Tips for Maintaining Sanity on a Road Trip
Monday July 6, 2009I discovered this technique on our return from Grandma & Grandpas – a 4+ hour trip. I fully plan to employ it on our 11+ hour trek to Maine later this summer. Step 1 – Bring (or otherwise procure) pretzel sticks. MUST BE STICKS! No other variety (twists, waffles, etc.) will do. Step 2 – [...]
by Kendra | 3 Comments | Filed in life
Tags: tips, tripsAssembling the Race Car Party
Monday June 29, 2009I had a lot of fun planning Sam’ Race Car Birthday Party and the party went great, so I thought I’d share my behind-the-scenes tips for how I pulled it off. This is a pretty long-winded account, so grab a coffee and make yerself comfy. :)
by Kendra | 2 Comments | Filed in life, sam
Tags: party planning, tipsTips for Yard Sale Success
Tuesday June 16, 2009After basking in the euphoria of our successful yardsale, I thought it might be nice to outline what I felt were the keys to our success. PRE-SALE Make it a neighborly affair Prior to my sale, I emailed my neighbors to see if anyone else wanted to join in. I didn’t get any takers, but [...]
by Kendra | 10 Comments | Filed in life
Tags: tips, WFMWPreschool Co-Op Playgroup
Sunday June 14, 2009The kids have been out of “school” for 3 weeks, but tomorrow marks the first real day of summer for us. As in, the beginning of the “Mom, what are we going to do today?” days. Because preschool ends so early – around Memorial Weekend, and public school ends much later (mid June), many of [...]
by Kendra | Comments Off | Filed in life
Tags: kid play, preschool, tipsWFMW: Sharpen Your Knives On Vacation!
Wednesday October 8, 2008Everyone likes to have sharp knives, but nobody wants to be without them. My tip — send your knives out to be sharpened when you go on vacation! Every year, when we pack up to go to the beach for a week, I pack up my knives to be sharpened. Our knives happen to be [...]
by Kendra | 4 Comments | Filed in life
Tags: tips


