Jcarr

avatar Juliet Carr is a spunky irreverent sorta girl whose soul found its home on the Western Slope of the Colorado Mountains. Juliet is madly and deeply head over heels in love with her husband and children, ages 15, 8, and 4. She finds that being mom to kids who are each at such different stages of childhood is really interesting, and she loves watching her three children grow into the people they are meant to be. She is an author and founder of a non-profit organization and serves on a local and state board of directors whose focus is suicide prevention. This mama wears her heart on her sleeve and speaks her truth from her heart.


May The Luck Of The Irish Bless You Today And Throughout The Year

Photo Credits WSJ.com

My maiden name has its origins in Ireland and thus, we look forward to St. Patrick’s Day with a bit o’ enthusiasm every year. It has been fun as a parent to come up with recipes the kids can help with and one’s they don’t. I love having one recipe that is all about...
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Memory Quilts

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We all have them. You have them. Your partner has them. Your kids have them. We all have those shirts that we have outgrown. We all have those shirts that are stained. We all have those shirts we have loved to death that have the small holes in them. We have the shirts from...
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Inspired in Virginia: The Seldens Landing Cardinals Care Club

Seldens Landing Cardinals Care Club

Unless you have College Students or Homeschool your kids, most students are back in school as your read this. It is that time at the first of the year that we as parents work to get back into a routine. Spring sports haven’t started yet but I and the kids need more structure in...
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Peace for the Holidays?

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Peace for the holidays? There is a radio commercial playing on a local radio station right now regarding peace for the holidays, you may have heard it. Peace for the holidays? Really? Is that possible through all of the parties, events, responsibilities, obligations, shopping, gift giving, gift wrapping, people who make you feel you...
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Kids in the Kitchen Update

Photo Credit nevadog on Flickr

As promised in one of my prior blogs about Back To School Must Do Items I am reporting live from our kitchen on how the children’s cooking nights are going at our house. I was very skeptical and nervous about rocking the routine at our house and implementing this new idea. For those of...
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World Suicide Prevention Day

photo credit trublueboy

World Suicide Prevention Day went by again this year with little to no fanfare from local news organizations. You may not have even known that it was Monday. Why is Suicide Prevention important to you? Do you know the warning signs of a suicidal person? If you have someone who is suicidal in your...
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5 Things To Do Before You Send Your Kids Back To School

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I know it may feel like you don’t need one more thing (let alone five) to do before back to school but these five things will make your whole school year go smoother and are SO worth the time and effort. Don’t panic! You still have several weeks depending on where you live, which...
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Fourth of July Challenge

Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. I love the sense of community; the celebration of independence; the sense of pride I feel when I hear the National Anthem; the decorations; the food; the friends and family; I can go on and on. My Grandmother used to race to get up...
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Dale Carnegie

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