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Very nice! I'm 29 and everytime I read that book to my kids I still want to eat that food.

My Daughter goes by Lux, her middle name, so this post amuses me. And yes, @TRufflesauce, my kids, and many others now have "old Lady names:" Sylvia, Marguerite, Maria. Not too unique, but very classic.

We totally have a midcentury modern cabinet that we can just stow our children in at night or when we get tired of them. We picked it up at a tag sale, and I think it has really nice lines. We slapped a coat of Robin's Egg Blue eco-friendly paint on it so the kids love it too. Of course we let them out when we have artisanal food to feed them, trendy crafts for them to do, or photo opps for my design blog.

Funny, we have almost all of the ones you mentioned. We also like The Narnia Series, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Betsy and Tacy (very girly), Beatrix Potter's Collection, and Peter Pan. Peter Pan is probably the most listened to.

As someone with 4 kids in a tiny house, I definitely understand the "no gifts" idea. However, the kids need to learn how to give and receive gratefully. Many kids love to give gifts.

The whole "give to a charity in my name" trend rubs me the wrong way. I dunno- it seems self righteous and ungrateful to me.

I'm with Callaloo. I used to think bathroom reading was gross, until I married into a family with 8 children. Now I know the truth: it's not gross, it's just quiet. Also, as a mother of 4, I like to use any spare time I can get.

Awesome. I'm pinning this to my pinterest.

Thanks!

I'm a little late to the party, but I also just discovered 3M velcro strips for hanging pictures and such. I'm in love. Now I'll consider 3M hooks too.

Thank you! Sometimes pulling out the measuring cups and confectioner's sugar is so much easier for me than putting the kids coats on and walking down to the store for the 4 yr old's precious sprinkles (that taste like wax to me.)

I had to laugh at the Subway comments. I used to work there in college, and I never saw an "aroma machine." They do bake their own bread, which I think smells gross: a bit like bread, but mostly like chemicals or preservatives. It comes from their corproate headquarters in smallish frozen lumps that stay in the freezer for days or weeks.

I think almond extract and vanilla smell awesome. We usually keep old quartered apples and cloves simmering on the stove top, which usually gets us a lot of compliments. Also: peppermint or cinnamon essential oil in a diffuser if I'm in the mood.