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What’s Your Word? Adventure!

What’s Your Word? is about exploring the impact and importance of words in our lives.  It is also about getting to know each ther and making new friends.  Look for a new word every Monday and share your view through photos, words or video with us.  I am so excited to start the What’s Your Word? [...]

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Smarcks Talking Blocks {Review & Giveaway}

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Wondering what Smarcks are?  They are the “World’s Smartest Building Blocks” because they are Smart Blocks.  They talk, they sing, they entertain and they teach.  The owner and creator of Smart Blocks, Scott Seligman, is a father of four young children and a mechanical engineer who decided to take the building blocks our kids love [...]

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The Knight Bangs the Princess

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Oh yes.  Did you not know?  Come on, we all knew that during the pillaging of villages the knights sometimes had their way with the peasants but I know from a very trustworthy 2 and 4 year old that those knights…well they banged Belle too.  I know…it’s like a fabulous romance novel…not the pillaging of [...]

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I Set the Mommy Bar Too High

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Perhaps I should be a little lazier so my kids don’t expect super project mommy all the time.  Since having kids I have become uber crafty DIY woman.  I build furniture, make scrapbooks, and have art projects coming out the wazoo.  Basically I found real joy in working with my hands and making things myself.  I [...]

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DIY: Simple & Adorable Holiday Paper Trees

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While reading Better Homes and Gardens December 2010 issue, I happened upon this little idea for creating paper trees as present toppers.  How adorable…and how quickly would those be torn off a present in my house?  The kids loved the little trees though so we thought about making our own little forest as a holiday decoration [...]

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