Today is December 1st, and in my world, December 1st is so many things. Firstly – and hands-down most importantly – it’s my son’s birthday. Happy 5th Birthday, Jack! It’s also officially “Christmas Season” in our house, and we love Christmas – so, I thought I’d share the love with 12 Days of Christmas Printables …
Today I have some free Halloween printables for you, and it’s all because of Jack. Last year, Jack told me that we didn’t have enough Halloween decorations. That our house didn’t measure up to his standards of appropriate Halloween decor, which apparently include inflatable pumpkins on the front lawn, ghosts hanging from our tree (which …
One “mom task” that I simply cannot wrap my head around – and that everyone.else.under.the.sun seems to be capable of – is meal planning! Maybe it’s because I can’t cook, maybe it’s because I love the pizza at our local pizza place and can always be convinced to order it, maybe it’s because domestic capabilities …
Claire is turning two (TWO!) in just a couple of weeks, and I have been going back and forth over whether or not I want to throw her a big shindig or a little party. I mean, I want to throw her a tiny party with just a handful of guests, but you know how …
A few months ago, I posted 25 writing prompts – there were a few topics I’d wanted to write about that were floating around in my head and I thought I’d share them on my blog. You can find the first “25 Writing Prompts” here. Since then, I’ve come up with some more – I hope …
Update to the original post, which was publish in December of 2012: I originally created this for a holiday craft competition held by Driscoll’s Berries. I think this project would make an awesome addition to any summer celebrations, though – and berries are much cheaper when they’re actually in season! I’m not particularly crafty (and …