We went to the fair this afternoon. We had a wonderful time! The girls got to ride some rides, J got to eat some food and we had a lot of family fun. The fair was better this year than in years past, but we were disappointed that there wasn’t a petting zoo area. The [...]

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I’m so excited about this. Jon and I both love to read and we have always read to our girls. It’s so fun to see K blossom here lately and enjoy books on a different level. Every night K and I get in her bed and read a chapter from a Junie B. Jones book. [...]

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This evening as I was getting ready to go scrapbook, our girls came in from the backyard to tell me goodbye. As I picked each one up, I could tell Fall is here. It was the first time this year that they had the tell-tale smell of Fall on them. You know that smell…it’s the [...]

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I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to discover the joys of what I now call my “Vacuum Vacation.” No it’s not a vacation from having to vacuum, although I would enjoy that too! It is the mental vacation I can take while doing a bit of cleaning. After a few days [...]

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I have decided to change the focus of this blog. The old way just wasn’t me. I was bored with just posting other people’s ideas and not much for me to say. If you know me at all, you know I usually have something to say! So I thought, this is my blog, I can [...]

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I am redesigning my blog and it’s a work in progress, so please excuse the odd, changing look to it right now!

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Our girls love a great doll house. One for Disney Princesses, one for Polly Pocket, one for the little Wizard of Oz dolls Mommy keeps making them collect from McDonald’s, etc. I went looking for an idea of how to make more dollhouses and be able to customize them. That’s when I found this idea [...]

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As the fall weather approaches, here is a great indoor game to play. You will need: Masking tape Blindfold How to play: Number the four corners of a room using pieces of masking tape stuck to the floor. Choose one child to be the caller and have her put on a blindfold. Everybody else forms [...]

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Today is Labor Day. We all have the day off. Well, not if you’re a parent, but you know what I mean! He’s a very brief reason why we celebrate the day. Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September. It’s a day dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. [...]

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