Question: 20 (more or less) = Answer: A. Extra minutes of peace and quiet and snuggles with Charlotte in the morning since Stella and Henry are in a new routine of sleeping until 7:00 AM B. Quick minutes we had to play at the park before dropping Stella off at
Question: 20 = Answer:A. Tantrums Henry threw between wake-up time (8:45) and end of his breakfast (9:30).B. Times my kids yelled “mom” every minute today.C. Loads of laundry I’ve done the past few days.D. Seconds my kids were screaming at each other out of every few minutes this morning. E. Kindergartners I volunteered with today.F. Moments I apparently
I still want your kid snack ideas!! So if you missed that post, go back, read it and COMMENT here or on Facebook. I’m waiting… Meanwhile…people are commenting or asking more and more about my weekly dinner planning. If you haven’t noticed, I post “What’s Cooking?” over there on the right and it lists
My kids love to have a snack break when playing outside. At our house we are pretty routine about food. Daycare got us into this habit and now it works to our favor. One morning snack around 10:00 before lunch and one afternoon snack around 3:00/4:00 before dinner. Otherwise, the kitchen is CLOSED. I
Best idea ever. Everyone wants popcorn at the movies, right? And everyone wants their hands in the bag at the same exact time. When a SMALL popcorn is going for $6.00 now…I definitely don’t want to buy multiple bags. And I don’t want any fighting during the movie for the popcorn. Everyone should be quietly
Do your kids have TONS of toys to play with but still come to you saying “I’m bored“?? Not long ago I told you why I actually LOVE Play-Doh. Since I only get it out every 4-6 weeks, it keeps my kids busy for hours. Seriously, HOURS. And you may also know
Yesterday I was home during the announcement of the new Pope. I saw the smoke update on Twitter and turned on the TV so Charlotte and I could watch the new guy be revealed from the curtains. Explaining this to a newly-turned 4-year old can be tricky. And I, as always, went with the least amount of
I’m trying really hard not to have the TV on during the day. At all. It’s hardest when I’m on the treadmill (oh, it’s on for me…just not on in the adjacent playroom) and when I’m trying to take a shower. So those times are often almost always exceptions. But if the TV is
I have seen different variations of this on Pinterest, around the web and even in magazines. (You know, those paper catalog thingies some people still get in the mail??) Stella was home today with a slight fever so she and I got out a canvas and some paint. She painted the tree trunk all
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
This really is a post about Teacher Gifts…just keep reading! Thus it begins…the end of my life. Just kidding! However, Stella does graduate from Preschool on Friday night. Unlike most preschools that held this event in the spring, ours is right at the end of summer. Since it is a daycare setting, the preschool curriculum does