This year I have been struggling with wanting to teach my 4.5 year old daughter about the upcoming Presidential election. She’s fairly quick to pick up on things but frankly, the subject is quite complex. It’s hard to find a good children’s book about elections. I don’t want to bore her, nor do […] Read more…
Kindergarten – Day in the Life
Our days feel flustered right now and I’m not sure where they will end up. We decided not to put Lil’ Bit in preschool after all and so the schedule I made up in anticipation of that is pretty worthless. We DO have obligations on Mondays when the school year starts and I need to […] Read more…
5 Days of Favorite Cleaning Tools – Everything Else
Today is the last day of 5 Days of Cleaning & Organizing. Have you had a chance to check out the other 21 ladies this week? I’ve been talking about my favorite cleaning tools — for cleaning carpet, cleaning hardwood floors, washing dishes, and bathroom cleaning tools. Today, I’m going to share my […] Read more…
5 Days of Favorite Cleaning Tools – Bathrooms
If you are just stopping by, this week I am participating in the 5 Days of Cleaning & Organizing with 21 other bloggers. I’ve been talking about my favorite cleaning tools. On Monday, I shared my favorite tools for cleaning carpet and Tuesday, I talked about cleaning hardwood floors. I talked about my most hated […] Read more…
5 Days of Favorite Cleaning Tools – Dishes
I’m so excited to be participating in the 5 Days of Cleaning & Organizing series this week! There are 22 bloggers participating, sharing their tips for cleaning and organizing. On Monday, I shared my favorite tools for cleaning carpet and yesterday, I talked about cleaning hardwood floors. Today, I’m talking about my favorite […] Read more…
5 Days of Favorite Cleaning Tools – Hardwood (or Tile) Floors
I’m so excited to be joining 22 other ladies in writing about cleaning & organizing this week! Yesterday, I wrote about my favorite tools for cleaning carpets. Today, I’m writing about my favorite tools for cleaning hardwood floors. 1. Libman Tornado Mop I have tried every mop on the face of the planet and none […] Read more…
First Day of Kindergarten & Getting Ready for School {with Review}
Several weeks ago, I took this picture as we started (back) to school with Kindergarten curriculum. We haven’t been getting 4 days a week in as I pencil into the calendar, but we do get through most of the work and we’ve already tweaked reading to slow it down a bit and let her […] Read more…
5 Days of Favorite Cleaning Tools – Carpeting
I’m so excited to be working with Sarah @ Sidetracked Sarah in the 5 Days of Cleaning Series this week. There are 22 bloggers participating, sharing their tips for cleaning and organizing this week! This week, I am going to share my favorite cleaning tools for every type of cleaning. Today, I am […] Read more…
Artists & Authors {Gabby Mom Review}
Several months ago, I was lamenting that I couldn’t find anything I liked to teach my children about character in a proactive, sequential way. When Lorrie said she was going to send us Artists and Authors this month, I was intrigued. And then when it came in, I was surprised. It’s much smaller than I […] Read more…
My Pop-Up Bible Stories {Children’s Book Review}
My youngest daughter is about 22 months old and she is FASCINATED with pop-up books so when My Pop-Up Bible Stories came in, I knew it would be a hit. We have lots of books of children’s bible stories, but this is the first pop-up book. My Pop-Up Bible Stories is a hardcover book about […] Read more…