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Who is one to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Do you go all out or do you just get your significant other something small? We are more of the get something small or nothing at all. We love each other no matter what, but sometimes it’s fun to get little things you don’t normally splurge on. Food…
Before kids, Valentine’s Day was a bit more romantic. Plans made well in advance, thoughtful gifts, gourmet dinner. Now? Well, we do still try to do a little something for Valentine’s Day, but with three kids, busy babysitters and work in the morning, we are all about a family night–but we try to make it…
Do you know the jingle for FlipaZoo’s? It’s catchy! Watch the video below if you don’t know it yet. My kids want every “as seen on tv” toy that comes on during their morning cartoons. I sort of tune those commercials out unless I need a good gift idea. Valentine’s day is coming up! We don’t…
Valentine’s Day is next week already! If you haven’t yet, it’s time to find the perfect gift–for yourself (or your mom, nanny, etc.) It’s cold, dreary (at least here in Michigan) and the perfect time for a pick-me-up! I find that one or two unique and high-quality pieces can easily be the focal point of…
Nearly 16 years later and I still adore my engagement ring and wedding ring as much as the day(s) they were slipped on my finger. I don’t really like to take it off. But I do. I actually don’t wear my rings as much as I would like to. But for good reason. And you…
With Valentine’s Day falling right in the middle of winter I am a firm believer that flowers are a perfect gift for this holiday. What better way to show love for someone than bringing them a bouquet of cheer during the dreary grey winter days? Just having a bouquet of flowers to look over at…
Sometimes I forget how easy we have it when shopping for our kids. They are always ready and willing to make a “Wish List” for whatever holiday or occasion is coming up or at least hint at about a hundred things they’d absolutely love or just couldn’t possibly live without! Then there’s everyone else. There’s…
Majority of us are not accomplished in Photoshop or trained in graphic design. In another life, I would go back to school and enjoy a degree in graphic design, but I don’t foresee that happening. In the meantime, I’ve been designing with fotojet.com. It’s a FREE* online photo editor website and there are so many…
Pop. Sucker. Treat. Candy. These are the words my little guy says when we head out to the doctor’s office, the store, and church. Before I became a mom of a little one old enough to eat these treats, I never understood why people didn’t let their kids have a piece of candy when someone…
This past weekend the kids and I were just feeling those winter blahs. The snow is starting to melt (yay!) but it leaves everything outside looking drab and dirty and…well…blah! So, we decided to let the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday inspire us and we created Valentine window decals to decorate those blah windows! Sure, you can easily…
As I carried my sweet baby girl throughout the 40 + weeks of pregnancy, I was taken back so many times by the love I already had for the incredible miracle in this precious baby. I was also struck often by the love other people had for this little one that they hadn’t even met. Daddy,…
The sad fact of parenting is that at some point, the sweet little people in our lives are going to fall down and get hurt, or catch an illness of some kind. It’s heart wrenching for both the kiddos and caretakers involved! That’s why, a few years ago, I set out to make something that…