A few weeks ago my dad was in town for a long weekend. Saturday morning’s weather was perfect for a trip downtown. We decided to explore the City Flea and the “new” Washington Park. When we discovered my dad had never been to Findlay Market, that was added to our list of stops before we
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Another Trader Joe’s Post
You may have read about my other Trader Joe’s favorites HERE. Last week I tried the Mushroom Risotto from the frozen section. It was edible, but I had a few bites and then tossed it. You have to really LOVE that mushroom taste. I imagined it was like eating Cream of Mushroom soup plain…
Kindergarten Parents of the YEAR!
The second day of school Stella came home talking about art and Matisse. Her kindergarten teacher was teaching them about lines and dots. The very next morning Andy and I remembered that we had a Matisse board book given to us by friends. So we did a quick search, found it and asked Stella if
Cleaning Your Top-load Washer
My top-load washer is about 11 years old. And it was getting kind of gross. In full disclosure I’d never given it a good scrub-down. But it was time. So I went to the place that has answers for everything….Pinterest, of course. I was led to THIS post by Jill on how to clean
Miss Who?
This crazy cute little buddy has a new name for me…Miss Mommy! And even funnier, he has been referring to Andy as Miss Daddy for weeks now. It’s hilarious: Miss Daddy watch me! Look, Miss Daddy! Miss Daddy, hold you me. (how he asks you to hold him) Although all three kids have
Hair Bows: Mason School Spirit
Locals know that Mason colors are green and white. However, this year there is a tie-dyed girl’s spirit shirt that has hot pink in it as well. So a sweet girl wanted a matching headband and hair bow for school spirit days. And her nice momma trusted me to get it
Another Use for Painter’s Tape…Roads!
Earlier this summer, I made sure you knew how much I love painter’s tape. Well, it’s also a huge life saver on rainy days when we are stuck inside. Especially now that the little guy is around and in love with all things cars, trucks and trains. The girls even got into it
Old West Festival
About a month ago I noticed an ad in our Reach Coupon magazine. The Old West Festival was coming in September. And located about 45 minutes east of us. And Stella is STILL in love with the idea of growing up and being a cowgirl. So I ripped out the ad, kept the coupon, and
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Pin
This is one idea on Pinterest that I really love and have actually gotten it started for all three kids. If you haven’t seen it yet, where have you been you get a copy of the book for your child and at the end of the school year or during daycare transitions you have the
More Stuff Stella Said
If you are not a FB friend, you might have missed these photos and milestones. Stella graduated from preschool in mid-August and then started Kindergarten. WOW. And now apparently, she’s all sassy. Setting: Each morning I “style” the girls’ hair in my bathroom. I was putting a pony tail in Stella’s when this
Today I Was the Runner
Buying these this morning…. Got me this one FREE!! Thanks to the Starbucks Reward the Runner campaign. So we were all very happy this morning! (And I was celebrated at the Starbucks for being the Runner… I love those people at the Glendale-Milford location… shouting, “We have a Runner!”) Enjoy your weekend! *If you