How To Tie Your Shoes
Wednesday August 18, 2010Who says learning only occurs during the school year? We decided to tackle the life skill of tying one’s shoes this summer. After a few lessons, Wendy picked it up pretty quick. How To Tie Your Shoes A photo tutorial by Wendy (age 6) 1. Put on Shoe. 2. Tie laces left over right*. Take [...]
by Kendra | 4 Comments | Filed in wendy
Tags: how-to, WFMWHow To Make A Rocket Ship Cake
Wednesday June 23, 2010Perhaps more aptly titled – how *I* made a rocket ship cake for Sam’s 5th birthday. 1. Come up with a design that is doable and agreeable to all parties. Sam requested a rocket ship cake, so I sat down at the computer to see what I could come up with. I didn’t want to [...]
by Kendra | 1 Comment | Filed in kendra
Tags: celebrations, projects, tips, WFMWSummer To Do List
Tuesday June 15, 2010I think the key to not only surviving summer, but enjoying it is to have a plan. Before summer arrives, I think of all these fun things I want to do with the kids during the summer, but if I don’t sit down and plan them out, they will never happen. Even worse, on a [...]
by Kendra | 5 Comments | Filed in life
Tags: outings, summer, tips, WFMWSummer Fun with Little Ones (in Northern Va and beyond)
Tuesday May 11, 2010I was invited to speak at my local MOPS group this week on the subject of fun things to do with preschoolers throughout the summer. In this case, preschoolers means children kindergarten aged and younger. As a mom of three such children (ages 6, 4 and 2) and I took on the task with relish, [...]
by Kendra | 4 Comments | Filed in life
Tags: around town, kid play, outings, preschool, tips, WFMWWFMW: Date Night on the Cheap
Wednesday April 7, 2010Date Night is important, but unfortunately, there’s no money in the budget right now for babysitters. So we had to get creative and improvise. The way we currently achieve “Date Night” is by designating one night of the week as Date Night. It’s currently Tuesdays. We told our kids (ages 6, 4 and 2) that [...]
by Kendra | 1 Comment | Filed in kendra, mike
Tags: around the house, frugal living, WFMWFriday Fun with Food and Finances
Friday March 26, 2010Wendy, my kindergartner, is a lunch bringer. Her Dad packs her lunches most mornings, something I am eternally thankful for. But she began to complain that she wanted a chance to buy her lunch at school occasionally, so we worked out a deal. If she did a good job eating her lunch Mon – Thurs, [...]
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Tags: frugal living, school, WFMW, what's cookinHow much do you value your cuppa joe?
Wednesday March 24, 2010One of the ways we’ve trimmed our budget is to cut back on our Starbucks habit and make coffee at home each morning. I do love my “skim” vanilla mocha (with whip) every now and then, but now reserve it for special treats. I find if I make a pot of coffee in the morning, [...]
by Kendra | 2 Comments | Filed in life
Tags: frugal living, WFMWWFMW: Decreasing Toy Noise
Tuesday February 23, 2010We have one of those fridge farm magnetic sets. When the kid puts the two pieces of the animal into the set and it sings a little song. Or if they just push a button it plays a little ditty. Cute, but annoying. Especially when the toddler likes to press the button over and over [...]
by Kendra | 5 Comments | Filed in life
Tags: kid play, tips, WFMWWFMW: The Best Banana Chip Muffins
Wednesday February 3, 2010This recipe is my favorite way to use up old bananas. I found it on All Recipes, and made a few modifications to make it healthier and tastier (IMO). Mocha Chip Banana Muffins Source: adapted from this recipe Wet Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (one stick), softened 1/2 cup natural, unsweetened applesauce 1 cup white sugar [...]
by Kendra | 1 Comment | Filed in life
Tags: WFMW, what's cookinWFMW: Grandma’s Autumn Soup
Wednesday January 27, 2010Lately, it seems, whenever and whatever I make for dinner gets panned by my kids. It can be disheartening to work on a meal only to have it snubbed by the 6 and under crowd. So, when last night’s dinner got rave reviews, I thought it was blog-worthy. This is a recipe from Mike’s mom. [...]
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Tags: WFMW, what's cookin



