I absolutely love the teachers the girls have at their preschool.  LOVE them!  So, of course, I want to show our appreciation to them in some way at Christmas time.  I found a great decorated clipboard tutorial and created these clipboards last Sunday afternoon:

I bought the clipboards at Staples for $1.49 each and the notepads [...]

Blocks are a favored toy in our home.  Before Brenna was born Doug bought her first set of building blocks- a beautiful wooden set, handmade, from a store in the Amana Colonies that sold hand made crafts.
A week and a half ago a box came to our door.  Now, any time a box comes to [...]

If Wii games are on your Christmas list you’ll want to head to Target by this Saturday, November 7.  Over 80 titles are buy 2 get one free- including the new Sports Resort, the Mario & Sonic Olympic Games, Sims and more.
Also worth a look…  The Dollar Spot (always a great stop!) is newly stocked [...]

A few years ago Doug bought me something for Christmas that, well, I didn’t really care for.  (Sorry, honey!)  I believe it was the year we bought the house we are in now and since we had moved in the first weekend of December cash was short and there were a few things that he [...]

Brenna will be 5 in a few days.  I know!  I, too, am a bit bewildered by the fact that I have a child, let alone a child who is 5.
Because 5 is a rather big milestone – yes, it is – and because I hear two little girls say “can I play a game [...]

Over the past year I had heard the buzz across the internet about Mabel’s Labels but I never really looked at it.  “It’s labels,” thought I, “I know what labels are.”
Really…  One would think I would know better.
So, there I was at the Type A Mom Conference…  And Mabel’s Labels, a sponsor, had created the [...]

In October I happened upon Laney Pottery’s website and was instantly drawn to their apple bakers. I love baked apples. And since I was looking for affordable and useful gifts for my in-laws for Christmas I figured I had found just what I was looking for.
After receiving rave reviews from my in-laws about [...]

Here’s a fun and easy little recipe courtesy of Kraft…
It has only 2 “real” ingredients and is a great afternoon project with the kids. In fact, my girls will be making these again and giving them as gifts to their teachers. We’re gonna decorate little boxes and make cards…
The Ingredients:
2-1/2 pkg. (20 squares) [...]