I read a few old posts of mine recently and I noticed that I used to be kinda funny. I’m not so funny anymore. What is up with that anyway? Well you know what? I have realized that I need to stop taking every gosh-derned thing so seriously already. You know, like the fact that…
Beyond Bologna Wrap Up! – 18 Awesome Lunch Ideas
When myself and four other amazing blogging mamas got together to challenge ourselves to be better preparers of school lunches for our children, we had no idea how hard it would actually be to accomplish. We didn’t quite realize how much better our children’s lunches actually needed to be. And, we had no idea that…
Lunch Love & Fun
I thought I would go straight to the source so I asked B the other day, “What could I do to make your lunch more fun?” His response: “How about if you put THREE cookies in my lunch instead of two?!?!” Yeah. So apparently fun shaped sandwiches and happy little notes aren’t really his thing…
I’m locking this one in his room until he is AT LEAST 25
Last night after dinner the kids and I were in the driveway waiting for Tim to get home from work. Out of the blue G started to tell me and I quote… “I love ALL the girls!!” “They are ALL beautiful and I want to marry them ALL!” This is not the first time I…
Lazoo For You! {review & giveaway}
So, this one time at BlogHer… I was standing in line to use the little girl’s room and I started talking to this nice lady from Utah. I mean, we had plenty o’TIME to chat, people. And she was so nice. And then another nice lady behind us starting talking to us too and mentioned…
When an almost three-year-old reads…
Someone I know that lives in this house and is short and naturally blond and female likes books a lot lately. She takes them into bed with her before nap and bed time at night. She “reads” them while TRYING to go potty (oh Lord help me…) She makes up her own stories from the…
Beyond Bologna: A Creative Back to School Lunch Challenge
My boys have already started school! And with everything I had to worry about to get my kids ready for the first day, it’s hard to also find time to get all creative in the kitchen. And, let’s face it, lunch is one of THE most important parts of the school day. So, in an…
Play time
I got my big girl camera out today. It felt so nice to caress its black plastic again and adjust settings and click the pretty silver button. Oh my. Anyway, K and I decided to redecorate Dora’s casa and then G crashed our party. So I took some pictures. And now my Nikon isn’t nearly…
If you ask me, 40 is the new 25. But no one asked me so…
We have a really good friend named Chandler. You know, like from the show Friends.Funny thing… He’s THAT good of a friend of ours. And he is just as easy to pick on. 😉Happy 40th (again) Chandler, we love ya! And I won’t call you an old man because well, 40 is just around the corner…
What Up Cuz?
My children spent a ton of time with their cousins in Austin earlier this week. From trips to the park across from my parents’ house to races up and down the sidewalk to getting rained out at a quarry splash pad, they had a great time. I’m so happy they get to spend time like…