So one of us {I can’t remember if it was me or Viktor} thought it would be a great idea to head to L.A. for Thanksgiving. Warm, summery temperatures and memories of the sea tempted us. It seemed fun at the time. Harmless even. We are idiots. There is nothing even remotely fun about packing up a household to drive 12 hours straight in a car with two kids less than 36 hours before Thanksgiving. Nothing, I tell you. While…
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I’ve been in denial about this whole Christmas thing because frankly, my life is too busy for it to be the holidays already. I need another month or two just to catch up on my laundry, never mind holiday shopping. But I know there are those of you who are die-hards for day-after-Thanksgiving crazy sales. Raise your hand if you get up in the dead of the night to wait outside in the cold with your sisters/girlfriends/husbands/mothers/neighbors/strangers. Seriously, I won’t…
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I am totally excited about our holiday cards this year. First of all because it’s early in November and my cards are already in envelopes, ready to be addressed. And secondly because they are so cool. We ordered our cards through Minted, an online stationery company that does not only holiday cards but baby announcements, weddings, and basically anything awesome relating to paper. I was really impressed with the huge selection of Holiday Cards from Minted; in fact it was…
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Viktor here again. Ever since I moved north from the temperate climate of Southern California I have really enjoyed fall. It is by far my most favorite season. After a long, hot, and dry summer, cool crisp air is a very welcome change. With fall being one of my favorite seasons it is natural that Halloween would be one of my favorite holidays. Now I am not a fan of witches, zombies, and monsters, but I am a fan of…
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Mummy Halloween Costume: + = Just for the record, next time I might splurge and spend a couple of dollars on toilet paper instead of the .79 cent super save you see above. And there’s a fatal flaw in the preschool mummy costume: your kid can’t go to the bathroom while wearing it. The TP sure comes in handy when said kid breaks down halfway through preschool and runs for the john. Just warning all you would be mummy makers…
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a snappy looking bull’s eye a few from family fun that you could probably whip up in an afternoon. very clever. more ideas here. this garden gnome makes me laugh every time I look at it. a rockin’ mp3 player complete with headphones
My kids have been chomping at the bit {pardon the cowboy expression, I’m feeling ranch-ish today} to carve our pumpkins. We don’t usually do it until the night before Halloween because of tradition, and pumpkin shrinkage if we do it any earlier. My solution this year? Magazine pumpkin faces. Cut eyes, ears, mouths, & noses from magazines and pin them onto your pumpkins. My kids loved this and it gave me a few days of reprieve before the pumpkin cutting…
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This year, Little O will not quite be 1 for Christmas. He’ll turn 1 shortly after, on January 8th. And so I’ve been thinking about what to get him this year. This is how it plays out in my mind: I think and plot and plan what wonderful toy to get Little O. I choose the best. In fact, I may choose several of the best and top-rated, because that is how I show my love for him. I wrap…
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Here are some fun Halloween party ideas from Amy Turn Sharp’s guest post last Fall. Enjoy! {{from the archives}} I want to throw an amazing Halloween party next year! I am waiting till my youngest is two and will be into it a bit more, but I want it to be traditional and old school! I love going to parties and I appreciate all the effort that parents put into making things just so, but sometimes I like a party…
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