To all of my friends and readers, I wanted to let you know that I will be taking a few days off this week. Hopefully in order to make some good memories with my children. Truthfully, it’s about a fifty fifty draw how all of this will go down. Funny story about that, yesterday I sat all of my children …
Man-Day Post: What Your Man Wants for Christmas
Welcome to a new Man- day post from Jensguy! OK, In going back to Jennifer’s List of Songs That Need to be Retired, she forgot to list one of the most schmaltzy tunes we have to deal with during the Holidays, the insipid “My Grown-Up Christmas List.” I’m picking on Amy Grant because I love her and owned ALL of …
Five Christmas Songs That Need To Be Retired
One of the best parts of the Holiday season is the music! I love to listen to all of the sleigh bells jingling, chestnuts roasting and yule time carols both old and new. In the town where I live there is a radio station that plays nothing but Christmas music for the whole month of December. This occupies slots 1-5 …
Hip Hip Hooray! It’s My SITS Day!
When I first started blogging I quickly found the SITS Girls (aka Secret In The Sauce) and became a part of the SITStahood! I was lucky enough to attend a Bloggy Boot Camp earlier this year with co-founder Tiffany Romero and learned a ton. Every weekday, they feature a blogger from their their over 40,000 member community and today, I’m …
Mommy Reality #25: A Glimpse Of Your Holidays
Happy Friday everyone! We know this time of year can be a stressful with our Mom to do lists that never seem to quite get done, so Jen wanted to start the weekend off with (hopefully) a little laugh for you. Here’s the best worst Christmas song ever made! Santa Claus On A Helicopter, no need to thank her….. Anyway, …
Make Your Own Christmas Glitter Dough
During the summer I came across a recipe for Fairy Mud that intrigued me. I had planned on trying this out with my children, but never got around to it. In November our family spent a lot of time indoors as we recuperated from various illnesses, so I thought we would try making the mud. Putting my own spin on …
The What No One Wants For Christmas Gift List
This last week Jensguy and I were sitting and chatting one night after the children had gone to bed. As usual our topics ranged far and wide, but on this particular night he began a conversation centered around the worst Christmas presents we had ever received or seen given. Jen: Oh kind of like that big hulking gorilla with a …
Mommy Reality: My NEW Best Friend
Two weeks ago I had just stepped into the shower to enjoy a few minutes of me time when one of my children ran into the bathroom screaming that there was a fire in the kitchen! With shampoo still streaming from my hair I quickly grabbed my towel and ran down the stairs. I am sure that battling a kitchen …
Mommy Reality #24: Replacing This Thorn In My Side
It’s Friday, I’m in love! Okay, finally a Friday song to kick out of our heads the song Jen put in the last Mommy Reality Post! Anyway, welcome to Mommy Reality Challenge #24! If this is your first time hearing about the Mommy Reality Challenge we are so glad you are joining this great community of moms who participate in …
Wordless Wednesday: Focusing On Gratitude
Today I am celebrating the fact I was able to get up out of my sick bed, shower and even eat a bowl of chicken noodle soup! Once you have been sick, good health becomes something for which you are incredibly grateful. On Thursday of this week here in the States we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. This is one of …
What To Watch On NETFLIX When You Are Sick
Usually I don’t post on Tuesday, but the last two days have been brutal. My body has alternated in between feverishly insane hot flashes and bone jarring chills. My head has felt like it was being repeatedly beaten by a brick and my body ached like I had just run a marathon. This does not happen very often for me, …
Hosting A Frozen Palooza For Under $40
This last week we celebrated my daughter Rebekah’s 7th birthday! Like many, many little girls her age she is in love with all things Frozen and begged that I put on a Frozen Palooza for her this year. Finances have been a little tricky for our family this year and so I needed to make sure Rebekah’s party was fun …
Man Day Post: Things I Thought I Dreamed Up As A Child, That Turned Out To Be Real!
Do you have certain things from your childhood that with age seem kind of fuzzy? Things that you kind of remember, but aren’t really sure actually happened? One of the great uses of the internet is the ability to check up on these types of questions and to verify that which really happened versus those things which were sugar induced …
A Kind Of Wordy Wenesday: A Giveaway & Link-Up
Happy Wednesday everyone! This last week was a little crazy for our family. We had a 7th birthday Frozen extravaganza for my middle daughter plus as an extra added bonus we had not one but two broken kitchen appliances, a refrigerator and a dishwasher! The 7th birthday party was a lot of fun. The other two not so much. Here’s …
