We have a new little tradition at our house. This little bird. He has little wire feet that help him perch all over the house. I move him every day and the kids see if they can spot his new location. We do the same thing outside in nice weather, with some colorful ceramic toadstools…
Author: Alicia
Snapshots
I’m sorry for being so lazy about posting lately! I’ve been so tired and I’m behind on everything but my heartbeat. I promise to get better at it! Or try! Here’s a few snapshots from our house today… Then again, I might not be so good about posting for a wee bit! Our family is…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s some ways to add some magic to life this week… 1. Make a giant hammock swing out of a big towel, blanket or sheet. Have two adults hold it, one on each end, and swing your kiddos in the middle. Only one adult available? Pull them around on the kitchen floor on…
Little Things
The dryer repairman just left, having discovered the reason our dryer suddenly stopped working last week. It was actually several reasons, all of them in the blower fan. Specifically: One marble One pair of dice One glass heart, and One LEGO foot Attention small boys in my home: Please be advised that in order to…
The Silent Treatment
I lost my voice today. I’ve been fighting a cold and getting sicker and sicker, until this morning when I woke without the ability to speak at all. I went through the day scribbling notes, gesturing and occasionally squeaking and whispering out a few words. The funny thing is, it was kind of nice at…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I’m a bit under the weather so I’m going to get right to things! Here’s a few ways to make some magical days this week… 1. Clean out some bottles from ketchup, syrup and other food items from the recycling bin and let the kids use them for their drinks at dinner. 2. …
What Are Your Favorite Picture Books?
One of my favorite parts of motherhood is getting to enjoy picture books with my children. I’ve been collecting good ones since before I had kids, and have far too many now but just can’t stop. Here are some of my all-time favorites. Do’s and Don’ts, by Todd Parr (totally silly and colorful fun!) Miss…
Finger Knit a Flower!
Do you or your kids finger knit? I’ve never tried but this video makes it look so easy I think we might do this tomorrow! Some commenters say this is finger crocheting instead, but no matter what you call it, it’s certainly pretty! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukywxy19Gk8] You tube has lots more videos showing how to get started…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! What a week it was last week! Anna turned 11, our water heater self destructed (and did its best to flood the basement), Daryl and I got sick, the blog got accidentally suspended, Jack got food poisoning (he’s fine), I injured my leg, and we went out of town to spend time with…
You’re What Makes It a Magical Childhood
Some of you may be aware that WordPress inexplicably suspended this blog last night. I logged in to approve a comment and was met with an angry red statement that said my blog had violated the terms of service and I was not wanted! (Really, it said something to the effect of “we don’t want…