I’m pleased to be sharing one of my favorite tales of Christmas past on Kelly McKenzie’s blog, Just Typikel, today. For those of you unfamiliar with Kelly, she is a hilarious blogger with 2 grown kids and a sparkly mom in her 90s. Their adventures – and the warmth and humor with which Kelly shares [Read More]
The Ultimate Mommy Christmas Wish List
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Except if you are a mom. That’s because there’s the season’s planning, budgeting, and juggling added on top of your everyday amount of planning, budgeting, and juggling. All whining (and reality) aside, it’s pretty good being the ultimate caregiver and provider of love, affection, magic and toys this [Read More]
Elsa and Anna’s 10 Favorite Christmas Songs
If you have kids or grandkids, then you’ve probably seen Frozen. If you have young kids or grandkids, in particular, then you’ve probably seen Frozen no less than 3,281 times. I’ve had a lot of fun experiencing the Frozen phenomena through my seven-year-old daughter. It’s a great movie with terrific characters, songs, and heart! Elsa, Anna, [Read More]
Have a Funny and Happy Thanksgiving
May you and yours have a fun, fabulous Thanksgiving! (And if you’re in Canada, then I hope your Thanksgiving last month was great!) Enjoy some Turkey Day humor courtesy of someecards.com: Do you have a favorite cartoon about Thanksgiving? What’s your favorite dish at Thanksgiving?
The Best Time of the Year to be a Kid
I can’t deny it. I’ve been listening to Christmas music for a couple weeks now. I’ve already finished shopping for a few members of the family. I know it’s November, but getting a jump start on the holiday season (within reason!) helps me enjoy Christmastime more. That’s why I’m sharing one of my favorite Christmas pictures [Read More]
A Cat, a Dog, a Lover, and Beethoven
I didn’t mean to. Really, I didn’t. But somehow between Christmas, New Year’s, the kids being out of school, me taking off work to be home to take care of them, and the deep freeze and deep snow that consumed our area, I just didn’t blog for nearly 2 weeks. So what did I do? [Read More]
Christmas around the Blogosphere
Let me wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays! I wanted to share some of the posts about Christmas that have really spoken to me this past month. They come from writers/bloggers whose ideas, joys, and stories are worth a visit! First up is Chris at The Mom Cafe. She shared the [Read More]
The Truth about School Holiday Parties
We’ve got 3 school parties before the schools shut down for winter break (which is surprising as I only have 2 kids!) My son, age 10, has his party in 5th grade on Friday. My daughter, age 7, had two parties in her 1st grade class. One was on Thursday afternoon and one is all day [Read More]
All I Want For Christmas is…
I want a salami for Christmas. (And, NO, not THAT kind of salami.) I saw this salami in the Williams Sonoma catalog and I thought, “Yes! Classic. Tasty. Sophisticated.” So I have asked my husband to get me the salami for Christmas. Now let me give you a little back story. My husband and I [Read More]
A Pathetic Elf and Magical Mail Box
I’m getting into the Christmas spirit around here. It’s hard not to what with the office holiday potluck this week, the Christmas lights in my neighborhood, and the incessant hum from my computer as I purchase gifts online. Never fear, though, I am an Experienced Bad Mom and thus incapable of having the perfect Christmas [Read More]