Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting! Last week, I mentioned that a group of Catholic bloggers was helping to spread work about an art […] Read more…
Christmas Menu & Holiday Recipes {Schoolhouse Review Crew Blog Hop}
Every year, we eat the same thing, give or take. If we are having guests we may add a thing or two that only Bones eats since he will have help. Here are our Christmas Feast recipes. Remember, there are 12 Days of Christmas and we celebrate the whole time ;). Christmas Breakfast We are […] Read more…
Christmas Gifts for Baby’s First Six Months
By baby number three, I seem to have all I need. In fact, most of these toys have been around since the first. Here are what we use & love. 1. Teething Ring Every child is different. My first adored a wooden one from HABA. My second didn’t like them at all & my son […] Read more…
December Devotion – The Immaculate Conception
*** This post originally appeared in December 2010 and has been modified to include additional information for the month. *** I’m participating in the KEEP CHRIST in CHRISTMAS Blog Link-Up 2013 sponsored by the Catholic Bloggers Network. Be sure to visit as many links as possible, listed at the bottom of this post. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* In […] Read more…
Dear Mr. Knightly {Book Review}
Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve read contemporary (somewhat) literary fiction. I was not disappointed. Dear Mr. Knightly was well worth the read! Dear Mr. Knightly is written entirely in letters. As a part of her grant from a foundation, a bookworm is required to write letters to her benefactor. She has been […] Read more…
Religious (Catholic) Christmas Gifts {Me…Elsewhere}
I have been busy sharing ideas for religious Christmas presents around the blogosphere this month. Catholic Gifts for Children from 0-5 at Catholic Mothers Online. Each year, I remember the baptism anniversaries of not only my children, but also those of my Godchildren. With 5 of them now, I have bought a LOT of […] Read more…
ART of Giving – Art Show for Kids to Help the Poor
Recently, a fellow blogger asked for help sharing about a child’s art show to benefit Cross Catholic Outreach. My daughter is a consummate artist. A few months ago she was giving away artwork to anyone who donated money to the K of C Tootsie Roll drive with her father :). Through the Art of Giving, […] Read more…
Gift Giving Strategies – Ways to Limit Kids Gifts Without Being A Grinch
Lately, I have been on a toy purging tear! I almost have it whittled down to a library-like check out system. They have play food, dress up & one box of favorites out each. That’s it. But I love shopping — especially for open-ended toys. Right now we have Duplos, wood blocks, large alphabet blocks, […] Read more…
The Christmas Quilt {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received this book from a PR firm in exchange for an honest review. For some reason I felt drawn to read The Christmas Quilt from the Quilts of Love series before Aloha Rose, then had to stop when I realized the other one needed to be posted first :). As I mentioned […] Read more…
Two Traditional Catholic Prayer Resources from Daughters of Mary
Disclaimer: Both of these books were received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I had been gearing up for All Saints Day when I got an email from the Daughter’s of Mary of a little booklet of help for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. And was only $4. So I […] Read more…