Have you heard of Future City Competition? I hadn’t heard of it, either…before this month. Now I am fascinated and HOOKED! This past Tuesday, my two youngest kids and I had the opportunity to head down to Washington DC for the day. School was cancelled because of ice, but the metro was running so we…
Archives for February 2016
5 Tips for Getting Your Family on a Schedule
Struggling to get your family on a schedule? Do you feel as though your family life is full of chaos? You are NOT ALONE! Believe me….I know all about chaos as a mother of five. I thought things were chaotic when I had 5 little ones running around the house (and tearing it up faster…
52 Things I Love About You: Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Gift
HI GUYS! Need a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift? My daughter made these “52 Things I Love About You” cards for her fiancé and sent the pictures over to me so that I could share her fun DIY Valentine’s Day gift. Because let’s face it….there are a LOT of us out there who need some help…
St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Rustic Wall Hanging: A Paint Stick Craft
Looking for a paint stick craft for St. Patrick’s Day? It’s your LUCKY day! Way back in December, a friend of mine gave me a bunch of paint sticks – you know the 12-inch paint stirrers you can get by the handful in the pain section of your local hardware store? She had picked up…
Easy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Oh, chocolate. I can’t get enough of you. Lately, any time there’s some down time at home, my 10-year-old son BEGS me to make some cookies, but he always ONLY wants to make chocolate chip cookies. Not that there’s anything wrong with chocolate chip cookies. They’re wonderful. Delicious. Chocolatey. But there’s a whole other world…
Tips for Making Your Child Feel Special
What parent doesn’t want their child to feel special? As a parent, you go day by day trying to make your child feel special in small ways. Sometimes it can feel as though life is just busy and there’s no time to do this. However, don’t be fooled, there’s always time to make your child…
Triple Chocolate Waffles with Raspberry Sauce
Thank you TruMoo for sponsoring this post and triple chocolate waffles recipe! Try TruMoo in more delicious recipes this season! Tis the time of year for hot chocolate, and I have a new favorite way to enjoy it. It’s the easiest, tastiest, creamiest hot chocolate ever – and all I have to do is heat…
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sugar Scrub
Have you tried creating your own homemade bath products yet? You are definitely going to want to give this Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sugar Scrub a try right away, whether you’re a seasoned maker-of-homemade-bath-products or if you’ve never tried it before. The only thing I love more than creating DIY beauty and body products is making…
Valentine’s Day Puzzle Cards {A Free Printable}
These Valentine’s Day Puzzle cards would make the perfect activity for your child’s Valentine’s Day class party, or for some indoor February fun for the kids (because we all know outside play is not always an option when the weather is cold and wet and no one likes a bored child!). Included in this printable,…
How to Save Money on Gas
I created this post about how to save money on gas as part of a sponsored series with Socialstars and Shell; all opinions are my own. #ShellCrowd As a busy mother of teens and tweens, I spend a good bit of my day driving them places. To school. Back home from school. To sports practices….