Today is Lucy’s first birthday (!), so we’re spending the whole day with the girls. In the meantime, this is my Mother’s Day gift guide! Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10th. If you’re still searching for a gift, though, don’t despair! Considering the times, I think it’s totally acceptable to go the whole picture-of-the-present route. (Heck, I’ve done that countless times when not in the middle of a pandemic, and my mom has never cared! Thanks for understanding the disaster that is your daughter, Mom. ) I also think you’re good if you want to hold onto the present until the next time you see that special mother in person… or to decide not to give tangible gifts this...
Celebrate cultures with these fun DIY bilingual placemats with appliqued shapes of plates and silverware labeled in two languages. #Fork #Family #Table #Applique #DIY
Today’s post is a monthly writing challenge. If you’re new here, this is how it works: participating bloggers picked 4 – 6 words or short phrases for someone else to craft into a post. All words must be used at least once. All of the posts will be unique as each writer has received their own set of words. That’s the challenge, here’s a fun twist; no one who’s participating knows who got their words and in what direction the recipient will take them. Until now. At the end of this post you’ll find links to the other blogs featuring this challenge. Check them all out, see what words they got and how they used them. I'm using: afghan ~...
Last year during the holidays, I started the most brilliant tradition with my family (in my opinion, at least). We went out to dinner for Thanksgiving, and it was truly amazing. Not only did I skip the holiday food shopping, prep, and clean-up I hate, but we enjoyed a totally distraction-free family meal away from the kids' toys and TV. We are 100 percent going out to dinner again this Thanksgiving, and after our awesome experience, I can't recommend restaurant dining instead of hosting to any busy parent enough. The idea to make a reservation rather than cook a turkey dinner started brewing when I was complaining to my husband about how much food we end up throwing out at...
I am continually asked what “chores” or responsibilities our kids have, and/or if we recommend any specific simple daily tasks for children at various age levels. I’ll be honest, Dave and I surprisingly don’t have any type of system or “rule of thumb” for what tasks our kids should do at specific ages (you can find hundreds of these types of charts and posts on Pinterest though!) And even though our family is very routine-oriented and scheduled, we haven’t found a chore chart or reward system that works well for us. Maybe we haven’t looked hard enough, maybe it’s just that Dave and I never remember to actually keep up with the charts, or maybe it’s because the majority of...
