The best parts of the holiday season for our family have nothing to do with the scramble to buy and wrap gifts, or watching the kids tear one open only to set it down and reach for the next. The best things in December are the experiences. Some of my favorite December experiences: Christmas in … Read more
We make homemade play dough several times a year. It keeps well and I like that I know exactly what’s in it and it smells much better than commercial play dough. I usually toss it once it has attracted too many bits of dirt/hair/crumbs. We get hours and hours of fun out of a batch, … Read more
This House Needs A Mouse is a children’s book written by C. Jeffrey Nunnally and illustrated by Tamara Z. Brink. I was provided with a free copy to review. All opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. I’m trying to raise a bookworm, and in this age of smartphones and tablets … Read more
For some time, I’ve been wanting to attend a blog conference, but it’s not likely to happen in the near future. Instead, I recently organized a little get together with some local bloggers so we could exchange ideas, chat about what’s working for us, and what our goals are. One member of the group, Kathy … Read more
My daughter loves to hear her birth story, and she likes to tell people that we’re made for each other, because I made her a baby, and she made me a Mama. Here’s how that went down. I arrived at my parents’ place in La Quinta, California on Valentine’s Day of 2010. I was planning … Read more
Of course it is sad when a legendary actor dies. When one dies at a “ripe old age” we all pause for a moment and think about their amazing career, and roles that resonated with us. When they die young, we think about what could have been, not just on the screen, but a life … Read more
When I was a kid, my cousins were in Washington State, Northern British Columbia, and Ontario. Perhaps the fact that none of them lived in the same town as us made them all a little exotic to me, but I always felt like they were special. Even though we moved a ton while I was … Read more
How did you choose your dentist? When I lived in Mexico and Central America I had a terrific dentist and enjoyed the inexpensive dental care. Now that I’m living in North America it is more of a luxury. I’m living on a pretty tight budget, so I do my own hair and nails, dream about … Read more