A Photo Recap of #Blogher10
How do you put into words memories like this? Do you see the huge grin on my daughter’s face? That’s the “I can’t wait to …
Teaching Children Manners
“Hey Dad, why have we not been reading the manners book lately?” My daughter asked my husband last night at dinner. Between having sleepover guests, …
Quick Low-Fat Ranch Dressing by Single Serving
Sometimes, I make my low-fat ranch dressing up by the bowl-full in advance for my dipping pleasure. Other times, I don’t need nearly as much, …
Make Your Own Crayon Nibbles
In our pre-holiday purge, I came across eleventy-billion broken crayons, of course. I had the kids collect them all and bring them downstairs to peel. …
Chicken Pot Pie with a Biscuit Topping
If you’re a friend of mine on Facebook, you may have read about my “accidental dinner experiment” the other night. You see, we meant to …
Mount Washmore
Ah, laundry. With six kids, it’s feels like it never ends. And with our family just getting over a stomach bug, multiply our humongous laundry …
Kettle Mothering Memories
Last November, my children gave me a gift that sent me back to my childhood; they gave me an old-fashioned tea kettle. It immediately spun …
Party Pooper
I had concocted this awesome brainchild of an idea to “party” to celebrate my son’s first day in Kindergarten. This entailed party hats, blowers, and …
Letting Girls Choose Their Hair Style
There’s something about taking your daughters to the salon to get their hair cut. Perhaps it’s how grown up they look, sitting in the waiting …
Sunshine- Just What The Doctor Ordered
I have a wee bit of stress happening right now. You see, my five-year-old is supposed to be starting kindergarten. My nine-year-old has a particularly …
Easy Egg Sandwich Lovin’
With a family as big as ours, we can go through a dozen eggs in one meal. But I’m an advocate for hot breakfasts as …
Cooking With Kids
Cooking with children can be a scary concept, isn’t it? Don’t touch that! Hot! Stay back! Put that away, we’re eating soon! No, you can’t …