Happy Monday! I hope things are good in your little corner of the world. Things are pretty good in ours. I have all of my chicks back in the nest, which makes for a crowded but happy nest in my book. This summer, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder related to my blood (Antiphospholipid…
Category: Ways to make today magical
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! And happy Labor Day to those in the states, as well! Here are a few ways to make a little magic with the kiddos this week….. 1. Go splash in the rain together — or in the puddles after the rain is over. My 14 year-old Anna took 2 year-old Fiona outside to…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Sorry for my long absence. This has been a busy bunch of months for us, with lots of doctor visits and tests for me, along with lots of fun and activities for our whole family. Here are a few ways to make some memories this week…. 1. Drape some blankets over a clothesline,…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Sunday! Sorry to have been gone for so long. I’ve been doing a little of this…. And a little of this (three kids with birthdays in one week!)… (That’s not actually our cake at all, just a picture that a friend posted on my wall for my lego-loving boy!) And a little of this……
Happy Grief Bacon Day!
We’re having a different sort of holiday today. We’re celebrating our first annual Kummerspeck (or “Grief Bacon“) Day. The idea came to me a few days ago. We’ve all been really fighting the blues in our family. Winter has been long, cold, snowy and oppressive this year. The kids have been cooped up and cranky. I’ve…
10 Ways We’ve Made the Day Magical Lately
Happy Monday! I’m just popping in for a quick post this time. I’m fighting the blues and swamped with things I should be doing, and I thought it might be good to focus on the magical moments around here lately. These are only ones that I happen to capture on my iPod, which really made…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Happy St. Patrick’s Day, too, for that matter. Happy everything! Here’s a few ways to make a little magic today or sometime this week with your kiddos………. 1. Do some rainy day art with food coloring and cardstock. If you can’t get some rain, let the kids fake it with a squirt bottle…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope all is wonderful in your little corner of the world. We’ve been busy despite the cold winter here. I’ve found that with five kids now, there really isn’t such a thing as down time! I do like winter more and more these days for its forced slowing-down of life, though. This…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope you’re staying warm in your little corner of the world. They’ve closed the schools because of the cold here in Minnesota. It is staggeringly cold! With wind chills, they say it could get as low as -79. That’s crazy business! It’s a good day to stay inside and make some happy…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope you’re staying warm and happy in your corner of the world. We’ve had some bitterly cold temperatures here in Minnesota lately (-19 without wind chill!) but it’s starting to warm up a little and I’m optimistic we’ll at least get above zero for a few days so we can properly take…