Tweet Cooking. To be honest I have a love/hate relationship with it. Meal planning – boo, fresh homemade delicious meal – yay! Cooking when kids are occupied and playing nicely – yay, cooking when kids are crawling up your legs and screaming – boo. As a busy family with kids in evening sports, there was [...]
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7 Things I’ve Learned {the hard way} About Scorpions
Tweet It was March 2010, about three months after we had moved into our current home. I was seven months pregnant with baby number two. Our nearly-two-year-old had woken early on a Saturday morning and I’d gotten up with her to let my husband snooze a little longer. Thinking he would sleep in for another [...]
Chalk It Up: 3 Ways to Use Chalkboard Paint
Tweet If I had to pick a go to item in my craft closet, it would be chalkboard paint. It’s fast. It’s fun. And it has the possibility to bring clarity to a space. Not to mention it’s just so darn easy! Not a fan of black? RustOleum and Hudson Paint carry a variety [...]
Ideas for End of School Year Teacher Gifts
Tweet The end of the school year is right around the corner (small tear rolls down my cheek), and it is about time that I start planning for my children’s teacher gifts. These are my suggestions for great teacher gifts, beyond another coffee cup or apple-shaped whatever. I love going to local shops and picking [...]
For my fellow busy moms: Could time ever be on OUR side?
Tweet Money can’t buy you love. Yes, of course we all know that. But to pose a question that is probably more important to a busy mom of young children: Can I buy a little uninterrupted “me time”? Like many moms, I have spent my fair share of time wandering through Buy, Buy, Baby & Babies [...]
Creating Photo Books | My {Blurb} Family Photo Book Obsession
Tweet If you can have an addiction to pictures – I have one. I’m always THAT person in every group setting who insists on taking a picture to document the occasion. Love me or hate me – it’s just who I am – a girl that LOVES photos. Unfortunately the documenting process doesn’t end after [...]
DIY Kid Art Gallery | Use Shadow Boxes to Display Kids’ Artwork
Tweet There are a million and one ideas out there on creatively displaying, saving and memorializing kids’ artwork. Bottom line: it’s impossible to preserve every last preschool glitter project or finger-painted masterpiece. Here’s just one idea I stole got from a friend and used for our family. The Problem: The preschooler in our house is [...]
3 New Ways to Hunt Easter Eggs
Tweet I did a little trial egg hunt with my almost three-year-old last week and realized that she doesn’t quite get it. She was all for me hiding the eggs, but then the “go and find them” part was a little lost on her. I started looking around and I found some great ideas to [...]
Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Filling
Tweet I have a weakness for sweets. I love sugar and chocolate in just about any form. Lately, I’ve been working on eating better and being a little bit more moderate with my sweets intake. However, when a friend made up this recipe and brought these delicious treats to celebrate a friend’s birthday, I caved. [...]
Lemons, Lemons, Everywhere | Five Ideas for Lemons
Tweet Every year from December to April, we are gifted with an endless supply of lemons from our enormous lemon tree in the back yard. I love it, but I am always perplexed on what to do with all of these lemons. We do the “normal” things: make lemonade, cook recipes that call for fresh [...]
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