I’m not that into clothes, but I have bought some really cute vests, jackets and sweaters for my daughter, Molly (7). Here’s the problem. She loses EVERYTHING! She’s hot natured, so when she gets warm, she takes off her jacket, sweater or adorable vest at school. And 9 times out of 10 – we never […]
How to Save Money on Energy Bills
Who wants to save money? Me-e! Me-e! Well, one way to go about that is to avoid Target have a home energy audit and make your home more efficient. I must admit, I had to borrow $5 for this image from my four-year-old’s wallet. He got it from his grandparents in a Halloween card. And now […]
Should You and Your Kids Have a Secret Code?
Anybody use a car-rider pick up line to get your kids? I heard a chilling story the other day from some parents at my son’s preschool. Someone made a fake car sign and tried to pick up a child from a local school car-rider line with it. The child didn’t recognize the driver and alerted […]
A Good Sign
Allison from House of Hepworths has many a project underway. But unlike me, she actually manages to complete things on her to do list. (I’m trying to be inspired instead of jealous). Kudos to you, Sister, for finding this awesome sign on Pinterest, saying you were going to make it and then actually doing it. It’s […]
If you like looking at fun and beautiful stuff online, then you just might LOVE Pinterest. Hmmm, what’s that? Wait, there’s some new online thing I have to learn?! It’s way easy and super addictive. Let me just say sorry up front, because you can lose some serious time on Pinterest. What is Pinterest? A […]
Drop-Off Parenting
I have wanted to write about this for a while, but I didn’t quite have the courage to do so before now for fear of offending people I know and like and care about. I’munna just own it. This totally comes from a place of judgment – which I know I should never do because I […]
How to Make A Snowman Costume
The following is a tutorial on how to make a low-cost snowman costume with very little sewing. Frosty the Snowman I didn’t do this for the picture, but I plan to stuff his little belly to round him out on Halloween. Right now he looks a little like Frosty the beer drinker. Here’s what you […]
The Mad Costume-Maker
And when I say mad – I mean angry. “Let me esplain. No, is too much, let me sum up…Buttercup is marry Humperdink in little less-a half-an hour…” Oh, sorry. I got carried away with my Princess Bride reference. Back to the story… My son Charlie (4) wants to be a snowman for Halloween this […]
Here’s What’s Happening at The Barbie House
If you’ve ever laughed at the way you found your kids toys, then you will appreciate this. The Barbie House is a series of photos captured and captioned by one seriously funny mom. Don’t have a television? Improvise. (Louisa just walked up and said, “Oh, you got a picture of them watching TV, too.” I […]
Surprising the Kids With a Disney Trip
We love surprising our kids. In fact, we often don’t tell them about fun things in advance so we can enjoy that moment when they find out we are doing something really fun. In this case…a trip to Disney World! Here’s How We Surprised Our Kids With a Trip to Disney We picked up the […]
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- "No you cannot sit on brother's face. No sitting on faces!" -- Ravyn, Ramallah, Palastine
- “Sweetheart, please don't throw yogurt at kitty.” Like saying this would actually STOP her... - Anissa, Chicago, IL
- "Get your fingers out of your nose and START EATING!" -Me, Knoxville, TN
- “We don’t tie up our friends – even if they’re part of the game.” - Jackie, St. Louis, MO
- “Mama, I yawned and sauce came out!” (vomit)
– Sydney (3) Maryville, TN
- My husband has my babies all by himself this week. When I was leaving town today, I asked Walker if he thought they would be ok . He said, "Of course, Mama. You left us food and I have a light saber."
-- Walker (5) Tupelo, MS
- "You are really annoying, and it is NOT opposite day."
-- Bryce (6) to Reed (8) Eagain, MN
- "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.”
– Ethan (6) Milwaukee, MI