Kid’s Birthday Party Ideas
If you're looking for a fun way to celebrate your child's birthday, here's an idea we've done the last two years with Collin, and it was a huge hit. (In fact, this year he requested it, [...]
They told me my life was going to change…
They didn’t tell me I would change. And that I’d never, ever be the same. Nine years ago today, my life changed in ways I never would have imagined. Going into labor five weeks early.Hoping his [...]
Home Alone
A rarity. Just me. Everyone else is off at basketball practice. So I have a whole hour a.l.o.n.e. Wouldn't want it all the time, but it's a nice change of pace. Reading Ali's new book. Fabulous. [...]
Yikes! Better start working off the turkey now
Check this out. It's a calorie counter for the average Thanksgiving dinner. And the scary thing...I don't think their list covers everything on my typical plate. Uh-oh. How many calories is your Thanksgiving dinner? (Thanks Stacy [...]
Get organized for the holidays!
This just in...Thanksgiving is two weeks from tomorrow! Can you believe it? So my brain is all about the holidays right now. I love that Target is filling up with holiday items (even holiday buckets and [...]
Longest Day EVER…
And I don't mean in a bad sort of day. It's been a delightfully long day. I love this, the day after "falling back." It's like I get that extra hour about eight times throughout the [...]
The Holidays…Already?
I seriously can’t believe we’re here already. It’s that time of year when I walk into my favorite store (Target) and start to see holiday items! This can lead to one of two reactions: “Yippee! The [...]
Homemade Hot Chocolate
Anyone have a good recipe? MsKL asked in a prior post and, well, I'm a pre-made hot chocolate kind of girl. My favorite is Target's Archer Farms Milk Chocolate hot cocoa mix. Yum! (Loaded with lots [...]
A Few Updates
Here are answers to some questions in previous posts. Bins in the medicine post are from Target. Wal-Mart carries these, too. We keep our medicine in the kitchen in a high-up cabinet. It was there when [...]
Scrapbooking Pod Cast
Have you heard about ScrapHappy, the world's only scrapbooking podcast? Check it out here. www.Scraphappy.mypodcast.com Lain Ehmann is the mastermind behind the podcast and the always entertaining ScrapHappy blog. I'd like to recommend episode 23 where [...]