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A few years ago the kids and I started making bucket lists for summer vacation. After we’d checked the last thing off of the summer one, they wanted to make a fall one but by that point I was bucket-listed-out. Because my kids are so much like me, if they have a list they think…
Several years ago I heard MeRa Koh speak at a blogging conference. I’d seen her photography before that and already loved her work, but after listening to speak I was really blown away. This woman is strong, witty, down-to-earth, and she is incredibly talented at sharing her knowledge with others. She breaks things down as…
We are big Disney people. We love Disney movies, Disney books, Disney apps, Disney toys, Disney shows, Disney World, and I’m sure we’ll like Disney Land once we finally make it there! (One day! One day I will make it there!) Here a few shots from our most recent trip to WDW a few weeks…
When I was little, St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t a big deal. I mean, we wore green and did the pinching thing but that was all, really. Now there’s a crazy leprechaun who makes a mess (that then has to be cleaned up by the person who actually made the mess to begin with) and “gold”…
When my husband was in graduate school, we lived in a large(ish) town that had a wide variety of restaurants. One night a friend invited us to have dinner with him and asked if we liked Indian food. Neither of us had ever tried it but were up for something new and different. That restaurant…
Several years ago a friend gave me a book with tons of party ideas for kids. My older two children love to look through that and make plans for parties they want to have – not for birthday parties or holiday parties but “just because” parties. Yesterday I agreed to let them actually have one…
I’m typically not really a fashionista. (My friends just laughed out loud at that because I’m soverymuch not a fashionista). I don’t go out much and I wear lots of jeans and tee shirts. I’m also usually that person who is reminding others (and myself) that beauty is more than what size you wear, and…
My kids only “met” Dino Dan this past fall, when I first reviewed the 4-DVD set that came out last year. They were already fascinated with dinos before we “met” Dino Dan but since then dinosaurs have become the top toys in our house. We have a big box full of plastic dinos, dinosaur bones,…
When we started our home-education journey, I had no idea just how many apps I would end up buying. Children learn in so many different ways and though we are fairly strict about screen time, I’m a sucker for a good, fun educational app. If they’re laughing and learning, I’m a happy girl! I was…
When I first got a smart phone I loved every single thing about it. Everything except that one pesky little problem: by early evening (or early afternoon, depending on the day!) my battery would be hovering around 3% and I’d have to start searching for a charger. Smart phone batteries have certainly gotten better since…
When I was in college, I babysat for a family who homeschooled and one of their boys was fascinated with animals. We spent a lot of time outside playing with bugs and lizards and anything that creeped or crawled. And when it was time for bed, they were allowed one short TV show and one…
Materials: canvas, paint, paintbrush, buttons (or other small items like Legos or toy cars or animal figures), fine glitter(not pictured), Glue Dots (I used permanent ones) I like to start by arranging my buttons on the unpainted canvas to make sure I can actually make the shape I see in my head. You could lightly…