Everyone knows that Hallmark makes the most adorable and biggest variety of cards for any occasion. But before you just get a Hallmark card for Dad this Father's Day, consider the many other great gifts you can get at Hallmark for Dad! We were sent a couple of GREAT gifts that Dad can enjoy with …
Do I look before I leap? OH yes. And when there is a lot of time to look before leaping, I overlook! My mom used to tell me that I was going to develop an ulcer from worrying too much. I was so deathly afraid of tornadoes when I was a child, that if I …
There haven't been many shows that I've become attached to. Sure there was "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" when I was younger, (don't hate! it was good!) "Friends," and a few other less memorable ones along the way, but "House" has been my favorite show for a long time. And now, it's gone. It gave me …
With the Captain's non-willingness to try hardly any vegetable, I'm always trying to think of ways to sneak in hidden veggies. This probably has been done before, but here is my recipe for Baked Spaghetti with zucchini and butternut squash. First, You take a zucchini: Then I peeled it, but you can very well leave the …
I asked Charlene, the author of "A Divine Walk" blog to write a guest post about her struggles with infertility. Please take a moment to read Charlene's heartfelt story, and afterwards, check out her blog! Hi, my name is Charlene Hertzberg, Gena asked me to do a guest post today for National Infertility Awareness Week. …
This week, April 22-28, is National Infertility Awareness Week and "Don't Ignore" is this year's theme. I think this is such a wonderful thing, to spread the word about infertility and make people aware that many more people suffer with it than you would even imagine. This week, I will be sharing some of my …
Happy Earth Day! I hope that you are finding ways to celebrate today, whether you're planting a garden or recycling or entering some of the awesome Earth Day giveaways (like the Hidden Recycler giveaway!) Target has released some pretty awesome coupons and some are in conjunction with sale prices on various Earth friendly products. Target is …
Today is my awesome husband's 29th birthday. (I love this time of year because we're the "same" age for about a month and a half! ha!) Thanks for being such a great, supportive husband and father! We love you! Happy birthday!!!!
Easter is really sneaking up on me this year! Here are some fun Easter crafts that I found on Pinterest that you can do with your kids. Eco-Friendly Easter Gifts Natural Food Dye for Eggs (Purple) from bon appétit: Make an Easter Garden from toddler activities at home Stained Glass Easter Egg from Squidoo …
My dad just sent me this funny forward. (thanks, Dad!) Some of these are sad, but true! It's amazing how things have even changed from MY childhood....which was...twentysomething years ago!!! I'm beginning to understand why people older than me just shake their heads at some of the "kids these days!" haha! **The email did not …
Less than a week ago, Baby D knocked our laptop off of the couch. (Where it shouldn't have been in the first place, I know....) My sweet hubby immediately called our computer expert friend, diagnosed the problem, and picked out a hard drive for me to order. The hard drive arrived today and he's been …
The other day I was in a hurry to start lunch and I had no idea what to make. I rummaged through our food and came up with three ingredients: Panko bread crumbs, Italian dressing, and chicken. It sounded good, and they turned out really well! Here's what I did... First, turn on the oven …
This past week was a bit challenging for this Mommy of two. It all started in the middle of last week, Captain Fussybuckets and I were "FaceTime"-ing with my parents and I jokingly asked him if he wanted to go stay with them for a few days. To my surprise, he got VERY excited about …
Today (January 24th) is National Peanut Butter Day! (yeah, I had no idea either, until I read it on Facebook and went to verify it!) So, to celebrate, Captain Fussybuckets and I made Peanut Butter Bars! My mom used to make these scrumptious things called Peanut Butter Balls and if you'd like to make …
Being a mailman or mailwoman is hard....not that I would know, but I can only imagine. They have the tedious job of getting all the correct mail to the correct boxes and/or houses. They have to deal with unhappy and impatient customers, weather, dogs, cars, and so much more! Whether they work for USPS, UPS, …
Trash men (or women) have a hard job. Lugging other people's disgusting trash into the huge truck and riding around in all kinds of weather doesn't sound like much fun to me. Captain Fussybuckets thinks this is the most exciting job lately, so much so that he had to play like he was a trash …
I'm excited because today we have a guest post from Melissa from The Mommyhood Chronicles blog! Melissa is a dentist, mommy, and an awesome blogger! Check out her blog:As a kids’ dentist, I felt I could help with many parents’ issues with their kids’ teeth. I wrote this post with suggestions from my dental hygienist, …
Today was Captain Fussybuckets' first time at daycare. He spent about three hours there are had a good time. You may be wondering why I, a stay at home mom of two with a degree in early childhood - elementary education needs to send my son to daycare. Well, for a couple of reasons...one, he …
Captain Fussybuckets usually only watches Nick Jr., kids' DVDs, and the occasional sports event on TV. I used to watch the Country Music Association Awards religiously as a child and teenager, but haven't watched the show in a few years and really don't follow any country music singer except Keith Urban. However, I was sick …
I get the reasoning behind Daylight Savings Time. I understand that people want more hours of daylight in the evenings during the summers. But I really, truly hate DST. I didn't hate it until I had kids. Well, that's not true, I hated it before I had kids, because before kids, I was a teacher. …
Here is a simple recipe that takes very little time and preparation! My mom would make these for us growing up and I made them for the boys at the children's home. They, along with Captain Fussybuckets, would just eat them up!!! Chicken Cups (makes 10 cups) 1 can of chicken 1 can …
If you've been reading my posts, you know that I've been agonizing over the microphone cake that Captain Fussybuckets requested for his 3rd birthday party as well as the piñata that I had the brilliant idea of making. I promise this will be the last birthday post for awhile...well, okay, maybe a few days/weeks, as …
Captain Fussybuckets turned 3 on Tuesday. His party is planned for Saturday and will include his three 3 year-old cousins and of course, Baby Brother and the rest of our families, hopefully. That is, assuming we're all well! Here are a few pictures from the Big Birthday! The night before his birthday - Halloween …
Piñata makers don't get paid enough. I started making Captain Fussybuckets a piñata for his 3rd birthday party a few weeks ago. His party isn't until Saturday, but the piñata still isn't finished. Yes, it's hard when I have to work on it during naptime or after bedtime, but at naptime, Baby D is between …
Captain Fussybuckets is THREE YEARS OLD today!!!! Happy birthday to a sweet, lovable, energetic boy! We love you!
I received an email from Homemade Simple the other day with a recipe for homemade Fruit Leather. I immediately wanted to try it because Captain Fussybuckets LOVES Fruit Roll-Ups. I love Fruit Roll-Ups because he's getting fruit, but with all of the additional corn syrup and sugar, I'm not sure it's worth it. BUT I …
We had 85 entries in our OxiClean super prize package giveaway! Congrats to Megan B., who was the winner! Okay....85 entries. That's a 1 in 85 chance. And if you complete all the extra entries, that's TEN. TEN in 85 chance of winning!!! So why should you enter blog giveways? Simply put, because you cannot …
Sometimes thinking of what to have for dinner is such a hard decision! Add in someone on a low/no saturated fat diet (as we all SHOULD be, in my opinion, but wow, is that hard!), a low carb diet, and a picky 2 year old...choosing what to eat for dinner is tricky! Last night, the …
We've been to the doctor a lot in the past 3 years. Prenatal visits, well baby visits, sick visits, you know how it goes. Waiting usually isn't a big deal, UNLESS you have a hungry, sick, sleepy, fed up baby or 2 year old. (So basically waiting stinks unless we're kidless. ha!) When we lived …