Do you do something a certain way, or have a little tip or trick you think is no big deal… then you tell someone and they smack their hands to their heads in an I-Coulda-Had-A-V8 moment…? …And then you realize you were kind of on to something that woks great, but isn’t necessarily common knowledge…? […]
Archives for August 2011
Make your bad photos work to your advantage.
I love photos! One of my favorite items to use when decorating my house is photos. I have never been one to line the hallway with my kids’ school portraits (not a criticism if you do it… to each his or her own…). We haven’t had a whole lot of family portraits taken (the last […]
When a 7 year old boy helps to choose your accessories…
Back to school shopping… We’re at Marshall’s, checking out the shoes. As the boys are trying on shoes, I notice a rack of really cute bags that are marked with clearance stickers. After looking all of them over I have two, one in each hand, that I am considering. Grant comes over and puts in […]
Silica Gel – you only need to follow half of the directions. (Just ignore the other half.)
You know when you buy a new pair of shoes or a handbag? The little silica gel packets that come in there to absorb moisture? You need only follow half of the instructions. Pin It For sure you shouldn’t eat the stuff… but don’t throw it away either! I very briefly mentioned this tip at […]
The cost of camping is less than the cost of NOT camping. (Does that make sense…?)
So in July we took our annual camping trip to Markleeville, CA. I’ve posted ad nauseum a lot about how much we love this trip. Camping is seriously one of the most fun, most economical vacations a family can take. It’s generally not considered polite to discuss the cost of something… but I’m not always polite. We have […]
If my son is 19, what does that make me…?
My eldest turned 19 yesterday. Where does the time go? I started this blog to keep track of the things the kids do. Grant has provided the majority of the blogging material, but I fondly looked over some of my favorite “Devin” posts yesterday… As moms we recognize the milestones like first words and first […]
My kids keep outsmarting me & getting around my rules…
Kids? Unless you are on fire or are bleeding, please don’t try to talk to me while I’m on the phone. It isn’t just that you’re interrupting, and that it’s impolite… it’s also because my frazzled brain can’t process more than one conversation at a time any more. (And just because you lead with “Excuse me […]
My 3 favorite words: “You Were Right” (the great media cabinet victory.)
OK. I forgot to show you something that I did last summer. And I’m really surprised I didn’t show you this earlier, because it was one of those decorating things that my husband told me I couldn’t do…. but I bugged him and bugged him until finally decided that this was not the hill he […]
If my son was my employee, I would fire him.
I thought this problem didn’t exist anymore. We have answering machines, voice mail, texting, skype-ing, instant messaging, email, etc… I thought the days of bone-head kids screwing up my messages were over. I was wrong. I found this note on the kitchen counter when I came home from a meeting last night. Devin (my 19 […]
Eavesdropping on conversations in the back seat….
Last week was VBS at our church. Grant was going, as was the little girl a few doors down. Her mom and I worked out a carpool agreement. She dropped the kids off and I picked them up at the end of the day. Charlotte is this beautiful, petite little thing with a feisty attitude. (Love her.) […]