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People always tell me I’m good at getting my kids out of the house and taking them places. And I’m guessing they don’t realize when they say this that, really, it’s a supreme form of laziness on my part. When the kids are home, they mess with my stuff. They spill things and fight over…
Last weekend I stepped back in time to celebrate Christmas 1940s style. We got all dolled up and headed to the 1940s White Christmas Ball, where we kicked off the holiday with singing and tap dancing troupe The Satin Dollz, and appearances by Elvis, Judy Garland, and Frank Sinatra. And because White Christmas is one…
Heeey — so how’s everybody doing? Emerging from your turkey coma okay? Ready to head into Christmas? We’re headed to the mountains tomorrow to cut down a tree, which is huge fun. But I don’t know if you’ve noticed, our Colorado trees are…unique. Sparse. They’re sparse. And the kids and I always go overboard trying…
We’re in a new phase of life, my husband and I. We have a teenager. Along with all the other things that entails, though, is this huge development. We can leave the house together. Like, without planning and budgeting for a sitter. And without scaring off our relatives who visit by roping them into babysitting for a…
We always start the school year strong. Everyone has healthy, interesting lunches packed the night before. I make good, hearty-but-also-healthy breakfasts in the morning. Clothes are laid out, washed (sometimes…
I’m not usually a fad-y person. I never had Beanie Babies. I was the last of my friends to get a Cabbage Patch doll. My own kids have a Wii…
I’m a cheapskate. I’ve always been a cheapskate…but now that I have four kids and the cost of anything we do more than quadruples…I’m really a cheapskate. So I do…
Dinner time, the most hated time of day for me. I never seem to know what to make. I need something that will appeal to five different people. The Picky Eater (my 7 yr old), The Pseudo-Vegetarian (my 12 yr old), The Allergic-to-Everything (my 3 yr old) and then my husband and I. I’ve tried the meal prep places like Dream Dinners and they were great for a while, but the hubby thought they were too bland and I couldn’t find time to go down to the store for 3 hours to prep. I also tried recipe apps for my phone and that was okay, but not enough variety. What was I to do?
Nowadays I surf Pinterest for great food ideas and also FoodNetwork.com. Over time I’ve found blogs that have great ideas and suggestions and I often poll our forums “What’s for Dinner?” Click through to find 5 tips/tricks I’ve found to help alleviate the stress of meal planning.
So you might remember me saying before about how I am trying this whole Elf on the Shelf thing. (Elf on the Shelf and other crap I do to make…
I love knitting. It really calms me down when the kids are driving me crazy or I’m stressed out about writing or deadlines. I knit all sorts of things, coffee…
My new obsession with miniature poptarts is getting about as big as my cakepop obsession! I was cruising google and some of my fave foodie blogs and stumbled upon pumpkin…
I’m throwing an ice cream party today for Nintendo. We are having some friends over and going to play the new Wii Motion game (complete with the new controllers!) and…
I’ve heard the fables that potty training a second kid is easier and I desperately wanted it to be true. Not for us! My oldest son got it easily just…
By : Knitschmidt Prenatal screening tests are one of those topics that people have very strong opinions on. And with their reputation for not always being completely accurate, they tend…
Tired of pasta and don’t feel like making a risotto? This is my go-to for pasta night here. My kids LOVE Gnocchi! Gnocchi (pronounced nee-okkee) are an excellent alternative: They’re…
My kids go bananas for mac-n-cheese and I feel better making it from scratch so I know what they are getting nutrition wise. Here is our favorite Mac & Cheese…
I made this last night for dinner and the kids gobbled it up! Super super easy to make!
There are five lessons every kid should learn in life. Unfortunately, many kids either don’t learn them until later in life, or at all. 1. Nothing in life is free.…
Like having a kid with a nasty summer cold and double pink eye isn’t bad enough? Throw into the mix the fact he has SPD (sensory processing disorder) and hates…