I put a little something for everyone in this one. I really want a Leap Frog Tag reader for Charming, an iPod shuffle for Precocious so she’ll stop borrowing mine, the B. Toys beads are a phenomenal toy for everyone, and Silly Bandz? I’ll never understand the appeal. 1. iPod Shuffle 2. Leap Frog Tag Reading System 3. Silly Bandz 4. Beads from B. Toys
Numbers #1 and #2 are for the older kid set and #3 and #4 are completely timeless. 1. Mythbusters Board Game 2. Nintendo DSi 3. Toy Story 3 DVD 4. Lego Ultimate Building Set
I guess there’s no time like the present to start tossing out gift guides for the holidays. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Chrismukkah, or Festivus “for the rest of us”, it’s gift season time and I’m here to help. I’ll add as many guides as I can whip out in the next couple weeks, and you can sit back and reap the rewards of being the best gift giver in the house. 1. The Pacific on DVD {HBO Miniseries} 2….
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I decorated our tree with a little extra something-something this year. A little something-something I found at the Dollar Store. Have you ever decorated your Christmas tree with flowers before? This was a first for me, and I love it. In fact, next year maybe I’ll get my very own tree and decorate the entire thing with only fake flowers and white lights. It’s really, really pretty. Supplies for decorating your Christmas tree with flowers: A few stems of your…
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Today’s a random sort of day for me, so I thought instead of sharing the newest beauty secret in my pocket, I’d share a quick story with you. I know, you’re waiting with bated breath, I can feel it. Several years ago when Precocious was a toddler, we lived in a small condominium in a different city. We lived close enough to Viktor’s office that he decided to buy a motorcycle for the quick commute. It didn’t hurt that his…
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I uploaded a bunch of photos yesterday from my camera after doing a few tutorials, and here’s what I found: Anyone missing a little rock star? On a side note, where did he learn this? Not from Avatar, surely. **UPDATED** Apparently, he learned it in Kindergarten. Ahem.
I am a huge fan of board games. Huge. I have yet to convince Viktor of their import in our lives, but the kids are finally old enough to appreciate their mothers’ mad skills. Mad skills. I think however, when the kids open up a package to reveal this Mythbusters board game on Christmas day, they might wipe the floor with me. I don’t know if it’s unhealthy or not but my kids are Mythbusters obsessed. Charming knows what ballistics…
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I write for a few places around the web, one of which is a holiday blog on AOL called Holidash. Holidash is filled to its adorable brim with holiday ideas of every sort, and I recently added a couple of my own ideas for Thanksgiving. Do you need some fun Thanksgiving ideas? I do. First up is a gratitude tree. An easy craft to help you remember why it is we’re all gathering for this holiday in the first place….
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I’m out with a sinus infection today, and thought about not blogging at all, until Viktor showed me this. And then I thought better of not blogging, I thought you all should know just how much I love you so I’m rewarding you with a photo of myself from when I was 3. Maybe 4. Ponchos were the height of fashion in the 1970’s, as were cowboy hats. At least in my house. And I’ve always, always loved red lipstick. …
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