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Family Time Tuesday – February 7, 2012

Welcome to Family Time Tuesday! Leap year is upon us and love is in the air. Welcome to February! Feel free to link to any family-oriented post; that means any post that is helpful and relevant to family life. For example, fun family activities, great recipes, parenting posts, marriage posts, craft ideas, money-saving tips, homeschooling […]

$400 Target Gift Card Giveaway!

I am doing it again! I have teamed up with a group of awesome blogs to offer our readers a fun giveaway. We are giving away $400 in Target Gift Cards to one lucky person! Please note you only need to enter once on any of the participating blogs as we all will have the same form. […]

Kapla Blocks: For the Child Who Loves to Build

My son loves to build and create using blocks of all sorts and he is pretty good at it. While there are some academic areas that give him much difficulty, he never ceases to amaze me with his creativity and ingenuity as a builder and designer. I recently started to feel that the various blocks he had […]

Family Time Tuesday – January 31, 2012

Welcome to Family Time Tuesday! Feel free to link to any family-oriented post; that means any post that is helpful and relevant to family life. For example, fun family activities, great recipes, parenting posts, marriage posts, craft ideas, money-saving tips, homeschooling posts, and more. If you would like to be featured in next week’s link […]

Little Blue Box Giveaway: $200 Tiffany’s Gift Card

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Valentine’s Day Craft: Hearts and Flowers

Kids love crafts and Valentine’s Day crafts are especially fun, but they can also be expensive. Most of the crafts we do around here use materials we already have on hand. I was recently looking through our arts and crafts supplies when I found a bag of artificial flowers that I had saved from a […]

5 Scrumptiously Beautiful Chocolate Cake Design Ideas

I love chocolate cake.  My favorite chocolate cake recipe can be found here. I am trying to cut down on sugary foods, but I do plan on making a chocolate cake for Valentine’s Day. Since I already have a favorite recipe, I searched Pinterest for some chocolate cake design ideas.  Which one is your favorite?  Enjoy, and try not to drool on your keyboard. […]

Craft Round Up: Easy and Kid-Friendly Crafts

Most of the crafts we do around here are simple, easy, and enjoyable but are not going to make it onto any magazine covers. Even so, they are crafts the kids love and that every mom can replicate. Several of my crafts posts have been getting high page views lately and I thought I would share a […]

Family Time Tuesday – January 24, 2012

Welcome to Family Time Tuesday! Feel free to link to any family-oriented post; that means any post that is helpful and relevant to family life. For example, fun family activities, great recipes, parenting posts, marriage posts, craft ideas, money-saving tips, homeschooling posts, and more. If you would like to be featured in next week’s link […]

Photography Fun

As I previously discussed, I recently got a new camera. It is much better than any I’ve owned and I have been having fun taking random pictures. One great benefit of digital cameras is that you can take as many random pictures as you want and delete them later. I delete a lot, but sometimes I find a few I really […]

Flag Retirement Ceremony or My Son Burned the Flag

Last weekend my son’s Cub Scout pack participated in a flag retirement ceremony conducted by the local Boy Scout troop. About 20 or so worn-out flags and banners were retired. It was a very interesting and solemn ceremony. I wanted to share it with my readers but when I went to snap the first photo my […]

Family Time Tuesday – January 10, 2012

Welcome to Family Time Tuesday! Feel free to link to any family-oriented post; that means any post that is helpful and relevant to family life. For example, fun family activities, great recipes, parenting posts, marriage posts, craft ideas, money-saving tips, homeschooling posts, and more. If you would like to be featured in next week’s link […]