5 parenting tricks for the busy holiday season I know I need all the parenting tricks I can carry any day of the week, let alone during the busy holiday season. Though I’m not proud to …Read more5 parenting tricks for the busy holiday season
#blog4cause: be inspired by the generosity of others We’re so pleased with the results of the #blog4cause campaign, and we’re only on week three. At this point, we have talked with, tweeted …Read more#blog4cause: be inspired by the generosity of others
wooden thank you trays: recycled toy love This year, because I know just how much time, effort, and energy goes into preparing a meal for tons of family members, I wanted to do something a …Read morewooden thank you trays: recycled toy love
kids baking for a cause: Shot@Life #blog4cause, week 2 Week three has come and gone of our #blog4cause campaign, and we couldn’t be more thrilled at our participation! We know that as we move …Read morekids baking for a cause: Shot@Life #blog4cause, week 2
#blog4cause: family giving ideas, week 1 Welcome to #blog4cause: * November & December 2012 * We’re one week into our #blog4cause, and it’s clear through the ideas already …Read more#blog4cause: family giving ideas, week 1
family bucket fillers: eBooks for the Barlows We’re really making an effort over here to do more ‘bucket filling’. After reading one of the sweetest books ever, How Full is …Read morefamily bucket fillers: eBooks for the Barlows
target supports education: grants & programs that ROCK (+ giveaway!) We all love Target. That’s nothing new, right? The sales rock. The clothes for kids–and adults!–rock. The Dollar Bins rock. …Read moretarget supports education: grants & programs that ROCK (+ giveaway!)
5 easy ways to raise earth-friendly kids Really, nothing about raising kids is easy. I so know this to be true. I think I’m pretty honest about my own on-the-job struggles, and …Read more5 easy ways to raise earth-friendly kids
honoring our friend susan, @whymommy I remember so vividly beautiful you standing by the window in your blue dress, Susan. The one that Jess gave to you because it fit you so perfectly …Read morehonoring our friend susan, @whymommy
@whymommy love fest, part 3 Huge, happy–gentle!–hugs to our dear friend, Susan, of Toddler Planet. Here is part three of THE most incredible digital card that has …Read more@whymommy love fest, part 3
@whymommy love fest, part two Here’s our happy, full-o’-love, cyber-hug for our friend Susan, part two. It’s only a fraction of what we’ve received, …Read more@whymommy love fest, part two
@whymommy love fest We have had an overwhelming response to the call for @whymommy love over the last 24 hours, and the love keeps on flowin’ in! With love, …Read more@whymommy love fest
show your love for @whymommy — join us! We are rallying to show support for our sweet friend Susan, @whymommy, and we’re calling out the big guns. Because Susan’s complete and …Read moreshow your love for @whymommy — join us!
quick trick: showing love Lately, my tiny Cora has been a little, teeny, tiny bit on the tough side. We’re back on a regular diet for her, after our gluten-free spring …Read morequick trick: showing love
happy new year and thank you I never imagined, back in November of 2008, all of the amazing things that would come from this little bloggity blog of ours. But in three …Read morehappy new year and thank you
the gift of reading: finding the ‘gifts’ in any book So many times as busy, rushed parents, we zip through reading books with our kids without really taking a minute to stop and chat about the gifts that …Read morethe gift of reading: finding the ‘gifts’ in any book
our thankful tree: beautiful, simple for thanksgiving Maddy, Owen, and Cora have already started with a case of the ‘galloping greedy gimmies’ a la Berenstain Bears thanks to the 800 million …Read moreour thankful tree: beautiful, simple for thanksgiving
our love tree I saw these Love Trees back in January, over at super-talented Jenny’s Our Nifty Notebook, and I thought that Maddy, Owen, and Cora …Read moreour love tree
super-easy, fabulously sparkly, no-mess ornaments Each year, I’ve tried to have my kiddos create a gift for our family members. Okay, when they …Read moresuper-easy, fabulously sparkly, no-mess ornaments
the special plate: celebrate success as a family About two years ago, I ran across this huge, crazy, red, gaudy Special Plate at our local home design store. It was a no-brainer for me to pick it …Read morethe special plate: celebrate success as a family