A Lesson Learned: The Lies (Part 2)
Last week we talked about the first of the two lies that we as parents face and we and learned that we CANNOT do everything well. This week we’ll discuss the second lie: We can make everyone like us and…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up
We had forty-four entries last week! How in the world am I supposed to choose just a few??? I had to share 4 this week… I LOVE this idea for making your own river from Camo & Bows! If…
Encouraging Independence: Getting Dressed
Getting a toddler/preschooler dressed is normally less about the skill involved (although that certainly takes a lot of practice),and more about the battle of the wills…or at least this is the case in our house. Last summer, Big Brother…
Homemade Musical Instrument
Both of the boys have had so much fun playing with their musical instruments. This is really multiple instruments in one…it acts as a maraca, a tambourine, and a drum. Talk about versatile! A word to the wise: Â Don’t let…
Baby Sign Language 101
Somehow during the blog transfer, this post was deleted. So I thought I would post it again since it was one of my first posts! It made me kinda sad watching it…Little Brother was so tiny! Has your baby ever…
8 Inexpensive Ways to Store Craft Supplies
Guest Post by Stacie from Motherhood on a Dime Ahhh…it truly is my favorite time of year! I love Back-to-School sales — and getting stocked up on paper, glue, scissors, and more inexpensively!! Once you’ve stocked up, it’s time to…
Open Arms Series: Adopting Special Needs Children
Guest Post by Stephanie, who also wrote about Adoption after Infant Loss In our county the term “special needs” refers to anything that changes a child’s health or care from “normal” to not. Even something as common as asthma…
Husband’s Delight
This is yet another one of our favorite meals…although it doesn’t rank quite as highly in Prince Charming’s book as the other recipes I’ve shared before. I love this recipe because it makes a TON, making it perfect to freeze…
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Sensory Play
Big Brother’s favorite book at the moment is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  We read it at least twice a day. If you’ve ever read this book, you know how long it is…it is quite the time investment! I think the…
A Lesson Learned: The Lies (Part 1)
There are two lies that us women have been tricked into believing that are especially detrimental to our feelings of inadequacy and a lack of self-worth. These lies are: We can do everything well. We can make everyone like us…
Sponsor Saturday: The Things I Sell on Etsy
The Things I Sell on Etsy is an Etsy shop specializing in personalized party supplies and custom melamine plates. The designs are fun, crisp, and entertaining! Here are just a few samples of the amazing designs: …
Sponsor Saturday: Expressions Speech-Language Therapy
Expressions is a speech-language therapy clinic located in Wichita, KS that currently specializes in speech sound disorders. From their website: “We are committed to providing clients and their families individually tailored therapy to facilitate maximum progress. This includes fun, results-oriented sessions…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!
Thanks to those of you who shared your ideas last week! Here are just a few of the many wonderful ideas submitted… These Colorful Veggie Cones from Homespun with Love look like an excellent way to make eating veggies fun! I…
Painting with Dried Corn Husks
It seems like just about everything these days can be transformed into a fun art project (much to the dismay of my husband)…often including what otherwise might go in the trash. After eating fresh corn on the cob recently, I…
Encouraging Independence: Eating with a Spoon
Learning to use a spoon is a dirty job. There’s no way around it…this skill set requires on-the-job training. As much as it makes you cringe to think of the impending disaster that awaits you, your little one, and your walls…
Toddler Time: Matching Socks
It’s been months since we’ve worn socks! I’m not complaining…it just means that I don’t have to pair them up after washing ’em! Pulling out the {unused} socks made for a quick and easy matching game. I’ll be honest…Little…
Modeling Healthy Technology Use
Guest Post by Lindsey Stories of technology addiction abound. There have been news reports of parents neglecting their children to play computer games. There have been tales of teenagers developing carpal tunnel syndrome because they send so many text messages….
Easy Chicken Marsala
Delicious. This is one of those meals that the kids will eat, but that make you feel like you are enjoying a restaurant-quality meal that’s not a ton of work. It is one of Prince Charming’s favorite meals (in addition…