Halloween Best Dressed Photo ContestIf you think your child’s costume is the cutest on the block, here’syour chance to prove it. Post a picture of your kid in his or heroutfit to enter for a chance to win $1,000 Gilt Credit. Visit the“contests” tab on the Gilt Children Facebook page or click on thefollowing link [...]
Protect Your Active Kids from MRSAWith fall sports in full swing, equipment cleanliness and item-sharing on and off the field may get overlooked between carpools, homework and bedtime. But, skin infections like MRSA, a potentially life threatening antibiotic resistant Staph infection, are the cause of 56 percent of all infectious disease outbreaks in competitive sports in the U.S. It’s important that as [...]
Have you ever gotten something in the mail, a gift maybe, that was so awesome you ran and showed everyone you could right away?That is exactly what I did when I received this adorable Christmas ornament from http://www.ornamentshop.com/Default.asp. I showed my husband, my neighbor, and my friend that had come by to drop something off. All of them [...]
Sarah is my middle daughter and my threenager. She just turned 3 years old and is my short, sweet, and loving second daughter. She is well spoken, clever, and creative. Her kisses are sincere, her arms wrap tightly and squeeze lovingly with hugs, and her smile melts every person's heart that meets her. She [...]
Every day I have an opportunity to try again. To try to get it right. Make it happen. Pursue flawed perfections. Every day I have a common knowledge of what I should do. And every night I go to bed wondering why I didn't DO it! For instance. Last night my hubby put me to [...]
With my oldest daughter starting Kindergarten next year, I am becoming more and more aware and looking into the different educational paths out there. Originally, I looked forward, at times, to the school years. Mostly because I would finally have that coveted time to myself to get things done, rest from the first 5 years [...]
I was not going to blog on this topic. I was not. It has nothing to do with my family, my kids, or motherhood. I wasn't. Really.And then I decided to record the whole 6 or 7 episode mess and now, well now, I have a few thoughts that I must get on paper, lest [...]
7 Signs that You Might Need a Break from Your Kids1) You start calling them Cabo San Lucas, Gay Paree, and Margarita.2) You start calling your husband Juan and asking that he wear Speedos.3) You mix the kids milk in a blender and serve it with a cute umbrella decoration.4) You lay out your daughters Princess towel [...]
Some mini posts I did this week that needed nothing else said, thus not allowing them to grow into adult blog posts!**********************************************************************************All of my kids are sick. I am now sick. Curse the germs that infested those that I love and me. Ruining play dates, school activities, work for me, and my ability to care [...]
I figure the level of hierarchy in this house is something like this. My Husband - he is supporting the house after all. Me - obviously. The children and then the dogs. In an ideal world, it would be like this every day.Unfortunately, when the children get sick, the hierarchy is altered somewhat and I become their employee... or [...]
I received an email a few weeks ago from http://www.christmasornaments.com/ asking the I review a product for them. I love Christmas and ornaments so I was thrilled and honored that they asked!I went to the website and spent forever looking at all of the wonderful, festive, beautiful items they had to offer. The prices seemed a little [...]
My girls are sick. Katie has fever and a nasty, croup like, seal cough. Sarah has fever and diarrhea, and poor Megan has fever and a productive runny nose and cough. All on a day when they have school, I have work, and we all need to get out of this house. I was up all [...]
