I promise to return with the rest of my closet facelift series. However, May 1 begins National Foster Care month. Please see the letters above and below about the wonderful organization Warm Welcomes. Hello friends and family, We are so excited to see the impact that Warm Welcomes Foster Care Outreach has been making in
My closet no longer excited me! I have been a stay-at-home-mom for over a year now. And when I looked in my closet a month or so ago, it just made me sigh. When I quit my job I held onto all of my clothes not knowing what exactly I would wear or need in
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to get some new headshots from a local photographer. More to come on the actual photos themselves. Once I posted a few on Facebook, the comments came in FAST. So many people did NOT like the serious-face Tricia. Sorry! But many, many, many people LOVED the necklace
Last month the girls were invited to the cutest birthday party. I just had to share the idea, because it was a great one! It was a baby doll themed birthday tea party. The invitation stated that you AND your favorite doll were invited to a fun afternoon. As soon as we walked in the
A friend brought me a bottle of this Wild Berry Sparkling Margarita a couple of months ago. And it was yummy. You literally unscrew the top and pour it over ice. SO SIMPLE. I imagined it more as a perfect poolside drink. Tonight we are having tacos for dinner and I opened up the Mango
There have been so many posts lately about going overboard on birthday parties, class parties, and holidays in general. Everyone trying to one-up someone else. To that I say, NO THANKS. Do I sometimes go a bit overboard on a certain idea or holiday or class event…sure. But is it consistent? NOPE. And that’s what
Are you tired of the Magic Tree House and Cam Jansen series? Does Junie B Jones get on your ever-lovin’-nerves?!?!?! (Just mine?) Is your reader not quite ready for the real Nancy Drew or the Beverly Cleary books we loved? Are you looking for some new ideas for your young reader for an upcoming Spring
Many of you know that I am often out on an adventure with my kids somewhere. We rarely sit home. It’s the only way I can keep my house from being destroyed daily and keep them from fighting constantly. Sometimes we try new places (like Ft. Liberty Playland last summer) or new adventures (attending the
If there’s one chore I really despise…it’s making the girls’ bunk beds. I am actually headed to boot camp this morning and will most likely burn the same calories as when I change their sheets. I’ll probably also be in some of the same positions. Making the top bunk often looks like doing a burpee.
When I became a parent I knew that for years I’d wake up in the middle of the night with a little person at my bedside. But that just wasn’t Stella’s thing (and for that, I thank her!). Along came Charlotte. About 2-3 times a week I’ll find her in my face at 2:15 AM.
The daffodils are blooming in our backyard. It’s so nice to see the bursts of yellow out the window. A sign that spring has arrived and warm weather will soon be here for good. The kids constantly ask, “Can we pick them yet?” “Can we pick them yet?” “Can we pick them yet?” Today we