Totally Drab to Christmas Fab: The Reveal

December 20, 2011

After our arborvitaes outgrew our few strands of outdoor Christmas lights, we gave up on decorating outdoors for Christmas.  Ahh, but three-year-olds are persistent & you wouldn’t believe the amount of joy that this small grouping of lights, trees, & one reindeer has brought to her. Our palm tree is really special to us & we’ve [...]

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Alvin & the Chipmunks: CHIPWRECKED #couchcritics

December 19, 2011

Kids off of school for Christmas break?  Need something to keep them entertained? Check out Alvin & the Chipmunks: CHIPWRECKED. On Friday, I treated Ellie to an afternoon at the movies.  She was so excited to go see “the hamster movie.”  Hamsters… chipmunks… all the same when you’re three. We decided to see a matinee, [...]

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Totally Drab to Christmas Fab: Curb Appeal for $100

December 16, 2011

Each year when we drag our Christmas decorations down from the attic, we often debate over which items we should use and which items we should skip.  With a three year old, we brought out mostly items that could withstand her curiosity.  After trimming our tree, hanging our stockings, & arranging the nativity… the little [...]

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas {Wordless Wednesday}

December 14, 2011

 

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Twas The Night… A Baby Story

December 13, 2011

From the archives, my friends… Twas the night before last, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse My pillows were fluffed with precision & care In hopes that sweet dreams soon would be there. The baby was nestled all snug in her bed While visions of milk bottles [...]

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It’s Been Awhile… Travel without the Kiddo

December 8, 2011

The last time I went anywhere with my husband {other than out to dinner} without company, I looked like this: I may look ready for adventure & action, but do not be deceived… This is the sexy I brought to vacation. BUT… I have exciting news!  Coach and I are headed to a warm destination [...]

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The Winter Warlock {Wordless Wednesday} LINK UP!

December 7, 2011
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Homemade Ornaments for a Pink Tree

December 6, 2011

In our house, there are good messes and there are bad messes.  A bad mess {more like annoying} is one in which various items from rooms throughout the house are gathered in small containers such as purses, carts, or shoes and will take at least a week or more to return to their previously designated [...]

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“Happy” After School Meals Made Easy {#tysongoodness}

December 5, 2011

If you are a reader of this blog then you know two things about my dear little daughter: She is very busy. She has a ferocious appetite. On school days, she is absolutely, positively starving when I pick her up from preschool.  Like most kids, she asks to go get a kids’ meal at a [...]

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You Might Have a Three-Year-Old

December 2, 2011

Yesterday, after a brief trip to the grocery store on my own, I spent the rest of the day in captivity — held hostage by the continual flow of mess & disorganization brought on by this: Living with an imaginative & creative child is both wonderful and exhausting.  A young child’s attention span is roughly [...]

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