As a follow up to my post last week about Easy DIY Valentines for students, I'd also like to share a few simple ideas for teachers. They have the important role of educating our little ones during their most...
Can you believe that my husband and I never argue about money? Well, at least not since we started budgeting many years ago. Don't get me wrong... we're not some sort of super lovey-dovey couple who never has had...
Rightly so, my nickname has always been "The Planner." I'm that mom you love to hate. You know, the one who has her holiday cards stamped and addressed before Thanksgiving. In fact, they're done so early that I find...
After I left my engineering job in 2009 to stay at home full time with my first born, our family income was reduced to nearly half of its previous state. Although we were prepared (on paper) for this change,...
Repeat after me: "I Mommy... promise to being more organized in 2014. I will stop spending too money much on groceries and will stop stressing due to last minute meal-time decisions."
Seriously... this is the year. I'm certain that I...
Planning on ringing in the new year at home with the kids? Me too. You're never too young to enjoy a good party! And what a great way to teach your kids about goals and resolutions. This may be...
It's one of the best things leading up to the Holidays, right!? Checking the mail each day wondering whose cards you'll receive next. I love seeing what everyone has been up to throughout the year (even if they are...
Isn't this such an exciting time of year? I feel like such a kid. Only, I really don't care if I get a single gift, it's the excitement of my kids that's got me giddy! So what is it...
Around Christmas time last year, I came across a Facebook post from my friend regarding Santa and Christmas presents. The post was about whether or not gifts from Santa were wrapped or unwrapped. It had never occurred to me...
It's almost here, Winter Break! We'll have the kids home for 2-3 weeks and those dreaded words are inevitable, "Mommmmmy, I'm Bored!!!" Not what you want to here in the midst of the bazillion things you are trying to...
With the holidays quickly approaching, I took this weekend to “make room” for the upcoming onslaught of toys that will be arriving on Santa’s sleigh, the UPS truck, and from the mailman. The fact that we have to make...
If you are like me, you leave the crafting responsibilities to the teachers. I'm not saying I don't like to craft, I'm saying I pretty much stink at it. But the kids loooove to craft. So I try. I...