Live today as if it is your first, last, and greatest day of your life.
Fan on, faucet running, & cue the waterworks! I sat on the cold bathroom floor, tears flowing, & heart breaking. We have always raised our children with the age old philosophy of, “work hard, play hard”, work hard at school (that’s your “job” as a child), come home, do homework, and chores, and then you can have free time. As a daily philosophy it works great. As a yearly, or worse, lifetime philosophy it is flawed, deeply flawed! Enter COVID-19 and a global pandemic! Read more
It finally happened! After one month of all 5 of us being locked up in a house together it finally happened! And we were doing so well. We had maintained a schedule, a routine, just like all the professionals advised. The hubs would get up and “go to work” 7AM-7PM, kiddos would start school around 9 or 10AM, we’d go on a walk in the afternoon, finish up school around 4PM, all come together for dinner, & then rinse and repeat. SO what happened? Spring Break! Read more
So Much For Vacation?
Canceled playdates. Suspended daycare. Chuck E. Cheese birthday party—poof! Our personal universes have shrunk immeasurably in the age of the coronavirus, as we confine ourselves to our homes and running only the most essential errands. If you’re like me, you probably aren’t visiting your neighbors down the street, let alone imagining a sun-drenched vacation in the Virgin Islands. Read more
What are you putting in your kiddos Easter eggs this year…candy, money, trinkets? This Easter is unlike any other, what if you give them what they really want! Here’s a few quarantine coupon ideas to get you started…
Why miss out on those traditional Easter Bunny photos? With a little creativity & some savvy planning, a visit and photo-shoot with the Easter Bunny could be totally possible, which is precisely what one local mom is doing! Read more
For our Little Flowers Girls’ Club meeting last week was discussed obedience, the Ten Commandments, watched The Prince of Egypt (cartoon version), and did a fun craft. The girls made Easter wreaths. They were really simple and the girls seemed to enjoy making them and adored the way they turned out. So I figured this was one I should definitely share. If you do have any questions feel free to post in the comments, loves. Read more
Cadbury Eggs, chocolate bunnies, Reese’s Eggs, jelly beans, bunny shaped everything, etc. the aromas of chocolate, the sea of pastels, it’s just too hard to resist! After all, Easter only comes once a year and the kids won’t be young forever, so why not splurge? That was my logic in the past, but we are quarantined! We can’t break the bank. But that doesn’t mean we totally have to skimp…it just means we need to be a bit cleverer when assembling the baskets. This year our Easter basket budget is $12 a basket. How does a mom manage to pull that rabbit from the hat? Read more
We’re all in this together!! Looking for some fun activities to fill that downtime? PLEASE look local first! Here are some great kits and boxes that local small businesses are putting together for you & your family to enjoy. Read more
Twisted social experiment? Thriller on Netflix? A nightmare? Nope, this is our new reality. Stuck in the house with your husband, kids, & pets for the unforeseeable future! Sure our parents, grandparents & great grandparents had to endure far worse, with World Wars, Great Depression, Vietnam, etc. Meanwhile the only war we’re possibly waging is War of the Roses (and I’m not talking about the English Civil Wars, we’re talking the movie with Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner, 1989). Ultimately we’re enduring this quarantine out of love for others, because it isn’t about us, it’s about not spreading the virus, it’s an act of kindness. But it doesn’t mean we have to like it! So here are some tips to help you survive being quarantined with your spouse & kids for the unforeseeable future…… Read more
Schools, restaurants, bars, museums, zoos, sporting events, etc. closed? Is the family literally not going ANYWHERE for the next month? What better time to add a four-legged member to the family? Think of all the joy and laughter a four-legged family member could bring to your household. Before you make that leap here’s a few things to consider. Read more
Mom on the go in Holy Toledo 