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My top 13 WFMW posts
Wani's World | October 9th 2008 by Wani
I have found some really great tips and ideas on Works for me Wednesday. Here are my faves of this week!Pumpkin-less Jack-o-lanterns @ Rookie MomThings To Do With Your Toddler @ Like A Warm Cup Of CoffeeThrift Store Fashion @ The Messy MomDusting Tip read more
Drama Drama Drama
Wani's World | October 8th 2008 by Wani
Something I love but don't get to enjoy very often is the theater. Not movies... but real, live actors on stages... I mean really, who doesn't love a good play!?! Well, I just found an interesting link on MoneySavingMom.com about an upcoming event. I read more
Works For Me Wednesday
I've Got A Little Space To Fill | October 8th 2008
It has been a loooong time since I participated in Shannon's Works For Me Wednesday over at Rocks In My Dryer - and I finally made my way through a huge stack of parenting magazines, gleaning many kid related tips, so I thought I'd participate so tho read more
She's trying to kill me, but I still love her
PENSIEVE | October 7th 2008 by Robin (the pensieve one)
This afternoon, I planned to do two things I rarely do: watch daytime TV and iron. I figured one made the other endurable, though really, I'm not sure which one I disdain more. Some friends of ours were on Rachael Ray's talk show today, and since I k read more
Calendar Crunch
Wani's World | October 1st 2008 by Wani
I have been on (and am still working on) a quest to manage and organize my time better. As a part of that journey I have tried lots of different calendars - especially free printable calendars that I've found online. I've tried many, but I've reall read more
WFMW: Lost Child Helper
It's all for the best | September 30th 2008
When you are out and about at a fair, festival, amusement park or sporting event, write your cell phone number on your child's arm, lower leg or stomach (someplace easily accessible under their clothing) with a permanent marker. If they get lost, the read more
Wanna know how I have FUN in the kitchen?
PENSIEVE | September 30th 2008 by Robin (the pensieve one)
It's the little things in life that give me reason to smile. When I'm washing my trillionth dish, whimsical rubber gloves almost makes me forget I'm workin'. Almost ;). Do you have a tip for making household chores fun? One lucky commenter will recei read more
Works for Me Wednesday~Chemical Free Deodorizer
Are We There Yet Mom | September 24th 2008 by Christine
I don’t know why I hadn’t found this tip sooner, now that Lindsay is almost potty trained. Aside from trying to save money, I am trying to become a little more eco friendly, even though I use disposable diapers. I found that even using a read more
WFMW - Easy Autumn Craft for Kids
Welcome to my world JanMary | September 24th 2008
A new chapter of my life begins, as my youngest has started Nursery School in the mornings so for the first time in almost 11 years I have a few child-free hours each morning. So where did I go to this morning? Back to our church Toddler Group of co read more
Have Fun With Your Pix!
Wani's World | September 24th 2008 by Wani
Check it out! My sis had a pix like this on her myspace and I asked her about it. Apparently she did a google search for Andy Warhol and found this website where you can upload your pix and have it "Warholized"!I'm so easily amused! I did a few pix b read more
WFMW - Scrapbooking Storage
Wani's World | September 17th 2008 by Wani
I think I saw this in a scrapbooking magazine or on a website - no, I wasn't smart enough to come up with it on my own. Anyway, I got this pillbox at the dollar store. It has 14 compartments (1 week 2x a day) and I've used it to separate and store so read more
WFMW: Free Up Closet Space!
It's all for the best | September 16th 2008
A great way to free up some space in your linen or bedroom closet is to store your sheets under your mattresses. A quick peek under the mattresses in our house will reveal a spare set of sheets for each bed. When you take sheets off to wash, just rep read more
Bacon is the suck - Piggy Free BLT WINS!
Slacker Mom | September 16th 2008 by Domestic Spaz
So I went through a vegetarian phase. I still try to lower my meat intake dramatically but I'm not a vegetarian anymore. However, there is one thing I took from my veggie days that I will not be giving up.That's right... I'm kicking regular bacon t read more
WFMW: Lunch Tip
It's all for the best | September 9th 2008
Back to school means back to packing lunches. If not everyday, we at least have to pack a lunch or two for field trips and special outings. When we pack lunches for field trips, the school asks that everything in the lunch be disposable so the kids c read more
If only I had thought of this 30 years ago
PENSIEVE | September 9th 2008 by Robin (the pensieve one)
Try this with the next book you read: use an index card for a bookmark and have a pen handy. Use them to: Record words you don't know (then look up when you're able). Write out quotations you like. Write down page numbers with paragraphs you'd like t read more
Sure, it's unconventional... but so are we!
Slacker Mom | September 9th 2008 by Domestic Spaz
As my blog name implies I am a Spaz. I mean, seriously, I just never can seem to get it all together. I forget everything, I'm severely disorganized, and I'm consistently late. It's really bad. It has gotten to the point that when my family plans read more
Works for Me Wednesday
Are We There Yet Mom | September 9th 2008 by Christine
One of the things I have been trying to do lately, is find ways to save money here and there. With seven people living in our house, you can imagine our water consumption, and even though our water bill hasn’t increased, it was a friend of mine read more
Getting toddlers to eat
MamaBlogga: mom's search for meaning | September 3rd 2008 by Jordan
So today we’re looking for tips on finding toddlers to eat. Delicious. No, wait. Getting toddlers to eat . . . their food. Riiight. (Note: cannibalism is frowned upon in most societies.) We’ve talked about getting children to eat thei read more
Writing the Word on a Child's Heart
Wani's World | September 3rd 2008 by Wani
Over the last couple of months Nate and I have been working on memorizing a few bible verses together. We do them a couple words at a time. Like: When I am afraid... I will trust in you.... Psalm 56:3Its been so neat to watch the Word being written o read more
Night Toilet Training Tips Anyone?
It's all for the best | September 3rd 2008
Steven is six and he is still in Pull-Ups at night. His Pull-Up is wet almost every morning.HELP!We've tried waking him up and making him go before we go to bed. Most nights, though, he has just fallen asleep right before we go to bed. We've tried li read more
Recipes, please!
PENSIEVE | September 2nd 2008 by Robin (the pensieve one)
I'm in a rut. You know the one--the one where the same four side dishes are recycled over and over and OVER. Ad nauseum quite literally, thank you very much. While I'm all about recycling plastics and paper and glass (oh, my!), I'm tired of our dinne read more
Boundaries
Wani's World | August 27th 2008 by Wani
My summer study went through the book Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend. I don't read alot of nonfiction but I did like this book. It was biblical and very applicable to my life and relationships. Psychologists and inspirational speakers Cloud and Tow read more
WFMW: Comfortable Summer Sleeping
It's all for the best | August 27th 2008
Though it has been cool for August here, we've had a few summer-like days here and there. You know the kind that are just sticky and hot and uncomfortable? One trick I use to make sleeping more comfortable on those humid nights is to sprinkle a littl read more
Helpful, EASY tips if you have to iron (and OH, how I hope you do…
PENSIEVE | August 26th 2008 by Robin (the pensieve one)
Wanna avoid the flakey white stuff that accumulates on your clothes when you use spray starch? Let it soak in just a few seconds before ironing and it won't be a problem. Seconds DO matter in this case. Iron on the "wrong" side of the ironing board-- read more
If you can read this, thank a teacher!
Slacker Mom | August 26th 2008 by Domestic Spaz
I am so excited about today. Seriously! I've been waiting for today for what feels like an eternity. I'm not kidding.What is it, Spaz? What is it that could have you in a state of such anticipatory glee? What?I'll tell you what.It's Works For Me Wedn read more
Great Back To School Website
It's all for the best | August 12th 2008
I found this website through a magazine we got at Steven's orientation last night and thought I'd pass it on to you. Its SchoolFamily.com and they have all kinds of articles and helpful tips for back to school. Check it out and let me know what you read more
Stepping Stones
It's all for the best | August 6th 2008
Making stepping stones is becoming an annual tradition here. They're simple to make and can make Moms and Grandmas alike melt at first sight. To make your own stepping stones, you'll need:Pie tinsQuickcrete or similar productWaterDecorations- shells read more
Why wait, color some FUN!
Are We There Yet Mom | July 30th 2008 by Christine
My first experience, when we lived in Albuquerque, was a dinner out at the Macaroni Grill. Their food is a wonderful, rustic Italian, compared to Olive Garden, which I think is more Classic, but believe it or not it’s not the food, that caught read more
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