I’ve always bought my kids’ shoes at Target or Payless (I think the only exceptions are Robeez and soccer cleats), so when I got the offer of 2 free pairs of Vincent Shoes to review I was very excited to give their little feet a chance to experience some higher quality footwear. I couldn’t wait [...]
Yesterday when my mom came over she starting singing the Clean House show song “Who wants a clean house” and she is right my house is terrible. The “tops” of things are filled worse than ever (except the fridge is good) and there are toys everywhere! I think I’d rather get nominated for TLC’s What [...]
For this week’s Parent Bloggers Network Blog Blast we’re talking about gifts,the good and the bad! PBN is teaming up with GetInHerHead.com, a free service for couples who want to get gift giving right every time. I can’t remember getting a really bad gift so I am either not that picky or I block out [...]
Here are two free bird house plans I found when looking ideas for our bird house project. These plans had the best directions and diagrams of the ones I found online. In the end I decided on a book from Amazon because I was looking for more options for different species of birds. I’m very [...]
What more could a kid ask for than a nice day at the park with a ton of friends. The big kids braved the icy water but the little ones didn’t enjoy it as much (especially when they fell in). So we’ll have to make a bunch of trips once the weather is warmer. We [...]
I am nervous but excited about the impending arrival of 6 baby chicks next Wednesday (4 Ameraucanas and 2 Wyandottes). I’ve been reading up on chickens but a lot of whats written isn’t that helpful to the beginner. I worry they’ll die somehow and the kids will get upset. They will be shipped to us [...]
Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) have really made the news lately and we are seeing them for sale everywhere. After reading an article on the cost savings of these bulbs, I decided it was time to take the plunge and try them. First, here’s the info on what makes CFLs so good: ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs: [...]
I had intentions of doing the last 2 unplugged projects but the kids don’t always like my suggestions and even passed up “want to find rocks and paint them?”. This week is FOOD so there was no way for them to turn down that! The first thing that came to mind was fruit (we’re having [...]
Our beloved backyard garter snake, Spikey, has returned. This is the 3rd Spring we have found Spikey living by our porch, but this year we spotted a skinny little friend with him. They were both skittish, but Spikey stuck his head out to say hello.
