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Home Made, Scented Play Dough
We are heading out to visit our kids and grandkids this weekend. My grandson is so into play dough these days, his mom can barely keep it in stock. I offered to find a recipe and make some, and she suggested the grand and I make it together during our visit. So last...
Top Ten Tech Lessons Learned So Far in 2015
10. Keeping your fingers out of iPhone photos can be tricky, so it's best to take them only when your son is available to show you what you're doing wrong once in a while sometimes every time you aim your phone. 9. Just because there's an iPad app people can use to...
Do You Need to Get Your Joy Back?
Are you raising a child with special needs? Perhaps struggling a little–or a lot–as your child's needs mount and your energy and spirits flag? Then Laurie Wallin's new book, Get Your Joy Back: Banishing Resentment and Reclaiming Confidence in Your Special Needs Family...
Fantastic Friday: Mom’s Valentine’s Day Wish
This week marks the beginning of a new Gravel Road feature called Fantastic Friday. Each Friday a fantastic blog post from the past will be given an encore airing. I hope you enjoy what you read as much as I enjoy thumbing through the archives and choosing them. With...
Dairy-Free Biscuits
Biscuits are a cold weather favorite at our house. For the past few years, I've experimented with my old biscuit recipe, substituting different ingredients for the butter and milk to make them dairy-free. The experiments have gotten mighty close to perfection, but...
Top Ten Ways to Spend a Winter Day Off
10. Sleep in. 9. Ignore your rising frustration while trying to read the cell phone bill by going shopping. 8. Jump puddles on sidewalks and in parking lots while shopping on a sunny, 50 degree Saturday. 7. Take a shopping break to pick up some audiobooks at the...