There are few Bible stories as fascinating as Noah and his ark. My husband read this story to my children many, many times. The size of the ark. The power of the water. The two-by-two parade of animals. A Noah’s…
Category: Entertainment
Drink coffee like the Scandinavians do
Guest post by Katja Presnal Just like Jill, I love coffee. In fact so much that when I started planning my first magazine issue, I wanted to dedicate it entirely for coffee. The health benefits of coffee, the best coffee…
Snow Day Fun #PolarVortex
Two weeks before Christmas, the kids had 2 snow days. Last week we also had 2 snow days plus MLK Day. Snow days have always been a family affair around here. My husband is a former-English-teacher-now-school-administrator. He’s always had the…
Introducing… The Wizarding World of Harry Potter–Diagon Alley!
I’m used to feeling tired. I always need more sleep. I dream of napping but rarely have time for a nap. I know that I can and do manage to get through my ever-present tiredness. I’ve probably not had a…
Family Game Night: Good Fortune #familygamenight #seizingfamilytime
Disclosure: I was sent the game to facilitate my review. I was not compensated to write this post. There was a time when we played games all the time. We played before school, after school, on the weekends. We played…
How About a Spot of Tea for National Hot Tea Month? #giveaway
Disclosure: I was sent a selection of Salada and Red Rose teas as part of this campaign. The views expressed in this post are my own. You would think that coming from England I would be a tea drinker. I’m…
Kids’ Concerts: Surviving the Scratchy and Squeaky Music Years
I have opinions. Oh do I have opinions on practically everything. Today, I’m going to talk about my opinions on kids’ music concerts. Not that I am musical at all. I only played an instrument in 6th grade. True, I…
10 Tips for Decluttering Toys #organization
I’ve found that people fall in to two categories when it comes to their homes…the very neat and the very messy. There’s gray area in the home neatness spectrum. I fall in the gray…closer to the “very messy” but with…
The Minions Are Coming to a City Near You
Those Minions are cute, aren’t they? So yellow and round and don’t you love how they have their own language. Those squeaky voices make me giggle, especially when one of them is super excited about something. Reminds me of my…
Get Swapping with Skylanders SWAP Force #giftguide
Disclosure: I was sent a Skylanders SWAP Force Starter Set to facilitate my review. Skylanders SWAP Force is now out. My youngest has had great fun testing out this new game. You can go here and here for his review…
