Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? Do you know that there are only 3 weekends between Halloween and Thanksgiving? Start your heavy duty holiday cleaning now to minimize stress—your family will thank you! If you get to go to someone else’s clean home for Thanksgiving, follow this plan anyway and you’ll be one step ahead […]
104 Days of Summer Vacation Day 3: Memorial Day
I finally got to pull out the great patriotic bunting I left packed away for four years because we were moving from place to place to place to place. Now we’ve bought a home and I get to be the dorky mom who decorates the outside of her house for all the holidays! The great thing […]
104 Days of Summer Vacation Day 2: Family Game Night
Easy Summer Fun Yardwork and Coke. Church. Everybody went swimming—even me. So cold. The kids washed the cars. Night swimming with tiki torches (I skipped that round). Jameson made brownies. We are eating way too much sugar around here, but it’s a holiday weekend! We decorated the house with patriotic bunting and the American flag for […]
104 Days of Summer Vacation Day 1: Yardwork and Coke
There’s 104 days of summer vacation And school comes along just to end it So the annual problem for our generation Is finding a good way to spend it Like maybe… 104 days of summer vacation! The countdown has begun! If reading the words “104 days of summer vacation” doesn’t put the Phineas and Ferb […]
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Free Homeschool Planner: How Kids Can DIY Homeschool When Mom Is Busy!
This post promotes affiliate links. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I moved last month and that craziness doesn’t play well with my goal to be totally organized for Christmas this year. My heart says put up The Tree! And my head says, um…have you SEEN your bedroom? Yes, my heart looks like Joy and […]
Thanksgiving Meal Prep Monday: Cheap Fun Organized Christmas Day 4
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When Should Kids Wash Their Hands? 10 Handwashing Tips for Kids in the Kitchen!
Updated 4/13/20 It’s no secret I’m a germophobe. That doesn’t mean I bathe my kids in sanitizer, it means I have a healthy respect for germs and I know which ones are important to keep out of my kids’ mouths! I’m hyper-vigilant about handwashing because I worked in restaurants with strict food handling and food […]
The One Phrase 100% Guaranteed To Cure Boredom In Any Child Instantly And For All Time
Summer is here: You want a way to cure boredom. Maybe yours, but probably your kids’. I am here to tell you that you don’t need a summer bucket list, painted mason jars stuffed with slips of paper with fun activities printed on them, a change of venue, or a Wheel O’ Fun. You need […]
The Summer Vacation Chore Plan: Get More Done and Have More Fun!
Set the tone for your kids’ summer vacation before it starts: Make a Summer Vacation Chore Plan! Your house should never be cleaner than when the kids aren’t in school. It may seem like a “nice mom” move to let them slouch around the house once the stress of the school year is over, but you’re […]
