7 Reasons Your Kid Should Have a Pen Pal

by | Jul 13, 2012 | Fun for Kids, pen Pal

When you were a kid, did you ever have a pen pal? When I was about ten years old, we met a family from England temporarily located to the the U.S.  We became very good friends with them and it turned out that the mom of the family had a god-daughter in England my age....

Easy Snow Cone Treats

by | Jul 12, 2012 | Fun for Kids, Summer Fun Activities

This week, we crossed off an item on our Summer Sand Pail List.  (If you haven’t made a summer bucket list, there is still time!  Go here.)  We made snow cones and invited the neighbors. A couple years ago, Tara gave me this Back to Basics Ice Shaver/Snow Cone...

I Don’t Want to Be Snow White Anymore!

by | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized

When I was little, I remember pretending to be the princesses from various Disney movies.  I loved imagining I was Cinderella, getting to get all dressed up (with help) and go to a fantastic ball to meet the prince.  I sang along with Belle in the scene on the hill...

July Organization: The Paperwork

by | Jul 9, 2012 | Clutter, Organization

  This month, our organization goal is to stay on top of our paperwork.  If you were with us back in January, we sorted our piles, overhauled our files and boxed the important and timely paperwork for storage.   July’s goal is simply to keep everything...