I’ve been working on “Busy Bags for my kiddos (1&3), with the goal of intentional, but not necessarily structured, learning. AND… I’ve got a whole LOAD of books that sit on the shelf, being mostly neglected… and I’m hoping that doing some related crafts and activities will get us all more interested in them. Here […]
Just as I don’t like travel pillows and sippees dragging on the floor in an airport (or anywhere, for that matter,) I also don’t like baby dolls dragging on the floor either. I cut ribbon as long as I thought the doll should fall from their seatbelts … plus 4 inches longer on each end. […]
The part I dread most about air travel is going through security. I’m excited that both of my kids can walk and follow basic instructions at this point, but taking off all of our shoes and whatnot turns into quite a chore… and then there is the re-dressing of everyone. Sheesh! I started thinking about […]
Have you ever been going along with life and then something triggered a memory? Well, when this book arrived in a package from my folks, I had one of those moments. Okay, it wasn’t A memory… this book was part of my childhood. I happen to think it might be one of THE best children’s […]
Saving money, and still having loads of fun, is one of the challenges of any parent, and as a stay-at-home mom, it’s a big deal! There is one place in Houston that I’m hooked on, and have been since we moved here a few years ago…. This lovely lady is “Miss Gail.” She runs the […]
Last year, we hosted Thanksgiving dinner at our house. My parents were able to fly in from the East Coast and some great friends attended as well! I used some Crayola Model Magic and pipe cleaners to make a crayon holder for the kids’ table. I used some old blackout shade fabric/plastic to cover the coffee table […]
We had an awesome baby bath when my little girl was very very little. It was small enough to fit on our master bath’s counter and large enough for her to grow with. Eventually, I would have it beside her brother’s bath and I could tend to them both. It served us well. The stepstool is still […]
