Tips, Solutions and Humor for Moms
The following is Part I of a guest post by Cat McAfee of Queen Bee McAfee. Wife to Master Gardener Jason McAfee, Cat shares her tips for selecting the freshest veggies. This list is a compilation of things she has learned over time from different sources, and she is open to feedback and additional tips [...]
I got this recipe from my mom, and it is called Mom’s Zucchini Bread. But she got it from allrecipes.com. Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 1/4 cups white sugar 3 teaspoons vanilla extract [...]
Cat McAfee and her family are up to something interesting at their home near Nashville, TN. They grow fruits and veggies in their backyard and give them away to friends and neighbors at a vegetable stand in their front yard. Cat told me they do this to show their kids what it takes to put food [...]
Do you love home magazines (and great catalogs) as much as I do? If so, you might be interested in two web sites I have found. One is called One Kings Lane and the other is called Joss & Main. These are home decor web sites that send a daily email with deals on gorgeous [...]
So, I was at my friend Allison’s house the other day and stopped dead in my tracks when I spotted a bag of water nailed to a door frame on the back of their house. “Uh, what’s with the water?” I asked. “It’s to keep the flies out. It WORKS!” she said. Apparently the light [...]
I won a year’s supply of ice cream from Blue Bunny earlier this year. It’s the perfect time of year for ice cream, so I thought I would share it with readers of TheMommyhood.com. Here’s the scoop on the ice cream giveaway. I will select five winners. All you have to do to enter is [...]
My friend, Victoria, had a pool party for her son and did a baseball theme. She got these customized invites from Vista Print for about $13 and put together these adorable party favors which include treats you might get at a baseball game. Cute, huh?
What do you get for the girl who has everything? Something homemade. So the next time you are looking for a unique yet affordable housewarming gift, consider these beautiful porcelain button magnets from TheMommyhood.com. Here’s what you need: Decorative buttons (about $2 each) Magnets ($1.99) Glue Gun Ribbon Needle Paper Metal Tie Plate ($0.88) Button [...]
I recently spent the day learning how to make the best corn off the cob EVER from my husband’s Aunt and Mom. No, no, no, People. This is not narsty creamed corn. This is the corn Aunt Charlotte makes. The kind that family members circle like sharks when it appears as part of the offering [...]
The best ice packs for kids lunches are (in my opinion) the Medela ice packs that come with a breast pump. They are the perfect size — not too thick or heavy. I have two of them, but one – after significant abuse – has started to leak. I also have one those plastic soft-sided [...]
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