Tips for Taming A Busy Life
We are dead in the middle of summer break and things aren’t slowing down around here. At. All. The go-go-go of summer can cause things to get rather hectic sometimes. I’m a big fan of being proactive. It saves time…
Summer Week at the Grandparents
As you all know, we recently let The Little Girl spend a week with my parents who live out of town. We tried out this little arrangement last year but it was only for about 3 days. This year we…
When the Cat’s Away…
the mice will play! And that’s exactly what my wee one has done this week during her summer visit to the Grandparents. She’s had a blast! However, no one ever talks about the cat. What does the cat do when…
REVIEW: Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
I’ll be honest. I had no idea this was even a book until the movie came out. I knew I wanted to see this movie. Come on. Reese Whitherspoon can do no wrong in my eyes and Robert Pattinson is…
Glitter Ain’t Welcome Here
Confession: If my child brings home art from school that contains glitter, I throw them away. I hate glitter. Actually, I LOATHE glitter. I can’t possibly understand why this craft accessory was created. It.Sticks.To.Everything. And the things multiply. I swear…
10 Time-Saving Tips for Mom
Moms are busy. Plain and simple. Here are my time-saving tips to help you be proactive as a mom, because being RE-active takes twice as long. You’ll see from my list below that the main time killers in our household…
Random Comments & Good Advice
There have been several things happen or be said over the last few days that I’ve thought, “that would make a good blog post” or “I need to write that one down.” So, here I am jotting them down all…
What do a muffin tin and tacos have in common?
I have a little dilema every time I make tacos. There are about 8,000 toppings that go with them. Unfortunately, I like them all but I don’t want to muck up that many ramicans (also known as small bowls –…
How NOT To Make All Your Dreams Come True
This morning I was awoken to something rather unpleasant. The Little Girl came bounding up the stairs super excited to tell me that we HAVE to get a Happy Napper. Why? “Because they make all your dreams come true.” Wait.…
Chattanooga
We are freshly back from our weekend getaway to Chattanooga to celebrate the end of the school year. Before this trip, The Little Girl called it Chagganooga. It was 1 of only about 3 words that she has ever repetitiously…