This is a sponsored post. I am a Sears blogger, though all opinions are my own. Is it just me or do you like to do a bit of shopping once the weather gets nicer? After a winter hunkered down at home or bundled under layers, spring is a welcome respite from...
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One minute we were an entirely “video game free” home and the next minute we seemed to have a game systems in every room of our home. How did it happen? And I’m not talking about small electronic “busy” activity toys. We had a ton of those activity toys that the kids loved. I’m...
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The last couple of years our NYE plans have been low key. Staying at home. Eating snacks. Playing games. Watching TV. Celebrating the ball drop. Sipping sparkling cider. Shooting off party poppers. Nothing elaborate, but just what we like…good, low key, seizing family time fun. My children are not old enough to have plans...
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Many of you reading this post probably rarely sit with your toddler at the family desktop or laptop computer. Your toddler might play a game on your phone or tablet or even on the TV with a game system. You are beside them helping them when they got stuck. Cheering when they play a...
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I was chatting with a friend about holiday traditions. I shared that my mother always put my gifts in a pillowcase at the end of my bed. How do I know this? Because I saw the photos! Don’t worry I had long since stopped believing. What is funny, though, is that my parents continued...
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We’re a book family. We read to the kids all the time when they were little. My oldest would ask for “one more book.” And how could I say no to her sweet request. The middle child stepped it up a notch by adding the ole puppy dog eyes a long with her request...
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Craft time has always been a fun time in our house. While I am not and have never been the mom who gets down on the floor to play with dolls or cars, I love doing crafts with the kids. My daughter was about 1 when I did my first craft with her. Nothing...
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My 2012 Musings from Me Holiday Gift Guide is in full swing. With each year, I get more organized. At some point I will figure out how to get all the posts on the same page, but until putting the links in one blog post will have to do. Oh well. Enjoy the 2012...
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My friend looking at all the papers tacked to my bulletin board said: “Your bulletin board is making me stressed out!’ Me: “Right!?” My friend: “How do you keep track of everything you have going on?” Me: I had this conversation with one of the women in my Book...
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A short and sweet roundup of what I was doing/where I was/what I was up to this week. Riding rides with Dad. My WW…plus check out this link for other WW. Two giveaways are up and ready for entries. The first giveaway is a hodge podge of giveaways…a smartphone, Wiggles DVDs, Drop Dead Diva...
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