Get the Conversation Going with ChatterBox – Women’s Edition

Posted by on Nov 8, 2009 in Best of MeckMom, Popular Posts: Entertaining | 8 comments Last year, when I was planning a big girls weekend with a bunch of friends, I started looking online for fun conversation games.  Some of the attendees were close friends and some were brand new to the group so I wanted to find a game that would help everyone get acquainted.  I spent $50 on two conversation games from Amazon and thought that they would do the trick.  Unfortunately, once the...
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New Wanda Witch Clue Ideas and Party Fun

Posted by on Oct 2, 2009 in Popular Posts: Holiday | 8 comments I’m sorry I didn’t get these up earlier in the week as promised.  My memory card reader has been missing all week so my pictures were trapped on my camera.  Hopefully it’s not too late for you Wanda’s to get a few ideas… As I mentioned in my last post, when my husband and I hosted our Halloween party last year we made a few changes just to keep things new and...
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Talk to Me Tuesday: Creative Discipline – Cuddle Sac Giveaway

Posted by on Jun 16, 2009 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 26 comments As most of you know by now, I’m a stay at home Mom to four oh-so-charming kids.  And as much as I love them, there are many moments when their charming sides fade and their sneaky/rebellious/I’m-gonna-bug-my-sister-till-she-cries sides surface.  I’ve never been a big fan of spanking or screaming, so I’ve had to get creative with my discipline over the years.  Just as a...
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Simple Tip for Tighter Sheets

Posted by on Mar 5, 2009 in Popular Posts: Organizing | 1 comment When I was pregnant with my fourth baby last year, I finally decided to fork out a hunk of cash to get a memory-foam topper for my mattress.  It saved me from third trimester tossing and turning but it brought with it one incredibly annoying problem – my sheets wouldn’t stay put. I have a fairly thick mattress to begin with, so adding an additional four inches of foam made it...
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Protect Your Laptop from Kitchen Mess (and kids)

Posted by on Feb 22, 2009 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 3 comments Lately I’ve been trying tons of new recipes from cooking sites like AllRecipies.com.  Now, if I were a more patient person I would probably take the time to print the recipe before heading to the kitchen – but I’m not.  In fact I’m a bit of an impulse chef.  I tend to browse around the web until I find something that looks delicious and then head straight to the...
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