon and some characters who I think were flying a kite…and then the bus came! So yes, it worked. I did have my little guy on my back but hey, he stayed happy! It will be perfect if he is equally happy drawing on the sidewalk with his sisters…or stays happy on my back, being nearly 2yo he is turning into a FAST runner!!

Here’s to hoping that this can be a regular morning routine that keeps these kids SAFE and that the business located where the sidewalk is doesn’t mind the artwork out front…

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Rhubarb, Kale, and Cherries!!

Posted on 2013/05/08 by Kristin

Ok, this is a good morning..I was able to get up and make a smoothie BEFORE the kids got up, a major win. When I can take care of myself to prepare to caring for them things just work out better…I’ve gotten my smoothie, tea, and coffee made.

My smoothie has some of my Kale and Rhubarb cubes in it, along with frozen Cherries and Blueberries, a grapefruit/Odwalla superfood base with a couple tablespoons of each flax and chia, and one banana that I needed at the beginning to push the frozen stuff down since I’m still waiting for my new Vitamix. I’m really happy with how it turned out! I had another one yesterday with grapefruit, and it was a little too grapefruity, it just tasted like frozen grapefruit even with all these other things in it.

My tea is Tulsi (Holy Basil) because I really want those benefits, and my coffee that I’ll finish with has cinnamon in it…mmmm…

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