Birthday Party Ideas for Babies and Toddlers Theme — For the first birthday parties for each of my babies, the theme centered around the paper goods. That’s sounds odd doesn’t it? But if you had seen the cute Teddy Bear…
Category: Musings on Family
Gift Guide: Summer Learning Activities
More often than not, I had kids at three different schools. That’s 3 sets of emails, different days off, multiple health and safety alerts, and a slew of grading notices from three schools. At one time, I had 1 kid…
5 Gifts Your Tween Will Actually Use
When you have tweens, you can forget about strolling the aisles of your local Walmart or Target. While tweens are adamant about what they don’t want, finding what they do want is tough. Tweens do not want toys…of any kind.…
The College Tour…Swimmer Style
My freshman and I scoped out pools and athletic facilities at colleges long before my daughter applied to colleges. Even though my 11th grade daughter was closer to looking at colleges, the 9th grader gained insight into what she wanted in…
This Part of My Life Is Called…Rushing
To borrow a line from the Pursuit of Happiness…”This part of my life is called…rushing.” Rushing. Dashing. Flying. Scrambling. These words describe my day-to-day life. I’m a wife…a mom…a work-at-home mom…a taxi driver…a housekeeper…an errand runner….a laundress…a maker of lunches…a…
Musings on Little Ones: Surviving the Toddler Years
When more paint gets on the table, shirt, and pants than on the paper…When your toddler discovers a drum kit at a family member’s home and bashes the living daylights out of it and begs for his own drum set……
Gift Guide: Kids Play with Toys, So Kids Need to Clean Up Their Toys, Right? #organization #pley #spon
Disclosure: I was compensated to write this post. The views expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are included in this post. I have a high tolerance for mess. I can walk past a sink of dirty dishes and…
Gift Guide: Pop Star Minnie Is Ready To Rock! #familymovienight #giveaway
Disclosure: I was sent a DVD to facilitate my review. The views expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are included in this post. My area is under a Winter Storm Warning. Again. I’m bracing myself for snow. It’s…
Musings from Me on Snow Day
Disclosure: The views expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are included in this post. My day started in a good way. We got the call that school was canceled for all my children. A snow day is always a…
Keeping Track of Everything
Disclosure: The views expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are included in this post. Keeping Track Calendars. To do lists. Post it notes. The dates on my family calendar are populated to my work calendar. Cozi is…
