Lunchbox favors from Trenton’s Truck birthday 4 years ago. Do you struggle with packing a nutritious lunch for your kids that they will actually eat? How nutritious do you feel the school lunch options are for them? Have you come up with clever ways to encourage healthy eating? (Bento boxes anyone?) If you answered yes […]
Hair-Razing adventures–Part II
August 28, 2011 by 20 Comments
If this feels a little like deja vu, it is because I have written a post like this before. Lest you think I just resurrected a post from the archives, let me assure you that this is a new post with new material, because my daughter decided to play hairdresser for the second time. This […]
An Apple for the Teacher
August 27, 2011 by 8 Comments
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to guest post at the amazing blog, Tatertots and Jello. I shared this simple idea for a gift for your children to give their new teachers. I thought I should share it again here, just in case you still have a 1st day of school coming up! […]
Design Quest SOS: Security Doors and Desert Landscaping
August 24, 2011 by 13 Comments
Help! I’m on a quest. While there are some great thing about living in Phoenix, (don’t ask me what they are right now, I can’t remember. Ask me in January.) there are also a lot of times, when it is practical to sacrifice style for function. For example, we have to decorate around ceiling fans, […]
SNAP! Conference Updates
August 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
I posted about a lot of this news on my Facebook page, but I want to make sure all of my readers know the latest about SNAP! Conference and don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to learn from and associate with the best creative bloggers there are. LOCATION: The gorgeous Thanksgiving Point has […]
"Thank you for being a Lifesaver" Printable
August 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
You can find me over at Somewhat Simple participating in her Summer of Service series today! I’m sharing these lifesaver label printables, as well as a homemade thank you card to give to those who sacrifice so much for us! While you are there, check out all of the other fabulous ideas from other guest […]
First Day of School Photos
August 19, 2011 by 9 Comments
This week marked the last of the first days of school for the year! My daughter started Preschool and I started teaching my music classes for the semester. I thought you might want to see how I captured the new school year in photos. These chalkboards are fairly inexpensive (did I find them at Michaels […]
Insanity cloned
August 12, 2011 by 1 Comment
Happy Friday! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend! Haven’t you ever wished that there were a few more of you to meet all of the different demands on your time. Well today, I’ve sort of been virtually cloned. There is the good mommy me that is hanging out at Tatertots and Jello, […]
Cupcake Wall Art
August 10, 2011 by 14 Comments
This is the post I’ve been dying to share with you since I completed these back in March! But they were a special gift for my sister-in-law who was pregnant with her 1st child, and could not be revealed until after the shower. (I did cheat and post a few sneak peeks on my Facebook […]
A is for Alec–ABC 1st Birthday
August 6, 2011 by 49 Comments
Aa is for Alec So what if he was going on 15 months, Alec finally had his first birthday party, full of A’s B’s and C’s (and other alphabet letters, too)! A little hard to see in these pics, but the white letter banner spells “Happy 1st Birthday Alec” Bb is for ball Contrary to this […]
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