So much to love about fall. The crisp smells. The obsessive amount of pumpkins. And sweatshirts.
I CAN PUT THE DAMN RAZOR AWAY!
We’ll all play along as if we were diligently shaving all summer. Daily keeping up with those needs. The increase of clothes makes a decrease of razor needs. Ahhh, finally.
But you know the sweatshirt […]
With the arrival of fall and festivals, it is so hard not to over commit yourself with all the fun events. We’ve been there. We’ve done it. And we’ve got your list of Top 5 things you must do this fall.
Fall Must Do List
5. Wear knee-length boots when it is too hot – You know […]
Fall. Is there a better time to be a parent? With all the festivals? In my area alone, there’s an apple festival, garlic festival and cheese festival. Let’s not even get started with the overall fall festivals, pumpkin festivals, and our latest excursion, the kite festival.
The kite festival came at a good time because our […]
This week I’ve been writing about our failures while camping. But don’t worry, we did have some wins, and one of them included actually remembering something. Our kids’ hammocks.
It was an idea my husband had mentioned in our early times of camping with our kids; he had a hammock when he went camping as a […]
As I mentioned earlier this week, last weekend we had a camping adventure. As many times as my husband and I have gone, we keep talking about a list of things we should check off to remember. This time was no different, there were crucial things we did forget. Hopefully we can use this list […]
Camping. The quintessential family vacation. Let’s all leave our climate controlled homes, with our modern day conveniences that we’ve worked hard to acquire, and sleep outside where the only thing that protects you from an animal attack is your husband’s snores and a thin rayon tent.
Both my husband and I grew up camping. In my […]
This week’s tip comes from grandparents around the world who may be babysitting their grandkids this weekend.
Skip the decaf and go straight for the full on caffeinated coffee. We know it keeps you up all night, but you need it. The kids need you to need it, and if it takes you a couple extra […]
We are celebrating Grandparents all week long! And we can’t forget our fellow author friend and grandparent Rita Ann Fleming, who contributed to this week’s Top 5 on behalf of her new book, “Does Grandma Have A Mustache?”
Top 5 Grandparent Words Of Wisdom
5: A missing pacifier at bedtime wreaks havoc for babysitting grandparents. Buy at […]
When we were asked to review Does Grandma Have A Mustache by Rita Ann Fleming, my first thought was, hmm, DOES grandma have a mustache?
After pondering grandma’s upper lip for a moment, then my own upper lip, I thought, I better read this book.
When I received the beautiful, hard cover book with the adorable grandma […]
by Naomi
Tips to Encourage Your Child’s Independence (and keep your sanity)
The other morning I had an epiphany. I know that my children can do more for themselves and I want them to do more for themselves. It would actually be very helpful if they could do more for themselves. However, I seem to get suckered […]
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