tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569172028748385982.post6652000303978931509..comments2023-10-30T09:38:02.741-04:00Comments on In These Hills: Slowing DownMaymomvthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660028340050789552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569172028748385982.post-23650256650943979112008-01-24T19:09:00.000-05:002008-01-24T19:09:00.000-05:00Love your pretty blog...it's funny that sometimes ...Love your pretty blog...it's funny that sometimes I simplify TOO much and we need a lot umph in our days and nights! We are big game players too and that has been neglected as of late...must go pull out a deck of cards!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312982290929692281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569172028748385982.post-2162155124275581522008-01-18T21:33:00.000-05:002008-01-18T21:33:00.000-05:00We have instigated the Family Walk, either on a we...We have instigated the Family Walk, either on a weekend morning (and we did on Christmas morning too), or one evening after work/school. It's a lovely way to reconnect with each other and nature. No iPods allowed!<BR/><BR/>These summer holidays I've been dyeing yarn with the children too, which I will blog about as soon as I get a chance.<BR/><BR/>As they grow up, it becomes a concerted effort to do things together doesn't it? After all those years of babyhood and toddlerdom, when you thought you'd never even be able to go to the bathroom alone again, now you find yourselves having to actively engage them in something as a family. Sigh ...<BR/><BR/>Baking bread together is a great idea. I use my bread machine, but the days when I do the dough myself are such a treat. Must do it more often.<BR/><BR/>Do you still read aloud together? We still do with the youngest, and often find the others hang around and listen too, even though they profess not to.<BR/><BR/>Gosh, that was a long comment wasn't it? Thanks for the cooling photos earlier. Much appreciated over here where it's so sticky and hot.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569172028748385982.post-17772362062323349162008-01-17T13:44:00.000-05:002008-01-17T13:44:00.000-05:00I think you've hit the nail on the head: everythin...I think you've hit the nail on the head: everything, even slowing down, needs to be done mindfully to really make a difference. Now that my daughter is approaching teen years I find I'm having to think a little and readjust in terms of the activities we do together to help us stay connected. If I don't stay mindful and remember she is not a baby anymore, the wall begins to go up.<BR/>Sounds like you will have a wonderful time making your house into a home.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103167694603570050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569172028748385982.post-36352374234320187292008-01-17T10:30:00.000-05:002008-01-17T10:30:00.000-05:00I love your list! Those are some great goals to h...I love your list! Those are some great goals to have. I to have been trying to slow things down for my family but have found that it means adding a few things. Slowing my kids down on the t.v. viewing has meant that they need an alternative- I have found that making toys with them is a wonderful way to connect with them- both the process of making the toys and then playing with them.dawn klingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068232686648964979noreply@blogger.com