Clik here to view.
DIY Lemonade Thank You Gifts
The end of the school year somehow snuck up on me. That, or I spent one too many weeks in denial about it. Regardless, last Monday rolled around and I realized that I needed teacher thank you gifts…...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s for dinner?!
It used to be that upon hearing that phrase, I’d used to break out into a cold sweat. For the simple reason that I usually had no idea. In recent years, I’ve become much, much better about menu...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chinese Take-Out Fake-Outs (Two slow cooker meals)
Yup. Another slow cooker meal. Actually, two! [In case you haven't guessed... we currently live off of slow cooker meals here. I thought it would be my temporary solution after Pint-Sized came home,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I blinked, and it was over…
… and I’m really not sure how that happened. Or more exactly, how this happened: The first year of school, over. Done. Finished. And oh, what a year it was. It’s a week later, and I’m still reeling....
View ArticleClik here to view.
An adoptive mama’s playlist
Around here, music tends to gravitate towards the likes of Laurie Berkener, Raffi, Elizabeth Mitchell… and the complete soundtrack of Disney’s “Frozen.” But there’s only so much “Let It Go” a gal can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fakin’ it ’til we make it
{Always checking what’s on the horizon…} {Just another long-lost blogger here, popping back up.} So, what happened?! Life happened. Apparently when the going gets tough, the tough go hide in a deep,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Teal Pumpkin Project
For years now, we’ve been very “treat aware” in our house given that some of our closest friends have kids with severe nut allergies. We’ve always handed out nut-free candy… and are the first to offer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrating National Adoption Month
In the United States, November is recognized as “National Adoption Month.” The particular focus of this month is the adoption of children currently in the foster care system. Clearly, we did not adopt...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Elf on the Shelf... Does Good Deeds
It started almost four years ago when Mini Michelangelo was gifted an Elf on the Shelf. It seemed innocent enough—every day the elf would hang out in your house, watching the going-ons... then every...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Twelve Gifts for Two Kids
{Note: This round-up skews towards "boys" since that is what I know and love... but most of these can easily skew towards "girls" or "one of each" with some different selections in patterns or kits!}...
View Article