Children’s FLONASE® Allergy Relief compensated me in connection with statements made in this post. My youngest daughter had to miss her first two field days at the elementary school due to her severe seasonal allergies. It was the saddest thing ever. Field Day is the most anticipated day for a first-grader, especially when you are…
When I was a freshman in college, my singles ward had a contest between the Relief Society and the Elders Quorum to see who could extract the most names for temple work. Back then (almost 25 years ago now!), we had to go up to a special extraction center and work from microfilm and enter…
Whenever I host book club at my house, I love trying to come up with refreshments that match the book. Sometimes that’s easy because there is a particular food mentioned in the book or the book is set in a foreign country. But even if coming up with the idea is easy, I usually need…
Parenting isn’t easy. And the older my kids get, the harder parenting gets. They have so many things to deal with that I never once came up against, plus all the same hard stuff I did face as a child, too. Sometimes I feel like I’m somewhat equipped to help them through a situation because…
26, I counted. That’s how many times I asked my daughter to brush her teeth before school. Every time I would ask her to please go brush her teeth, I was answered by a whiny voice saying things like, “Just a minute!” “I wiiiiiilllll!” and “OKAY!” And after all that? I never actually observed her…
Thank you to Minted.com for sponsoring this post. Check out their beautiful supply of art gifts and order today for your Valentine! I completely redecorated my bedroom to surprise my husband recently. In the process, I took all the photos out of the room that were of the kids because I decided that I wanted…
It’s 4:00 pm, you just got home from work and the kids are getting off the bus any minute. You’re hosting book club in three hours and the house is a wreck. Plus, you still have to run your kids to their after school lessons and make cookies! How will you possibly be able to…
I’ve been wanting to try out a photo blanket ever since I saw them at the Walmart photo center. I finally got one recently, and it turned out absolutely gorgeous! It was so gorgeous, that I wanted to find a way to somehow display it, but since I used holiday photos, I knew it needed…
This post is sponsored by International Delight, but all opinions are my own. I love the holiday season! Beginning at Halloween and lasting all the way through the new year, this time of year is my very favorite. I love all of the family traditions we have established and always look forward to creating new…
Getting Christmas cards sent out every year is a big job. Use this checklist to take the stress out of it and get it done! This post is sponsored by Minted, my very favorite place to design and print my holiday cards. I love sending Christmas cards. I also love receiving them. The tradition of…
One of my very favorite Christmas traditions is the one that is the hardest to consistently keep. I love reading one Christmas book to my kids every night in December! But because December is always incredibly busy with various concerts and other holiday activities, it is really hard to always do this. I have been…
I love football season. And this fall I’m loving it more than usual because, guess what? We, who have prided ourselves in never paying for cable in our 16 years of marriage, finally got cable. I suppose it was inevitable. Sixteen years is a lot of years to go without being able to watch football…