Avoiding Skunks, Wasting Time, And Other Stories Many of my fabulous blogging friends are well known for doing their “Lately” posts that share a bit about what is going in their lives. I do not think I have ever done a post like that. So today I am going to share with you some of my updates with a few …
Five Reasons You Might Think I’m A Mean Parent
I know not every parent has to agree on how best to parent. There are some things I do with my children when explained that get a few head shakes, but they work for us. So here are a five reasons that you might think I’m a mean parent. I Don’t Film Every School Concert or Play I admit to …
Jenny Appleseed at the Farm!
My children are on Fall break from school for 2 weeks and yesterday we took a family outing to a working farm to pick some produce. It was beautiful and so much fun! I felt like a regular farmer as we picked and harvested all of our goodies! There were sugar peas, broccoli, zucchini, green beans, peppers, squash and pumpkins! …
What I Learned The Month I Went Without A Cellphone
Over a month ago my cellphone had a very unfortunate run in with a bottle of Gatorade. At first I was hopeful that Jen’s Guy could fix it, because he can pretty much fix anything. He suggested a treatment involving a bag of rice and complete submersion of my phone in said bag of rice. This treatment lasted for a …
A Discussion On God And Politics
View PostFall Favorite Dinner Recipe
This shop has been compensated by Albertsons. All opinions are mine alone. #AStockUpSale #Albertsons #CollectiveBias Fall Favorite Dinner Recipe This week has already been a whirlwind of busy! My children attend an amazing Charter school. There are so many things I love about this school, but one of the things I really appreciate is their focus on the Performing Arts. …
Avengers Assemble!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AvengersUnite #CollectiveBias There is BIG news in the Avengers world this week! On October 2nd, MARVEL’S The Avengers: Age of Ultron is being released to Blu-ray and DVD! Avengers, It’s Time To Assemble! It is no secret that my family are some of …
Man-Day Post: The Revolution Will Be On YouTube. . .
Welcome to another installment of Man-Day from Jen’s husband, Jen’s Guy. As you may have heard, our family cut the cable. I would like to say that we used that opportunity to throw the TV into the rubbish heap and return our family to a simpler time of family interaction and book reading, never missing video entertainment. blogosferia.blogspot.com No, instead …
And They Are Off- Fuel Their Adventures
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FuelTheirAdventures and #CollectiveBias And They Are Off! At least that is how it feels in my home. Because from the second my children wake up in the morning to the second they go to bed at night, they are constantly moving. Sometimes their …
Why Play Matters
Why Play Matters I was asked to participate in a Blog Hop hosted by my good friend Janine of Encourage Play. All month long bloggers across many different genres have been invited to talk about play, what it means to them and how they encourage play with their own children. Playtime is something I feel very strongly about as a …
Fall Treats And How To Spoil A Teacher
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun and #CollectiveBias Fall Treats And How To Spoil A Teacher This post has been inspired by Fall and very much by great teachers who work tirelessly to inspire and help teach my children. School started for our family at the end of …
Fill A Hulk Sized Hunger
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MARVELSnackBar #CollectiveBias I send my children to school everyday with healthy lunches and also with good for them snacks, but it never fails that the second they walk through the door after school they are ravenous! Starving almost and ready to devour the …
Celebrating The Good
Celebrating The Good This last weekend was insanely busy! There were birthday parties, movies in the backyard, homemade cheesecake, rain storms, puddle splashing plus a whole heck of a lot of blogging work ALSO went on! Some of you may not know, but I am one one of the Co-hosts for the Blog Staycation. The Blog Staycation is a weekend-long …
“Fan”-Tastic Football Gathering Prep In Less Than 10 Seconds
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FamilyPizzaCombo #CollectiveBias College football season is a BIG deal for our family. It’s such a big deal that the calendar was marked at the end of last year, excitedly awaiting the day it would all start up again this year! I enjoy hosting …
