Also known at my house as “Scooby Snacks” is absolutely delicious. We make it each year to take to parties or just to have at home. It is quick and easy and if you use holiday colored candy, it makes a beautiful gift. This is what I decided to do for some of our teacher gifts […]
Pet Peeve
Okay, I know we need to share the world and I try to do my part, but this is something that absolutely drives me bonkers. Pedestrians. Intentionally slow ones. Today, I was driving through the grocery store parking lot and (as patiently as I can) waited for 8 million pedestrians to walk in front of […]
A Nice Teacher Gift for Under $10
A friend of mine was telling me she had seven teachers to buy for. Yikes! We were discussing different options and I suggested a fleece throw. She was thinking that would cost too much, but I found some at Wal-Mart for $3 each! Add a $5 or $6 monogram and voila! – a nice teacher […]
9 Ways to Have Fun Indoors
This morning, my kids pulled all the throw pillows onto the floor in the living room and and were jumping from pillow to pillow trying not to touch the floor. I remember playing that game, but we jumped from furniture piece to furniture piece. Naturally, I didn’t point that out to them, but it did […]
Favorite Holiday Tips from TheMommyhood.com
In case you missed them, here are some of my favorite holiday tips and solutions from TheMommyhood. The Portable North Pole This web site enables you to send a customized video message to your kids complete with use of your child’s name and photos you upload if you choose. You can even customize the praise […]
Vicks Trick for Coughing Kids – It Worked!
Last night, I heard my little girl coughing in her sleep when I remembered something. Another mom (Lori) told me to put Vick’s Vapor Rub on the bottom of your kids feet and put socks on them to keep them from coughing. I wrote about it on the blog last year when I first started […]
Do You Have Pine Needles in Your Hair?
I do, from climbing under the tree to plug it in. And I know that’s not necessary, there are at least three better options: The best – in my opinion – a touch-light that turns on your Christams tree lights. It is a gold Chrismas-tree ornament that is connected to a sensor that turns your […]
How to Make a Mossy Wreath
About two years ago I was tooling around the fake plants (stay with me) section of JoAnn’s.There, I noticed a package containing a flat sheet of moss. I bought some moss and a couple of 10″ wreath forms made of yellow hay. I cut the moss into strips and used a glue gun to attach […]
The Garland Was Hung By the Front Door With Cursing
Each year I choose a color scheme for the wreath and garland that go on and around our front door. Last year, I decided I would just take it down fully decorated and put it in the attic so this year it would be a breeze to put it up… Now, imagine me standing on […]
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