I’ve been so excited to get my hands on this Dino Dudes knit fabric from Michael Miller and it’s so perfect for the Christmas jammies I’ve been planning. The fabric is a cotton/poly/lycra blend so it’s super stretchy and comfy and easy to work with. The colors are bright and the print is so fabulous … Read more
I don’t spend a lot of time on Etsy because I know once I start I won’t be able to stop…but I found a few things recently that I LOVE and had to share: Bronster & Missy Monster Hat crochet pattern (I’m making these for my boys for Christmas this year. I’m going to be … Read more
contributed by guest writer Jeanie Barcus Ah, the mantel: the place where stockings are hung and holiday party guests congregate in front of a blazing fire. Dress it up this year with these creative ideas for festive mantel decorations. Go Au Naturel Incorporate nature into your décor by bringing the outside in. Hang an evergreen … Read more
Eating enough fruits and vegetables is a struggle for me. Smoothies are one of the ways I try to get enough and this is one of my very favorite combinations: vanilla yogurt (Dannon All Natural is my favorite) strawberries blueberries banana little bit of milk a handful of spinach if I have it And instead of dragging … Read more
Now that it’s winter again and snow is on the ground and temperatures are freezing, we’re cooped up inside all day and we don’t like it.
We have a few go-to indoor play spots – Kangaroo Zoo, the Dinosaur Museum, and Cabela’s but my boys’ favorite winter play place is…Carl’s Junior.
We go fairly often during the cold winter months and my boys have a blast, but all I can think about the whole time is the germs, ohhhh the germs that are all over that place. I can just feel the bacteria under my feet. Yuck.
But my boys love it and I need it so we go. They finish with sticky hands and I just hope and pray nothing made it into their mouths, at least until I can wipe them down with a Wet Ones wipe.
Wet Ones are perfect for these kinds of sticky situations. I always carry a package of Wet Ones in my purse – they’re so much more convenient and safe to clean up little kids (kill 99% of germs without drying out skin) AND I never have to worry about liquid hand sanitizer spilling out in my purse.
The floor coverings in our current home are predominantly carpet and even though we have a no food, no shoe on the carpet rule, our carpet still gets pretty dusty and dirty. I love a good vacuum and was thrilled with the chance to try out the new Panasonic Jetforce Vacuum MC-UL427. I honestly didn’t expect … Read more
I struggle to come up with gift ideas for the same people every year and every year I rely on gift guides and internet recommendations. This year I found some great ideas on BlogHer. For my son’s kindergarten teacher? This blogger suggests asking her what she needs, offering to wrap some of her Christmas presents, … Read more
Well, I’ve been wanting to make my own custom fabric placemats for a looong time and finally found the perfect fabric! Because of our messy little eaters, I laminated the fabric to make it stain-proof and easy to clean. I used Michael Miller’s new Bekko home dec line (Slate Billow – available this month!) and … Read more
Remember how I went to the Fashion District in LA looking for modern home dec fabric and didn’t find anything? Well I found it now. Michael Miller’s new BEKKO Collection by Trenna Travis is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Perfect colors, perfect prints, perfect weight. It’s 100% cotton sateen and it’s fabulous. It comes … Read more
