Father’s Day Ideas
Last night I escaped to Target after the baby went to bed. My husband was happy to put our oldest to bed and relax while. A friend had mentioned Target had many kid’s clothing on clearance and I needed some items for an upcoming trip, so off I went to look around. While there, I [...]
Mommy and Me Class
I’ve been a parent for over 13 years, but didn’t start out like most Moms. All of my children are adopted and most of them adopted as older children. Learning about developmental milestones has always been a backwards practice for me. I never saw any of my kids take their first steps or say their first [...]
Review- The Beatles’ Rain
In almost 8 years of marriage I’ve never been able to interest my husband in a single theatre production. So when he told me he wanted to see the Beatle’s Rain there was no way I was telling him no. We’re the classic example of opposites attract. He’s Mr. Heavy metal & screaming guitars… while [...]
10 Tips To Plan A Birthday Party On A Budget
We all want to give our kids incredible memories for years to come and to celebrate the day they entered the world. But, let’s face it, the birthday party trend has gotten out of control. With large groups, rented facilities, mounds of presents, moon bouncers, over the top gift bags and custom cakes do our [...]
Valentine’s Day and Food Allergies
Parents of children with food allergies usually cringe when a holiday is close. This means baking separate allergy-free treats for your child, searching for candy they can eat, and finding alternatives to food to make the day fun. Don’t let Valentine’s Day get you anxious. Here are some tips and resources to help you and your child [...]
Gifts For Tween Girls
This year for Christmas my tween girls asked for the typical presents; video games, electronics and more video games. Over the years I’ve noticed in my teen boys this trend of all electronic gifts which in my opinion does not spark imagination. So, wanting my girls to indulge in some creative play I had to [...]
Bring It On The Musical
I L-O-V-E the theatre. Its way up on my list of “things I would do more if we could use our money for fun instead of food.” Since we don’t have a lot of spare money for entertainment I have to be more selective especially when bringing the entire family. As a parent I sometimes [...]
How to Spend More Quality Time With Your Kids
If you’re like me you try to squeeze every second out of every day. The problem with our over scheduled lives is the first thing we tend to leave out of the family schedule is one-on-one time with our kids. I debated entitling this post Free Quality Time With Your Kids or 10 Minutes A [...]
The Birth of Modern Homemakers
Hello and welcome to our little space carved out in the blogosphere. We’re three super close sisters with three totally different takes on family. Two sisters by birth and one by marriage together we have a whole mess of kids, husbands and pets that we talk about on the phone to each other EVERY DAY. [...]
COMMENTS