We are almost 3 weeks into the new school year and I've already heard of many children being sick!
Last week, the school sent home a Health note saying the chicken pox was already going around!
Click here for Tips for kids to stay healthy at school.
If your child is already sick, click here for way to keep the whole family from getting sick!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sickness Strikes
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
FYI
I am hosting a few giveaways over at This Wife's Savings.
Head on over for your chance to win some great coupons!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Shopping Sites
Here's a couple sites I always check when I'm looking to buy online. Great for Christmas time!
Lakeside
Collections Etc.
Saving Money
Wanna see my New way of saving money? Come visit This Wife's Savings. It's where I share my saving stories, while hopefully encouraging others to start their own savings journeys!
Click HERE to visit This Wife's Savings!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Back to School Clothes
If your child has just went back to school or is about to go back, chances are you're looking for some good deals on new clothes. Check out the sales at my favorite places:
Old Navy Back to School Sale -Up to 40% off select items!
Gap - Sale on Jeans - Buy1 Get1 50% off!!!
Children's Place - Jeans 2pair for $28 and other Fall Savings!
Kohls - Having different sales
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Summer's Over
Summer's Over & LittleMan goes back to school in only 4 days. I will try to get back to posting again this week. It's been a fast but busy summer!
Daphne
Monday, May 5, 2008
Birthday Parties
Throwing the perfect birthday party for your child can be critical at my son's age. He's 6, afterall. He has gotten the bum end of the stick for the past two years. He hasn't had a birthday party at all.
What? You didn't throw your son a party?
Well, let me point out that his birthday is on January 2nd.
Which means it's right after Christmas. It means everyone has run out of money. It means kids are not back in school after winter break yet. It means it's right after New Year's. It means it's cold.
It means having a bunch of kids
Inside. My. House. With. Nothing. Fun. To. Do.
I'm changing that next year. I'm determined to. He will not miss out anymore!
(btw, we did take him to Chuckie Cheese and a rodeo, so there was definite celebration)
Let's gather the basics, shall we?
1. He thinks he's about too old for a cartoon birthday party. Examples from the past, Scooby Doo, Winnie the Pooh.
2. We will need fun things that can go on inside, without making a humongous mess.
3. It needs to be toddler friendly. {My daughter will be 3 years old the next time LittleMan's birthday rolls around.}
4. Cost-friendly for Mom would be great too!
So, here is some ideas I came up with:
1. Pirate Birthday Party
2. Airplane Birthday Party
3. Cowboy Birthday Party
Now, for some girl birthday party ideas.
My daughter is currently 2 years old. Her third birthday falls at the beginning of August. Again, not the best time to have a birthday party. Yes, it's warm and can be outside. But it falls around the time school opens back up.
Her first birthday party was a butterfly theme, but she wore a princess crown. Her second party was a Disney Princess party.
The Basics
1. Princess doesn't have many friends yet.
2. Most of our little family that lives near is boys.
3. She loves all things girly.
4. But she also loves horses.
Ideas for a party:
1. The Princess Party {I would call Royal Party since there's boys there} We may have already done the Disney Princess party, but this is different.
2. Barnyard/Animal party - More for this theme, and more
3. Luau - and more ideas for this theme
For Additional Ideas, click HERE and HERE
New Writer
I'm happy to announce that my aunt Vicki who runs another blog called Forgotten Mom, has agreed to join me here at I Wanna Be That Mom!
Don't be surprised if you notice things changing around, maybe even the name, but we will leave the web address the same, at least for a while.
We are trying to get in the swing of things to have a really good blog going here.
Thanks for your patience!!!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Some sites to check out: Spring Cleaning
This site has Monthly Checklists, so you can clean and organize on a daily basis, without feeling overwhelmed.
This site has tons of tips, lists and articles about organizing everything in your home.
This site has tips to keep you organized on your way out of the house.
This site tells you how to clean clutter with a yard sale.
Mrs. Clean has some good tips on organizing your house.
This site has checklists for the 5 Core Life Zones.
Clean Home Journal has printable checklists for every room of the house.
Home Makeover Madness
This site has a clickable house to get cleaning tips for any room of your house.
Happy Clicking!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
My first stab at French Toast
Growing up, French Toast was one of my favorites. I remember watching my Granny make the egg dip, dip the bread, and then ... French Toast! I've been wanting to make some for a while, but all the recipes I've found that sounded good, were over-night French Toast. I've never remembered to do it all up the night before, so I've never made it. While browsing over at Organized Mom, I stumbled upon this recipe for French Toast and tried it this morning. It was scrumptious! [Next time, though, I will leave the cinnamon out, as I don't like cinnamon all that much, it dries my mouth out.]
French Toast
4 slices of Bread
2 Eggs
1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
2 pinches of Sugar
A Few Shakes of Ground Cinnamon
2 Tbsp. Milk
Mix ingredients
Coat bread in mixture, and placed on buttered pan until slightly brown.
A Room A Day
So, I've decided that maybe cleaning and organizing one room a day, makes a little sense. Well, it will be a little more than one room a day. I still have to do dishes & laundry everyday. And the other everyday stuff like picking up things off the floor, etc.
Yesterday, I cleaned and organized my Master Bedroom & closet.
Today, since I did the grocery shopping, it doesn't leave me much time, so I will pick it up again tomorrow.
Tomorrow I plan on cleaning and organizing our familyroom/playroom/exercize-room/office, whatever you want to call it!
{I have been babysitting a 5 month old baby since January and it has made cleaning and organizing more difficult, but this is my last week to keep him. He is going into daycare, so next week, I will have PLENTY of time on my hands =D }
Master Bedroom and Closet
It's funny how one tip on cleaning or organizing can set you off to clean the entire day in one room.
My Master Bedroom is Always the messiest room in the house.
For many reasons;
1. I hate folding and putting up laundry.
2. I have so much stuff in there.
3. It's not a room that company sees, so it gets dropped to the end of the cleaning list most of the time.
So while browsing the Internet for some good organizing tips, I stumbled upon THIS PAGE. Why #17 had never occurred to me, is amazing, but it hadn't. So when I read it, I had to immediately go and start cleaning in my closet, which spread out into my bedroom.
So I went to bed with a very clean room last night, and I slept better! And my hubby was really happy this morning when he didn't have to dig through clothes baskets to get dressed! =D
One thing I REALLY want for this room, is a new comforter set. I just haven't found the one I LOVE yet.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Spring Cleaning
I have no readers on this blog yet, but still I must ask, in case some stranger accidentally stumbles upon this post.
What are your best Spring Cleaning / Spring Decluttering / Spring Organizing Tips OR Websites??
And Thanks in Advance!!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
A site worth checking out
My aunt Vicki actually found this and sent me the link. It's call Hillbilly Housewife.
Check it out for some recipes and some ideas for meal plans. Including one for a whole week called $45 Emergency Menu.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
10 Tips For Better Bedroom Organization: Little Girls Rooms
Here are a few tips that I've used in my toddler girl's bedroom.
1. To always know where her shoes are, I throw them all in a big plastic tote. I keep the tote in the closet. There's the clothes and there's the shoes.
Now if you think it would take too much time to get a matching pair out, you can always use my second choice for shoes. This inexpensive, over the door organizer. I got this in a cute pink color at my local Wal Mart and it cost less than $10. Right now, we have too many shoes to use this option. [But. You could also use the door organizer to hold other stuff ... like, small toys, crafts, hair bows, whatever!]
2. She had a very large collection of purses. I keep all of them in a large tote also. It keeps them together and takes less space to store than if they were hanging on something like over-the-door hooks.
3. I have this multiple hook over the door holder that I hang her belts, diaper bag and jackets on. It keeps them all off the floor and out of her reach. This is her bedroom door.
4. Then I have these hooks that I put her bulkier coats on. This is the closet door.
5. This shelf is high above where she cannot reach, so it's the best place to put this earring holder. I use this earring holder so that I do not have to keep up with countless boxes or card stock the earrings come on. And we can see every choice of earring we have.
6. This shelf is below the earring one, but still out of reach. The round basket holds all her hats. The square hold hair bows that do not clip/cannot hang.
7. I made this hair bow holder when our collection of hair bows got too big to be digging through a Ziploc bag for.
8. This stuffed animal net is perfect for those toys that she doesn't actually play with, but have too much sentimental value to get rid of.
9. All her toys go into certain cubes. Horses in one, dolls in another, etc. It may seem easier to just pick toys up and put them in whatever cube, but with a toddler, if she can't find a toy she's looking for, what does she do? She pulls everything out until she finds it.
10 . Needless to say, as soon as we're done using a coat, hair bow, hat, etc. we always put it right back into the "home" of the item.
I hope you find some of these tips useful. And feel free to share any of your own tips too!
Daphne
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