The 2012-2013 school year is well underway, and with kids in 11th, 8th, 6th, 4th, and 2nd grades….after school hours around here are hectic. Lots of homework, lots of reading, and they still have chores to do. The kids get home everyday starting at 2:30 – three by bus and two by foot. And when…
Archives for November 2012
Ace and Pudge – Wordless Wednesday
Because we had yet another 4 day weekend (not complaining…) we decided to make the 2 hour drive to my sister’s house today to let the kids have some time with their cousins and the two new puppies, Ace and Pudge. How cute are they?! Many more photos to share….later! Linked up to Wordful Wednesday,…
Making Family Dinner Time a Priority
When I was a kid, the oldest child of five, family dinner time together was not an option. We ate meals together, period. We helped cook, we helped set the table, and we definitely helped clean up the kitchen afterwards. Now that I am a mom with 5 kids of my own, I’ve maintained my…
Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cookies
It’s been a few days since Halloween, and our house is still full of trick-or-treating candy. I grabbed as many Butterfingers as I could before they were all eaten just so that I could make these fabulous, chewy, sinful cookies. What to do with leftover Halloween candy I came up with this recipe by…
Lands’ End Ciré Down Parka – My New Winter Coat {+ Giveaway}
Last Winter, I participated in a Coat Challenge where I did a blind review of four coats from four different companies. I looked at each coat with nit-picky detail and told the sponsor (not knowing which company was sponsoring the blind review) everything I loved about each of the coats, as well as the things…
Wreck-It Ralph Movie Review and Printables #WreckItRalph
My kids are at a strange in-between age where the little-kid animated movies that they loved when they were younger no longer hold quite as much interest for them…and the action-packed movies that I might enjoy are a little too much for them. Sometimes it’s hard to find a movie that the whole family can…
Halloween Class Parties 2012 – Photostory Friday GMYBS
I’ll admit – as much as I love candy (I really do. It’s bad) I’ve never really gotten the hype over Halloween. I’ve never been one to go all out with costumes (most years I just let my kids pick something from the stash of costumes I keep in the attic), although last year I…