We are a week past Spring Break, but I wanted to post and record all the fun we had before I forget. I didn’t manage to plan a menu for the week, but I did come up with a menu of fun to keep us busy and out of the house. I hope to...
We are a week past Spring Break, but I wanted to post and record all the fun we had before I forget. I didn’t manage to plan a menu for the week, but I did come up with a menu of fun to keep us busy and out of the house. I hope to...
I’m guessing the person who coined the phrase, “It’s a Dog’s Life” … … didn’t have a dog AND a three year old. “No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog.” -Stanley Leinwoll
If you are a peace-loving household that forbids children to play with guns, you will want to stop reading now. However, if you are not anti-gun, and have some stir crazy kids, I propose the following rainy day activity: Target Practice Go to http://www.mytargets.com, to find a variety of printable targets. Let the kids...
I have never been a domestic diva, by any stretch, and laundry has always been my Achilles heel. Before we did our addition, our washer & dryer were down in our dingy unfinished basement and I hated going down there. So I kept finding new clothes to wear until my hubs got fed up...
I’ve been on a cleaning and organizing binge lately — surely a 4th sign of the apocalypse (after the earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods). Seriously, after 7 years of having babies and toddlers underfoot, it’s finally dawned on me that my life is not as exhausting as it used to be and I actually have...
What a week for the natural disasters! This is the obligatory post-earthquake, post-hurricane post, mostly for my own archival purposes. In the past week, two historic meteorological events took impacting practically the entire eastern seaboard. Let’s take them in order. The Earthquake On Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 1:51 pm, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake...
We recently purchased an iPad, in anticipation of our cross-country travels, and we have been having fun exploring different apps. After our return, the husband and I felt the house was a wreck and a deep clean was in order — one that required participation from ALL members of the family. Often times, getting...
After ~two years of saying no to the face paint that was sitting in the craft cabinet, I finally said yes. In case you couldn’t tell, the girl was excited. After completing her own face, she volunteered to paint her brothers’. They were going for Spider Man … … but it turned out to...
I would say my gardening prowess is best defined by my ability to spend money at Home Depot. I have never considered myself to have a green thumb, and have viewed lawn and garden care as my husband’s domain. Last year, when I decided to get more frugal, I got interested in growing our...
My youngest is my early riser. Sometimes cra-aazy early (like pre 6am), more usually, he manages to bounce out of bed and into our room just as I finally gotten myself up, coffeed up and am ready to start a quiet time. I have been searching for a while for a good...
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