SharePinTweetBeing thankful, even when there’s a lot going on and sometimes it’s hard to see through it, is like finding the golden ticket in a sea of, well, I guess bronze tickets? I’m thankful for this table, and all the mess on top I’m thankful for my boys, and the chaos that won’t stop When …
Thoughtful Thank-you Notes
SharePinTweetWe all love to express thanks around the Thanksgiving holiday, but in my house, we try — admittedly sometimes without success — to teach thankfulness as a way of life regardless of what time of year it is. That includes writing thoughtful thank-you notes. I know a lot of people who actually don’t bother with …
Liebster Award 2017
SharePinTweetLiebster Award? You’re probably wondering what that is. We’ll get to that. But first, a huge thank you to Ashley B, who blogs at Live Whilst You’re Alive, for nominating me for this award that helps discover new bloggers. The Liebster Award is given to bloggers from bloggers. It originated in Germany, and the word …
Last-minute Halloween costumes: (easy, low-cost, DIY, fun)
SharePinTweetLast-minute Halloween costumes are a reality sometimes even though Halloween rolls around the same date every year. I remember when I was in grad school, I was supposed to be out of town the day my friend was hosting a Halloween party. But I ended up being in town, costumeless, just hours before the party. …
Family Photo: 10 Tips for a Great Family Photo Shoot
SharePinTweetFamily photo: It’s the time of year when when we practice our perfect smiles and get the kids new perfect outfits for a family photo, right? Well, not in our case. We try to do a professional family photo shoot every few years (for holiday cards, or to frame in the house, or to simply …
Stroller for Sale
SharePinTweetStroller for Sale It’s so hard to believe my baby — my littlest love, my last baby — is turning 4. Take a look back at this post from last year. Here’s a not-so-well-kept secret — I still have that stroller, and he still likes to ride in it sometimes! WIN for me! Enjoy this …
Vacation with Boys: What I (re-)learned . . . again
SharePinTweetYou may have read my post-vacation summary last summer, Vacation with Boys: What I (re-)learned. Here we are again, after another family vacation . . . where I re-learned again things that I should have known to expect as a M.O.B. (Mother of Boys). For Part 4 of 4 in my Disney Family Vacation …
Disney Vacation: The really real (really)
SharePinTweetFor part 3 in my Disney Family Vacation series, I’m going to tell it like it is. Don’t get me wrong – everything I said in the first two posts (“Disney Vacation: My top tips for your Disney Family Vacation” and “Disney Vacation Secrets Revealed – 10 things that surprised me”) is true. But taking …
Disney Vacation Secrets Revealed: 10 things that surprised me
SharePinTweetDisney Vacation Secrets Revealed: 10 things that surprised me As you know from my prior post, “Disney Family Vacation: My top tips for your Disney Family Vacation,” we just returned from our first Disney Vacation as a family of five. Even with all my list-making and pre-planning, there were some “secrets” I learned while at …
Disney Vacation: My top tips for your Disney Family Vacation
SharePinTweetDisney Vacation: My top tips for your Disney Family Vacation (Part 1 of a 4-part Disney Vacation series!) Mid-April 2017. Perfect time for a Disney Vacation, right? We thought so. But so did millions of other people. (OK, maybe not millions, but you get my point.) The good news is that we survived, and despite …
