Saturday Link Roundup
I haven't done a link roundup in, wow. A long time. I'm not going to look. Anyhoo. There is some great reading out on the interwebs, and I thought I'd try to highlight some of it. Plus there are sites that were kind enough to publish my writing, so they're included...
FFYF: Tin Foil Edition
For today's Fun For Your Friday I have a story to share. I had to leave the house yesterday afternoon to do some errands. I was delayed at the church and realized that if the lasagna didn't get put into the oven soon, we were going to have dinner problems. Naturally I...
Guest Post: Baby Sign Language and How it Has Worked For Me
Good day, readers! Please welcome Misty Weaver and her guest post about baby sign language. I used a few signs with the boys when they were little and boy was it handy! Baby Signing is an easy and fun way to communicate with your pre-verbal child. A simplified version...
Magic Manners at Mealtime Winners
All right, gang. I went through the comments at the Magic Manners post and listed everyone in order of their comment. Assuming I got it correctly, the list is as follows. (Next time I'm going to remember not to chatter in the comments of a giveaway post so I don't...
FFYF: Fall Colors Edition
Good Friday, Friends! Ready for some fun? For today's Fun For Your Friday I bring you a lovely photo I found on Flickr. Fall is my favorite time of year, especially because of the brilliant colors that surround us. I did not take this photo, but lokidude99 did and it...
7 Unique Baby Gift and Personalized Baby Names Gift Ideas
Babies usually aren’t too hard to buy for, but when it comes to baby showers and other gift events it can be difficult to pick something out that’s unique. Gifts can be as simple as diapers and wipes. It’s the parents who really need to appreciate them anyways. You...
I Just Want To Be On the Same Team
After spending a relaxing weekend away, you would think I'd come back all patient and have some stress-free time with the boys. This especially because the younger boys are visiting Grandma (and doing school with her) this week. Nope. Today hasn't been difficult...
FFYF: Digital Clock Edition
Happy Friday, Internets! My contribution to Fun For Your Friday this week is the following photo. I was looking through my SD card for a soccer picture, and was surprised by this one. I have no idea who took it, but I just knew you'd enjoy it as much as I did. You're...
Review and Giveaway: Magic Manners at Mealtime
Rocky Stayart from MagicManners.com has written an adorable book to help you teach children ages 2-7 their manners. There are so many great features to this book that I just had to show it to you directly. See the video below. Rocky was kind enough to send me a copy...
Guest Post: Am I Ready to be a Stay-At-Home Mom?
(editor's note: please welcome Margaux Cameron with a very interesting guest post today. Thanks, Margaux!) My own mother was a stay-at-home mom. She quit her job when I was born, had my brother 4 years later, then started going to college full-time. By the time I was...