Keeping Kids Occupied on a Long Drive
I’m getting ready for a long car ride with four young children. And even though my kids are great traveling kids, I always get a bit anxious at the prospect of six of us in the car for so long. I’ve been working this week on putting together a bag of fun things for each...
Max is SIX!
A very happy birthday to my second born child. He brings great joy & happiness to our family. Sometimes he is wild & wacky Sometimes he is quiet & pensive He loves a good book He enjoys hikes in the woods And he loves his legos He’s a good cook And...
Getting Organized :: Miscellaneous Memorabilia
I’m a pack rat. So is Michael. So are our children. So as you can imagine, we have alot of random odds & ends all over the house. We save every ticket stub, birthday party invitation, playbill, wedding program and other miscellaneous memorabilia you can think of! For a while I was just stuffing it...
My Brudder
While going through a box of old photos recently I stumbled upon this scrap of newspaper written about me and my new baby brudder. It makes me smile. I do believe I might have even asked my mom when they were going to take him back. But that attitude didn’t last long. We became pals...
Getting Organized :: Household Organizational Binder
This summer I am doing my best to take steps to get more organized…in every area of our lives. Except cleaning. Still waiting on a house elf for that one. Some of the changes I’m making are huge like finding storage facilities near me, some are tiny like getting folders for my documents! But in...
{this moment}
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
Teething & the Baltic Amber Necklace
Poor Prince Henry is teething, AGAIN. It seems that when he teethes they come in large numbers. I have had a number of people ask me about his necklace, and I’m more than happy to tell all the parents I can about it! His necklace is Baltic Amber, and it is supposed to relieve pain...
Beyond Books :: Weather Books & Raindrop Mobile
Yesterday afternoon was dark & stormy, and that kind of weather called for some book reading & crafting. So first I collected a bunch of books about weather for the kids to read. The craft I picked was inspired by a Cloud Mobile post I saw on Crafty Crow. I had trouble printing the images...
Getting Organized :: The Recipe Binder
This summer I am doing my best to take steps to get more organized…in every area of our lives. Except cleaning. Still waiting on a house elf for that one. Some of the changes I’m making are huge, some are tiny, but in the end, they are all helping to make our lives feel a...
