Potty Training Tips
Potty training can be a real nightmare for some people and completely easy for others. I was lucky…I got to experience both! I thought I’d gather some potty training tips for you just in case you need a little support. Potty Training Tips Have a routine – By including sitting on the potty each morning… [Continue Reading]
Kids in the Kitchen: Vegetable Puree
In my continued quest to get my kids to eat more vegetables, I’ve started to make vegetable puree to hide in their food (and mine). This week I pureed some organic spinach that we got at the Pfarmers Market last week. How to Puree Spinach First I washed it. Next I folded it over and… [Continue Reading]
DIY Furniture – Build Your Own Outdoor Seating
DIY Furniture Our patio was an absolute mess. We’ve lived in this house for 4 years and have always had big plans for the backyard…but that’s never on the top of our spending list. This year has been an unseasonably cool Spring and the boys have been spending loads of time outside. I wanted to… [Continue Reading]
The Gro-Project: Toyrarium
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Let’s Get Dirty Connor loves dirt, dinosaurs and, strangely enough, cacti. So when I came across this Toyrarium project from Miracle-Gro, I knew this would be right up his alley. The Gro-Project: Toyrarium Miracle-Gro has a… [Continue Reading]
Guest Post: Being a New Mom With Cancer
This is a Guest Post by Heather Von St. James. When I envisioned my life as a little girl… I never thought that cancer would be a part of it. However, just when everything seemed to be going right in my life, cancer struck a blow, and if I had been on my own, I’m… [Continue Reading]
Summer Reading 2013 Book-a-Week Challenge
Take the Challenge with Me I love to read…ok, actually I love to listen to books. So I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to come up with a summer reading list of books and do a book a week from Memorial Day through the beginning of August and I’d love to have… [Continue Reading]
Saturday Laughs – Moldy Mickey
Why? Apparently a few weeks ago, while I thought my kids were playing so nicely upstairs, they were really giving their “babies” a bath! I took all of the stuffed animals and put them in a big wash tub to try and keep them in one place (since the Min. Schnauzer likes to drag them… [Continue Reading]
Kids in the Kitchen: Pfarmers Market
It’s that time of year again here in Central TX…Farmers Market time…or if you live in a town that starts with a Pf then it’s Pfarmers Market time! The boys and I headed out the the Green Red Barn (it’s a red barn with green energy) for the very first Pfarmers Market of the season…. [Continue Reading]
Break Pal: Fitness at Your Desk
No time to exercise! Since starting this blog (and a few others), I’ve been spending MASSIVE amounts of time at the computer. My right arm has bouts of pain…especially the little pinky finger…and I’ve noticed that my “fitness” level has dropped. I’m trying really hard to make my blogs community resources, but that takes lots… [Continue Reading]
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
Last week we registered Connor for Kindergarten at the neighborhood school. (Yes, I would prefer to homeschool, but he says he wants to go to school…so that’s what we’re doing.) I started wondering about statistics for Kindergarteners…and that’s how this infographic was born! Feel free to share it! I’ll be posting some activities over the… [Continue Reading]
Book Review & Giveaway: Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter
Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter: A Memoir Little House on the Prairie I LOVE Little House on the Prairie. I watched it over and over (and even daily) up until about 10 yrs ago. I loved the Ingalls family, but my favorites were probably the later years. Do you remember when Cassandra (Melissa Francis)… [Continue Reading]
I Published Two Children’s Books Last Week!
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to write children’s books. As a teacher, I think this is always on your “bucket list” just because you spend sooo much time with children’s literature. And as a mom, I’m always looking for cheap Kindle books that my kids will enjoy. I thought finding… [Continue Reading]
Free Printables – Teacher Appreciation Gifts
Teacher Appreciation gifts can sometimes be hard to come up with. I thought I’d help out by posting a few of the teacher signs I made. You can print them out as a card and give it to your child’s teacher…print it small and attach it to a gift…print it out and put it in… [Continue Reading]
Adoption Update – 10 Months Waiting
10 Months, Really? We have officially been on the Waiting Child list with CCAI for 10 months…they told us it would take 6-12 months to be matched. And we still have no news on our adoption story. I called a couple of months ago and asked if we were getting closer to the top of… [Continue Reading]
