Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Fishful Thinking has a great activity (Favorite Photo Valentines) for you to do with your kids! Here’s what my kids did this week: How to make Favorite Photo Valentines I let the kids look through some photos and asked them to pick a picture that made them happy. Next,…
Archives for February 2010
This Sheet Works!
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Purex. All opinions are 100% mine. Hey, fellow moms. How many hours a week do you think you spend doing laundry? Me? I’d say, I spend upwards of 8 hours a week collecting, washing, drying, sorting, folding, and putting laundry away. Thank goodness my…
Thawing…Give Me Your Best Shot
Drip. Drip. Drip. We’re thawing. Slowly. My van is still stuck behind an ever-growing pile of snow. I think the pile is now as high as the van. I am not moving it myself, no matter how badly I want to leave the house. Now it’s your turn. What did you do this week? For…
At Least We’ve Got Our Health!
….Thank goodness for that! Honestly, after this extended 9-day weekend that we’re in the middle of, it would be JUST MY LUCK for a few of the kids to come down with strep (our family’s weakness) and have to spend their first week back to school STILL AT HOME. Winter can be torturous for a…
This is No Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, I woke up at a decent hour and got kids ready for school. Once upon a time, four of my kids happily marched off to school and I was left at home with my youngest. Once upon a time, I ran errands at the store, took AJ to the Resource Center,…
SmartKnitKIDS Seamless Socks Giveaway
Tired of hearing her son scream “these sock seams keep bugging me,” a mom decided something needed to be done. Every “seamless” sock her son tried had seams in it; there was not a truly seamless sock available. After explaining the frustrating morning routine to countless friends of her son’s struggles with socks, she was…
What a Difference a Year Makes
A year ago today, AJ and I were playing outside at the park. Without our coats on. That, my friends, is a normal February day in Maryland. The crazy weather we’ve had this week is not normal. Tonight, the snow is falling once again. By tomorrow night, there should be another 15-or-so inches on top…
Bloggography Challenge – Shutter Speed
Visit my co-host, Manic Mother! In Bloggography Challenge tradition, I have picked one of my favorite images from our last challenge (ISO). I simply loved Kristin of Beautiful Noise‘s sequence of photos of Mickey Mouse’s plane. ————————————– Last week’s Bloggography tutorial was on Shutter Speed, and we challenged you to use shutter priority (or sports…
Steven L Miller Print Giveaway
In the spirit of sharing photography and our Bloggography challenge this week, we have a fantastic giveaway to add! A local DC-area photographer, Steven L Miller, has offered one of my readers an 8×10 matted photo from his website, slmphoto.com. Steven L Miller is a Washington DC-based cultural portrait artist with nine images in the…
Dumb Mom, Smart Phone
It is an anecdotal fact that as soon as you parent a child, you loose half of your brain. Gray matter formally used to organize your life, figure out complex problems and generally function in normal society is overtaken by questions regarding diapers, fevers, spit-up, discipline, television allowances, homework, babysitters, organic food, competitive sports and…