Don’t Forget the Sunscreen!!!

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Last weekend my husband and my son went on a “Boys’ Bash” outing with Grandma, Grandpa, uncles, and boy cousins. Among other things, they went on a little hike, not terribly long, about a mile. So my son wasn’t in the sun for more than an hour, but he did get a sunburn. It takes … Read more

7 Facts About Sunscreen

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People with dark skin still need sunscreen – you can have skin damage even if you can’t visibly see it because of the tone of your skin. Waterproof sunscreen does come off somewhat in the water so be sure to re-apply. Sunscreen doesn’t last all day, so re-apply every few hours even if you’re not … Read more

Kids’ Face Painting

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Summer is coming, which means carnivals and fairs and…face painting. I am reminded of my first and only face painting experience, which was not good. About two years ago my husband and I volunteered to run a face painting booth at a church carnival. While I may have some artistic and crafty talent, drawing/painting is … Read more

Free Fonts

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I found a couple websites with really great fonts for scrapbooking/journaling and they’re FREE!!! Here you go: kevinandamanda.com – I like almost all of these fonts and you can download them all at once These are my two favorites from that first website – I love them because they are fun and more handwriting-ish but … Read more

Organize with Baby Food Jars

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My cupboards were absolutely overflowing with empty baby food jars, and I didn’t know what in the world I was going to do with them all. I love containers, and I couldn’t just throw away these perfect little jars! I also hate throwing things like this away because I feel like I should be recycling … Read more

Carnival of Family Life April 21st 2008 Edition

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Welcome to the Carnival of Family Life! Take some time to browse through all the wonderful posts submitted this week.

Education

Marjorie presents Monongahela posted at Life Without School.
Lill Hawkins presents Yikes! It’s the End-Times. Again! posted at News From Hawkhill Acres.

James DeLelys presents Prejudice: How to See with Your Eyes Closed posted at Healing Through Words.

Elaine presents Number 1 – Hickory Dickory Dock posted at Littlesheep Learning, saying, “The first in a series of posts looking at linking numbers / counting with popular rhymes.”

Alex Blackwell presents 24 Weekly Actions for Creating Lasting Success posted at The Next 45 Years.

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Book Talk: Wives and Daughters

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Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell, is my book club’s selection for April. I’ve just finished and I really enjoyed the story. I love books set in this place and time period (19th century England). The social differences between now and then are so fascinating to me – for example, the way that the upper … Read more

CoverGirl Mascara

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My cosmetologist friend recommended this mascara to me, and I love it!!! I had been using the same kind of mascara for a loooong time and I needed something new. The thing my friend loved so much about this was the brush – she said the brush was so stiff and fine so I thought … Read more