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DIY Big Kid Onesie
One of the challenges we've faced with Joe is keeping him from getting into his diaper (and creating chaos with his feces) when he is dirty - especially at nap-time before we get him up. We have tried...
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Frugal Mom Fashion
My parents raised me to be on the modest side... and also on the frugal side. And with today's fashion trends its not always easy to be either of those. I love that I can find great ideas on...
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DIY Winter Wonderland Bridal Shower
As soon as my dear friend announced she was getting married I knew I wanted to throw her bridal shower. She is such a sweet girl... I mean, woman! What a blessing it was to be able to show her love...
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Happy Birthday to ME!
Another year older... I was trying to think of what I wanted to blog on my birthday. And I thought about those cute little Questionnaires us moms will sometimes pull out on our kids birthdays and ask...
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BFF Haircut Before and After
This is my dear friend, Jess. She's the BEST! ;-) Last fall she felt like she needed a change and got a fun new 'do. I thought I should share it with you all. The standard ponytail... meh... no...
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Intentional Relationships
Some friends of ours recently joined an "intentional community". What is that, you say? When my dad first heard about it he jokingly called them hippies. But, when googled this definition comes up:...
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Homeschool Co-op Lego Class Part 1
In our homeschool co-op all the moms take turns teaching classes. I have done different story/craft classes for the younger grades before but this time I took on something a little different. I...
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Belated Birthday Party!
I probably don't mention this enough... but I am blessed with some really wonderful friends!for my 31st birthday two of my best gals blew me away with a surprise luau party that was off the hook! I...
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Sticks and Stones
I had a conversation the other day with a dear friend as we were just relaxing and watching our kids play. We somehow randomly got on the topic of how hurtful words stick in your mind and sometimes...
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No More Perfect Kids Book Review
When the opportunity to preview and review Jill Savage's new book No More Perfect Kids I was eager to get on board. I have read some of Jill's other books and other Hearts at Home books and they have...
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Homeschooling and My Heart
Homeschooling is an ever-changing creature in our house. We have tried different curriculum, workbooks, texts, websites, you name it... but what we had been needing to change was not the books. It was...
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Hearts at Home Mom's Weekend!!
Another March... another Hearts at Home conference for this gal! This marks my third Hearts at Home conference and I have loved each and every one. I mean, what is not to like about a weekend away from...
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Hearts at Home Third Thursday Blog Hop - Love Your Now
The theme for the Hearts at Home conference last weekend was Love Your Life. And the theme for the Blog Hop this week is Love Your Now. Hhmmm... are we seeing a pattern here?I gotta be honest, I don't...
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Muppet Movie Birthday Party!
Well, its birthday party season here. My birthday was last month. Joe's is this week. Christine's in another five weeks and then my hubby's a couple of weeks after that. We will get a little break...
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Carly's Voice - Autism Awareness
)I just watched this video with Nate a couple of weekends ago. I explained that a girl who is nonverbal and not unlike Joe and Christine helped make this video to show what its like to be inside her...
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Pinterest Inspired Photo Collage
For a long time we had three large frames with pix of the kids hanging in the living room. And for awhile it was great. But my kids are pretty darn cute and I while I wanted to hang new pictures, I...
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Love Your Local Library
In honor of National Library Week I wanted to share about how we use our local libraries. Here are links to our most used library resources:PLAC card - our Public Library Access Card allows us to get a...
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Little Mermaid 4th Birthday Party
As usual Pinterest was my go-to place to get party ideas. I kept pinning and pinning... way more ideas than I could ever actually do. And I was kind of feeling partied out so I wasn't very motivated...
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Mom's Night Out
I was fortunate enough to see a screening a couple months ago and have been raving about it ever since. I can't think of another movie that is so relatable and really values the importance of our jobs...
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Home Movies
This first video is a little taste of a typical dinner-time at our house. For some reason its the witching hour and Joe and Christine both end up melting down together... whats that they say about the...
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