A fun treat for St. Patrick’s Day class parties or something to make with your kids to celebrate I wanted to make some rainbow cupcakes with a pot of gold for St. Patrick’s Day, but I procrastinated. I had wanted to use these AirHead Extremes rainbow candies for the rainbows, but I couldn’t find them…
I especially loved the quote by President Uchtdorf in the March 2017 Visiting Teaching Message: “Though we all have weaknesses, we can overcome them. Indeed it is by the grace of God that, if we humble ourselves and have faith, weak things can become strong.” I get fixated on my weaknesses sometimes. Because sometimes it…
This fun April Fools Day dinner activity will make the whole family laugh! I’m not a big prankster on April Fools Day—or any other day for that matter. But I still wanted to find a fun way to celebrate April Fools Day with my kids. I remembered that I had done these mystery dinners at…
A list of the best pens for use with paper planners. An honest review of different pens to find the perfect pen for paper planners. I love paper planners. And I love pens and markers. In fact, part of the reason why I love paper planners so much may just be because I love color…
The visiting teaching message for March 2017 is “The Enabling Power of Jesus Christ and His Atonement.” At first, I didn’t know how it was different from February’s message, but after reading it, I recognize that we are talking about different things that the Atonement does for us. In February we talked about how the…
Kanab, Utah is a great place to stay for a family vacation! In 2009 we attended my brother’s wedding in Phoenix. We were living in Cedar City, Utah at the time, so the drive was only about 8-9 hours. We had a lovely weekend celebrating my brother and his new wife, and then we drove…
What is a finsta or spam account on Instagram and should parents of teenagers be concerned? Last weekend I dropped my 16-year-old daughter off at an event. I needed to talk to one of the other moms, so I waited around with her for a little while until that mom arrived. While we waited, my…
The longer I make printables for visiting teachers, the more I realize that many of you would rather have smaller handouts to give out. The printables I generally make are intended to be framed in order for your sisters to display them, but I know that it often makes more sense to give your sisters…
Parenting the strong-willed child is not for the faint of heart. Learning what these spirited kids really need from you makes it easier to honor their unique temperament. I realized I was dealing with a very strong-willed child when my youngest daughter was still a baby. She had a push to her that my other…
St. Patrick’s Day is mostly an overlooked holiday at our house. Sure, the kids might wear green to school so they don’t get pinched, but I have never made any kind of big deal over the holiday. Once, my husband and I even went to Chicago over St. Patrick’s Day weekend and we just had…
Girls always need new hair ties. Always. At least, my girls do! I’m not sure if they all end up broken, borrowed by others, or in some sort of lost hair elastic twilight zone, but I feel like I have bought thousands of them in just the past year! Needless to say, hair ties are…
Is your child struggling in school? Here are the signs to look for and how to find the tutor your child needs. My oldest daughter began the 4th grade in a new state with an entirely new type of math curriculum. As far as math homework was concerned that year, it was awful with a…