So, it’s time to organize a gift for your child’s teacher and we all know gift cards are greatly appreciated. I recently learned about a fantastic website called FrumUs.com. The site provides a way to collect money online from a group of people for a gift. To use the site, you establish an account and […]
True Gifts
Yesterday was my birthday and it was full of gifts – true gifts. I love my friends and family, but I am an introvert and need a lot of alone time to function. So, I enjoyed a quiet day to myself. GIFT. I worked a little bit, but mostly took the day off. GIFT. My […]
Make Your Own Christmas Ornament Craft
Looking for an easy and inexpensive holiday craft to do with your kids? Consider making Christmas ornaments that can go on your tree or be given as gifts. You will need: Acrylic paint (about 89 cents each at a craft store) glass or clear plastic ornaments (I think I paid around $3.99 for a set […]
Razor RipRider 360 Bike
You know how you know it’s a good toy if YOU want to play with it? Well, my kids have the Razor RipRider 360 bikes and WE have been known to ride them around our driveway spinning out (or making our kids run from us on foot while we chase them on the bikes!). Remember […]
One Little Mailbox Giveaway
My kids LOVE mail or notes of any kind. Do yours? If so, I have a gift idea for you to consider… My friend Whitney Biggs and her partner Sabra Miller have teamed up to create a fun new product called One Little Mailbox. One Little Mailbox is a memory and tradition you create with […]
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Holiday Decorating: Christmas Stars and Mossy Wreaths
I love the glow of Christmas tree lights. And every year we hang our own Christmas star. This will be the twelfth year. It makes me happy. And I always do the same thing in our kitchen area – hang my mossy wreaths. Do you tend to do the same thing over and over, or […]
Smited for Trying to Decorate for Christmas Too Early
Sometimes, the quest for happy homemaking leads to angst and possible electrocution. If you are me. Once upon a time (or, a few days before Thanksgiving) my kids were oohing and ahhing as the lady across the street put up scads of colorful outdoor Christmas lights. Inspired, I decided I would hustle on up to […]
An Easy Way to Light up Your Tree
It’s awesome if you can plug your lights into an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch. If that’s not an option in the room where you have your Christmas tree, I recommend this Christmas Ornament Switch. We’ve had one for a couple of years and it’s great. You plug your lights into the […]
What I Wish I’d Known: Wisdom from Cool Mum Susan Fletcher
What I wish I’d known? By Susan Fletcher I have to admit, one of the most exciting things I found about being pregnant – besides the fact I was creating a new mini me – was that it opened up a whole new world of reading material. Nothing highly intellectual mind, work is far too […]
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-- Walker (5) Tupelo, MS
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- "Mom: Do you think you can be good at school the rest of the week – it’s only two more days…
Son: I’m not sure… “I can’t tell the future and I don’t have a working time machine.”
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