If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a really great kids book, especially when it comes to discussing cause and effect. After all, if you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll want some milk to go with it. There are also so many great options for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie activityRead more
I know I’m going to get a lot of heat for this. In fact, I know I will because when I brought up the same topic on facebook last year around this time, I definitely had a few people who hated what I had to say. But I’m going to say it. I can’t standRead more
Some people mark Halloween as the end to all things pumpkin. Of course, Hobby Lobby starts discounting Christmas in, like, July, so really, our holiday schedule is thrown way out of whack. I think that post-Halloween pumpkin is the best kind of pumpkin. There’s no reason to pass on all things pumpkin until after atRead more
Picture this. You’re driving south on I-35 near Gardner, and suddenly, just past a bridge, you see a giant Jack-O-Lantern come into view. It’s huge. Massive, even. No, it’s not the Great Pumpkin here to give you Halloween goodies, Charlie Brown. It IS a great pumpkin that will lead you to lots of family fun,Read more
I know, I know, it’s only mid-September, but seriously, everyone around here is asking me what costume I’m planning to get for my little guy, and I’m thinking it’s time to get into the spirit of Halloween. I have a confession to make, though… I’m not a huge fan of Halloween. There, I said it.Read more
With Valentine’s Day coming up, a lot of people are going to be having parties… class parties, couples parties, intimate date nights, and “I hate Valentine’s” parties. All of these are the perfect occasion to create a candy buffet. What started as a major wedding trend a couple of years ago rapidly spread to birthdayRead more
I love wreaths. What I like even better is affordable wreaths. That’s why I decided to head to Walmart to find the supplies for my holiday wreath this year. I knew that I wanted to make it myself, but I also knew that I had less than $10 to spend. I’m not counting the costRead more
When the nondescript white USPS mailer landed on my front porch, I wasn’t expecting much. It was relatively small, so I assumed it was one of the many items I occasionally order or receive from companies related to my blog. When I opened it, though, I saw a red box. It wasn’t any ordinary box.Read more
I like easy. I like fast. I like sparkly. I like cheap. This craft combines all four of those things in one project. I swear, this took me less than 20 minutes to make (not including drying time, but that shouldn’t count since you don’t exactly have to sit and watch it dry…), and itRead more
It never fails. In the post Halloween madness, I rifle through the candy dish only to find that the Almond Joys are gone. We have this problem every year, an Almond Joy shortage, because everyone in our family happens to love Almond Joys. So, as I was walking through the grocery store, I saw somethingRead more