Pumpkin carving isn’t a pretty process. It’s sticky, pulpy, and flat out messy. As a mom, you can try to combat this messiness. You can cover your floors (and children) in plastic, use sharpies instead of cutting tools or even buy those foamy “ever-last” pumpkins from the craft store. In my opinion, carving pumpkins with [...]
Sunday, April 5, 2009
I hate emptying the dishwasher. It seems like such a tedious task to me. A few months ago I decided to put an end to this daily annoyance by making dishwasher-emptying a designated kid job. The solution had both good and bad results. Although I loved having the dishes put away everyday, I hated wasting [...]
Saturday, March 14, 2009
I am convinced that the person who invented towel rods did not have children. Not only are they tough for little hands to reach, but they’re only designed to hold one or two towels. When you’ve got four kids sharing the same bathroom you need a better way to keep soggy towels off the floor. Last [...]
Friday, February 6, 2009
Valentine’s day is just over a week away and chances are your kids have a big list of Valentines to create this weekend. Usually, that means you have two options – you either fork out several dollars per child on a generic, cheaply-made store set or you spend your entire weekend (and probably a hunk [...]
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
One day the world will do me a favor and someone will develop a truly kid-friendly toothpaste. I imagine it will be something similar to the Electrasol dishwashing tabs under my kitchen sink – compact, individually portioned, and virtually mess-proof. Until that happy day arrives, I’m afraid I’m stuck with the status quo…sticky tubes of crusty [...]
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Recently we returned from a fun New Year’s trip to visit family in New York. To my kids delight, over the course of the vacation, Grandma’s house received loads and loads of snow. We haven’t seen much snow in Missouri this winter, so my kids couldn’t have been happier. Snow pants didn’t make it onto my [...]
Saturday, November 15, 2008
If you’ve got daughters, chances are you’ve done your fair share of last-minute hairstyles. Both of my beautiful daughters were born with gobs of hair so I’ve been whipping out cute-but-quick hairstyles for almost 10 years. Along the way I’ve found a few tools that come in very handy when you’re trying to create a hairstyle in a hurry. A [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Yesterday it was a chilly 42 degrees here in Missouri. Last week it was 72 and it wouldn’t surprise me if I woke up to a balmy 80 degree day tomorrow. Around here, the weather fluctuates constantly in the fall and spring which can make it pretty tricky to keep your kid’s clothes under control. [...]
Friday, October 30, 2009
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