I had big plans to publish my annual calendar post early this year. I even started working on it in October, but here it is December 18 and I am finally getting around to finishing up this post. (Ironically, the same day I published last year.) To help you get …
The big day is coming, and if your family is anything like mine you will need a little something to entertain the kids while you prep the big meal. Otherwise, there will be little ones underfoot while you try to get dinner on the table for everyone. Here’s an easy …
Do you give your dog a Christmas present? We do. Our dogs have their own stockings, and they even exchange gifts with my sister and mom’s dogs too. Yep, we are a dog-loving family, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Since my dogs are no longer puppies and not really …
He’s back! Our Elf on the Shelf, Kringle, has returned. And, in what has become a tradition that my kids talk about for weeks, he arrived with breakfast! Our Elf always arrives the Saturday after Thanksgiving, so his arrival has been anticipated for days weeks. New for 2020, don’t miss 25 days …
Can you feel it in the air? Today is the first day of Fall!!! Sure, it is still in the ’80s here in Florida, but I can feel it — fall is coming. In fact, in honor of the changing season, I wore jeans today. Hurray for fall! With a …
As I planned my daughter’s Octonauts Birthday Party, I had to come up with some ideas to keep the kids entertained. My initial thought was to create a trivia game based on the show, but I quickly realized that it was very likely that not all guests were as obsessed …