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Recycle, Reuse and… Renovate!
A beautifully hand-crafted piece of furniture I had treasured for years now had to go …What would become of such a meaningful part of my life? By Jennifer (Smith) Schuler Well, I am officially “done”...
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Addicted to Technology?
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici / FreeDigitalPhotos.net By Karen Hendricks We use the word “addicted” in association with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, coffee (caffeine) and—sometimes in a...
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Grafting Onto Your Family Tree
No matter how “rooted” your family tree is in blood ties — there is always room to grow lush, beautiful branches that sprout from true friendships! Photo credit: Wikimedia commons By Jennifer (Smith)...
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Saying Goodbye to the Baby Years
Final school concerts, awards assemblies, graduation ceremonies… chances are your family calendar is dotted with these events over the next week or so (maybe longer, if you’re making up lots of snow...
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Lessons from the Playground
Today we welcome guest blogger Lisa Cadigan! This talented mom manages the blog Daily Presents: Finding the Extraordinary in the Everyday, where this piece was originally published. You can learn more...
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Father’s Day Food for Thought…
Image courtesy of stockimages / FreeDigitalPhotos.net By Karen Hendricks Here at Off the Merry-Go-Round, because our contributors are all women, we tend to talk from a mom’s point of view but a lot of...
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How to Keep Your Child Interested in Learning and Reading through the Summer
Choices, choices! Photo Credit: ProjectManhattan By Jennifer (Smith) Schuler When I checked my email this morning, I saw a message from my son’s lower school principal titled – “Summer Reading and...
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I Can’t Wait to Hold Your Hand
By Jennifer (Smith) Schuler Photo Credit: Licensed under the Public Domain by the National Cancer Institute. Ah, sweet summertime… those lazy, hazy days. The days are lighter and brighter, the pace of...
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In search of the best job ever
By Karen Hendricks We are approaching a milestone here at Off the Merry-Go-Round. We are nearly two years old! We founded this blog and community as a way to band together and offer support to parents...
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Book Review: Love Skip Jump
By Karen Hendricks Is your instinct to say “yes” whenever you’re asked to volunteer at your child’s school, help a friend or relative, serve on a church committee, etc, etc? There are so many messages...
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