Summer RoundUp: Top Ten Favs

August 23, 2011 1 Comment

Well, tomorrow it is back to the ole grind of school.  It will be a bit different this year since Miss M will now go to school all day.  She is super excited to be able to eat lunch at school.  When I told her that she will be getting milk at school you would have thought she had won the lottery.

So with school comes the end of summer as we know it.  Here is a top ten list of our favorite things we did this summer:

10. Summer Reading Program at our local library– free and with prizes!

9.  Math Club through the school district — again, free and with prizes!

8.  Visiting Museums and Historical Societies through the KDRMA Passport to Adventure with a prize if you visit seven of them.

7.  Playing on the iPad (this is mostly Miss M)

6.  Miss M spending the week at her MaGa’s with her cousin.

5.  Visiting Mumie and other family members and friends on our South Carolina driving adventure.

4.  Concerts in the park with Miss M’s maternal grandparents

3.  Going to hotels and swimming in their hotels and hot tubs (again Miss M)

2.  Swimming at our local waterpark, Cypress Cove

1.   Target! (I know not something you just do in the summer but Miss M insisted and I thought it was pretty funny).

Filed Under: Summer_2011, Top_Ten_Tuesday

School Days, School Days: FREE Printables

August 22, 2011 2 Comments

Miss M officially starts her school year as a first grader on Wednesday!  In honor of this occasion, I checked out my pinterest for some back to school printables for you all to enjoy!

Click on the images to check out these great crafts, notecards and generally cute items.

Filed Under: Back_to_School_2011, printables

LOW Entry Giveaways ENDING SOON! (8/19-8/22)

August 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

The following giveaways have under 100 entries and are due to end soon!

If you have a giveaway that you would like listed, please contact me.

Good Luck!

ENDS TODAY! Friday, August 19th
Saturday, August 20th
Sunday, August 21st
Monday, August 22nd
Filed Under: Giveaways, Low_Entries, Low_Entry_Linky

Weddings Past

August 17, 2011 5 Comments
My Grandparents.  Married 75 
years ago yesterday.
My Parents.  Married 48
years ago today.
Both marriages have since ended due to either the death of both spouses or in the case of my parents, the death of one.  Today we remember the love that they had for each other and are thankful for their union!

Filed Under: anniversaries, Dad, Grandpa D., Granny D., Mom, weddings

Miss Fickle

August 16, 2011 1 Comment

“I don’t like it” has become C’s latest catchphrase.  Once she was able to put these four little words together in a sentence, she has been using them something fierce.  She uses it when we play music in the car, she uses it when we serve her food she doesn’t want to eat and the one that really makes me crazy is…

when we change her diaper.  If we start to put on a cloth diaper that is not to her liking she squirms and will try her darndest to not let you put that diaper on her.  This is annoying to say the least.

This is the one problem I have encountered in my now two years of cloth diapering.  Since I use a wide assortment of diapers of all different brands this opens the door for a particular toddler to be, well, particular.  She especially doesn’t like the ones with snaps.  I think this is because once or probably twice, I pinched her every so slightly (by accident, of course).

Then a couple of weeks ago we went on vacation.  When we travel far we use disposable diapers.  It is just easier when you are not going to be near laundry facilities for a while.  C got quite used to these diapers.  So much so that she didn’t want to go back to cloth diapers when we returned home.  Arrgh!

So what do I do with such a fickle girl?  Well, sometimes she gets her way but more times than not she doesn’t.  As for her diapers, I keep telling her that if she would just go on the POTTY then we wouldn’t have this problem….

Filed Under: C, picky toddler

LOW Entry Giveaways ENDING SOON! (8/12-8/15)

August 12, 2011 1 Comment

After a week off, the low entry giveaway list has returned!  Anyone miss it?!

All of the below listed giveaways have under 100 entries and are due to end within the weekend.

If you have a giveaway that you would like to be added to the list, please contact me.

Good Luck!

ENDING TODAY! Friday, August 12th
Saturday, August 13th

    Sunday, August 14th
    Monday, August 15th
    Filed Under: Giveaways, Low_Entries, Low_Entry_Linky

    Poor Gal’s S’more

    August 11, 2011 2 Comments

    In case you didn’t know it, yesterday was National S’mores Day!  (What is the purpose of these silly days, anyway?)  Since I absolutely love s’mores I thought I would make my version that doesn’t require a fire and uses ingredients that you probably already have on hand.

    Introducing the Poor Gal’s Smore.

    Ingredients:
    -graham crackers
    -mini marshmallows (or regular size if you have them, I didn’t)
    -semisweet chocolate chips (or a chocolate bar if you are lucky enough to keep those stocked)

    Do I really need to tell you how to make a S’more?  I didn’t think so.  To melt it all together I placed it in my microwave for first 10 seconds and then checked it and continued for another 10 seconds.  After that it is all good and gooey!

    Here’s what it looked like (pre-microwave):

    I even put a couple scoops of ice cream on top to make it extra delish and heart attack friendly.

    So next time you have a hankering for a s’more, try this out for size.  It’s the bee’s knees … or something.

    Filed Under: Recipes, Smores

    Destination: Family

    August 10, 2011 7 Comments
    We sat in these a lot… 
    Saw a lot of this…

    Went through quite a few of these..

    All to get to this…

    And especially to see her.
    My grandmother (in law) and me.

    Filed Under: C, Miss M, Mumie, pictures, Road_Trip_2011

    Time Island Virtual World: A review

    August 10, 2011 Leave a Comment

    Miss M and I were recently given the opportunity to explore the virtual game Time Island.  In not so many words, Miss M loved it!  What is Time Island?  It is a Survivor type game that tests your skills to outwit, outlast and out maneuver the creepy creatures show above, the Goggs.

    There are so many things to explore and do in this virtual world.  Time literally flies when you are on it and that can be a good thing and a not so good thing!  One thing that Miss M love to do was the Fashion Passion area where she could dress a character any way she wanted in a wide array of choices.  From hair style to clothes to accessories, the decisions to be made were seemingly endless and right up a six year olds alley.

    I think Miss M would get even more out of this game as she gets older.  You can form tribes and really use strategy to beat those Goggs.  This is a skill that she really doesn’t have yet but perhaps when she is 8 or 10 will really get into.

    Time Island is still in the beta form so it is working out all the kinks, etc.  Still, I encourage you to check it out with your kids.  It is not mindless internet entertainment and is a fun thing to explore as a family.

    Disclaimer: I was given the opportunity to review this website via Mom Select and BSM Media.  I was not compensated in any shape or form for my honest opinion.

    Filed Under: Product Review, Time_Island

    The best week ever by Miss M

    August 9, 2011 1 Comment

    Last week was the best week ever!  Because I got to drink soda, go in a hot tub with bubbles, and I got to jump in the pool, which was fun.  I went to a Children’s Museum in Indianapolis that had Barbie and Dora and it also had where you could visit like a world and you could like also see dinosaurs.  I also got to eat pizza with chocolate milk.  And I got to go to another children’s museum in Louisville.  I like the dancing thing that played a song “I like Julia” and you had to do the steps along with it.  And I went to South Carolina State Museum that had an old school house and you got to go on a choo choo train.  They also talked about slavery, which means you had to work for people very hard and you didn’t get paid or anything.  They also had a fun part where you could climb a treehouse and see stuffed animals there.

    That’s it. 

    [Dictated to AEK by Miss M- age 6 1/2]
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