Dear Molly, I too enjoy a slice of pizza while writing a sneaky plan… “First, we go to mom’s closet. Then when mom comes upstairs, we will sneak into the bathroom.” (P.S. – I appreciate the use of commas in your hide-from-mommy plan. And I also appreciate that you wrote down your plan, so you […]
Halloween Craft: How to Make Pipe-Cleaner Spiders
Halloween Craft Tutorial If you are looking for an easy and inexpensive way to decorate for Halloween, I recommend pipe-cleaner spiders. I made these a couple of years ago, and we love to display them around the house each October. This year, we decided we needed even more spiders, so the kids helped and I […]
Shouldn’t We All?
Welcome to The Barbie® House where the talented and super-funny mom Shannon Doyle shares the aftermath of pretend play, captured in images and captioned with humor. Shannon Doyle is a contributor to TheMommyhood.com. This creative and hilarious mom lives in Louisville, KY with her husband, son Henry (9) daughter Louisa (7) and son Charlie (5). […]
Tangled Birthday Party Ideas
Tangled Birthday Party Invitations My daughter wanted a party at a bounce house, but she also wanted a Tangled theme. So I did my best to incorporate the theme into the party. I started by having my daughter draw a few pictures of Repunzel. Then I scanned one and uploaded it to VistaPrint and ordered […]
The Winner of the Spider Pumpkin Holder + IRONIC Coupon
Teresa! Congratulations, sister! If you didn’t win, but want to buy one here’s a coupon…
How to Save Money on DIY Projects
Living on one income means our home improvement budget is…well, there pretty much IS no home improvement budget. But, you know I don’t like “no” so I do my best to make it happen anyway. The silver lining is it forces me to be more creative. A plastic surgeon I am not (or I wouldn’t […]
This week at The Barbie House…
Welcome to The Barbie® House! Where talented and super funny mom Shannon Doyle shares the aftermath of pretend play, captured in images and captioned with humor. This week, at The Barbie® House… Shannon Doyle is a contributor to TheMommyhood.com. This creative and hilarious mom lives in Louisville, KY with her husband, son Henry (9) daughter […]
New Orleans Getaway Part III: Dear Kids, Do As I Say – Not As I Do
Last month my husband and I went on a short trip to New Orleans. This is Part III of our adventures in The Big Easy… By the last day of our trip I was dying to go the graveyard (figuratively, of course). I had originally spotted the cemetery called Metarie on our drive from […]
Fall Decor Giveaway: Spider Pumpkin Holder
TheMommyhood.com wants to help you decorate for fall by giving away this adorable spider pumpkin holder! Earlier this year, I popped into a store here in Knoxville called Ironic. I had never been there before but loved it because there were really interesting home decor items and everything was very reasonably priced. The store owner, […]
How to Make Cake Pops: Tangled Birthday Party
Do you want to know how to make cake pops, also called cake balls? Cake…mixed with icing…on a stick…dipped in chocolate…with sprinkles…yum! I first learned about them in an article in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Having decided I would make them for my daughter’s birthday party, I thought it would be wise to do a trial run […]
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