The light bulb went out in our dining room the other day. We replaced with the only spare bulb we had on hand, at a much lower wattage. It’s very dim at family dinner right now—at least until I get to the store—and the girls love it! It reminds them of the family candlelight dinners, [...]
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Preserving Family Traditions (Plus Picaboo Madison Album Giveaway)
We’re big on traditions around her, and I’m often surprised at the ones that make their list of favorite things each year. Most of them aren’t a major deal—it’s just about creating memories for our family. Homemade pizza on New Year’s Eve. Candlelight dinner for 5 on Valentine’s Day. New shoes for Easter. Barefoot Day [...]
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The Present Poem: Controlling Gift Spending
We have three girls, with birthdays in November, December & January—that’s a lot of presents amidst the holiday chaos! The budget can get out of control. Not to mention the toy room chaos. Several years ago, I stumbled on a Victorian adage that sounded like the perfect solution. For birthday & Christmas, each girl now [...]
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The Great Pumpkin: Halloween Candy Moderation (Plus Hershey’s Giveaway)
Halloween is just a few days away, but we’re already swimming in candy. The girls each have a bag of treats from Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, I have a grocery bag full of candy for a news segment tomorrow (to be used for our own Trick or Treaters this weekend), and, of course, [...]
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Easy Family Travel: The Road Trip Bag
We leave in just a few days for our much anticipated Disney vacation. The tickets are purchased, the resort is secured and the dining reservations are scheduled. All that’s left for us to worry about is getting there—and back. Our road trip plans worked very nicely for our summer beach trip. (Well, aside from the [...]
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Controlled Chaos: Family Calendar Management
With 3 active girls, our family life gets a little chaotic. There are Girl Scout meetings—times 3. There are doctors appointments—times 5. There are work deadlines, school field trips, family obligations and (when we can find the time) fun & parties. My mommy brain definitely can’t remember who goes where and what time, without a [...]
