Is school out for the summer where you live? We have 2 more weeks left. Not that I'm counting ... much. I'm making lunchtime fun over the long summer vacation and have lots of tips and idea...
We celebrated Heritage Day at the twins school this week. Of course I had to bring an Aussie dish to share. It's a little difficult to re-heat meat pies and sausage rolls at school so I decided ...
I'm all about getting the kids away from the television and video games, especially over the long summer vacation, so if you are looking for a few ideas, read my post 20 Fun and Educational Summ...
I'm over at Multiples and More today with a fun Memorial Day craft for kids that can be re-used for 4th of July too.
If you have been reading here for a while you may remember the Tackle It Tuesday post I put together for 5 Minutes For Mom where I began organizing the kids play room, specifically setting up an art ...
Last weekend my friend Natalie (of Crafting Crazy) and I attended a full day photography workshop at Studio Crescendoh in Santa Ana by the extremely talented photographer Cynthia Shaffer. I have atte...
I think this accurately sums up our past couple of weeks. We went on a school field trip to Sea World. The kids have been studying sea life at school. We celebrated Mother's Day at home, the kid...
Do you have busy mornings like we do? I tell you, trying to get 3 kids to school on time, all with homemade lunches, homework, jackets, and anything else they may need is quite a sight in our house, ...
May is National Salad Month and I'm sharing my version of the delicious Olive Garden Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad over at Blissfully Domestic.
I've been a little skeptical about taking the kids to Catalina Island with me, but it was one of the items on my 40-by-40 list so I was on a mission to conquer it. To me very few places I want t...
A couple of weeks ago I was invited by Sears to travel to New York City for a Summer Carnival hosted by Sandra Lee, to celebrate the launch of Sandra's new home collection currently available in...
Even though we grill year-round, I especially love that over the warmer months I can add grilling to my weekly meal plan without fear of rain putting a damper on things. Although now that I have a ne...
Whether you live in Arizona, or are visiting the Grand Canyon, a place worth a visit is the Bearizona Wildlife Park. It's about a 1 hour drive south of the Grand Canyon National Park and you wil...
Being a military family and having all of our relatives living on the other side of the country and overseas means the kids often miss out on having stories read to them by people other than me, I ha...
This week the twins school celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. The school decided to celebrate each day using the word TEACH. Monday: 'T' - write a thank you letter to your teacher Tuesda...
My commitment issues are showing again. It's been about 2 1/2 weeks since I posted my last Project 366. It lasted longer than I thought it would though. So here I am with a broken computer and a...
Although I tend to be a crafter who plans ahead and rarely crafts with the kids just for the sake of it, there are all of those scraps that I hoard which need to be used up every so often before they...
Oh how we love to grill. We do so year-round, but more so when the weather is warm out, especially now and throughout the summer months. We have also decided to take the kids camping over the summer ...
Looking for a super quick and easy dinner now that the warmer weather is here? I've got a super simple shrimp and orzo salad recipe over at Blissfully Domestic. Love shrimp? I have links to even...
Last week we met my parents at the Grand Canyon National Park for a couple of days. I can now check that off my 40-by-40 list. It was breathtaking. Can you see hubby in the photograph above? Isn'...
Now that the weather is warming up are you enjoying picnics as much as we are? If you are looking for the perfect picnic essentials, recipes, and picnic fun, take a look at my article over at Blissfu...
Mother's Day is just around the corner and so now is a great time to teach your children a few simple techniques for arranging flowers. I have tips for three very simple flower arrangements on M...
I am over at Rusty and Rosy today with 5 creative ways to teach your child their A, B, C's and help them remember each of the letters in the alphabet. These ideas are fun and will be perfect for...
April 15: Taking the top down - I've mentioned that my parents are here visiting from Australia. Well during their first week here they rented this cool red car. The kids were besotted of course...
Glad® Black Bag have teamed up with the Keep America Beautiful and the Picker Sisters Tanya and Tracy to find ways to re-use old items, and turn trash into treasure, which I'm sure you can imagi...
I have been knee deep in a tangled mess of ribbons. Primarily because they seem to have gone everywhere in the packing boxes during our move and secondly because the twins found them and well let...
Between Spring Break and my parents visiting from Australia, we have been having a lot of fun sightseeing in our own town. Here are a few things we have done recently. The Flower Fields The Flower F...
April 8: Easter Sunday - Easter Sunday is a fairly quiet affair in our house. There is lots of great food starting with a big Easter brunch, and an early family dinner. The kids hunt for eggs, and ...
A little while ago we were at my friend Natalie's house (Crafting Crazy) for her son Jack's birthday party. You can see more from the party here, here, and here - there's fabulous tips...
We've been melting down our old crayons and turning them into new ones for a few years now. Here's our latest. The mega crayon. Instructions are over at Rusty and Rosy.
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