every day living with a touch of creativity
Pin itCharacters: OSCAR: The oldest of three brothers; second-grader extraordinaire EDGAR: The middle of three brothers; the sweetest, silliest Kindergartener around AUGUST: The two-year-old source of comic relief SAMANTHA: The lucky mother of all of the above TIME AND SCENE: 5:30 PM on a Monday night. The four characters are seated around the kitchen table. [...]
Pin itNow that we’re spending more time indoors, I thought you may enjoy this roundup of ideas to keep little hands at play and mamas happy: 1. I love these watercolor leaves. 2. How adorable are these pumpkin lanterns made from Mason jars? Gives me ideas for the holidays too. 3. Make a corn wreath [...]
Pin itA hearty welcome to our newest team member and writer, Samantha Hines. Her stories capture the essence of everyday motherhood, poignant excerpts from her boys’ colorful experiences and musings, and perspective on life as an adoptive family. I hope you enjoy her writing as much I do. ————————- I’ll have grounds More relative than [...]
Pin itA few months ago, Crystal at Money Saving Mom, talked about a ‘Busy Bag Swap’ she had participated in. I had never heard of busy bags but I was intrigued by the thought of having a bunch of ziploc bags with a game or simple project to keep my five year old, well, busy. I signed [...]
Pin it Call me a Chore Nazi (that’s what my kids think I am) but I am a HUGE stickler for making kids do chores. Children have it SO easy nowadays and this is one way for them to learn to be hard workers and realize they can do hard things. Not only does it [...]
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