Confession: I am not a crafty, creative mom. My idea of craft time is to set the craft box (we do have one – yay!) in the middle of the table and say “Have at it!” Oh, but I did dye some freebie pasta once. That was pretty cool! Needless to say, my fascination with [...]
With Ash Wednesday being this week, my attention is turning toward the season of Lent. For me, Lent is a season of much needed reminders. A season of quiet(er). A season of slow(er). A season of sacrifice, which in turn draws me out of my own innate selfishness and away from the physical comforts and [...]
Well, lookie there! White Cloud just introduced facial tissue to their line of fabulous products! I’ll admit it. While we try to limit the amount of paper products we purchase, facial tissue is going nowhere in my house! I need price value, I need something strong enough for the nasty blows, and something soft enough [...]
The first two chapters of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine, which will be released January 10, aren’t about working a budget or clipping coupons. At first glance they aren’t even about saving money. {gasp} Chapter 1: goal setting. Chapter 2: cutting life’s chaos and clutter. Really? This is a book that’s going [...]
My husband has a Wii. We splurged and surprised him with it for his 40th birthday. The kids only get to play the Wii when we play as a family, and I’m not gonna tell you they don’t enjoy it. They do! Just as fun, though? Board games! The flashing lights and high tech thrill [...]
