I love any excuse to add a personal touch to a gift. This holiday I am making my grandmother’s homemade sugar cookie recipe for friends and neighbors. It seems that anytime we make these cookies, friends ask for the recipe. So this year along with the cookies, I will be enclosing a special recipe card. We are…
It’s October – birthday month for my girl. Harper will be turning eight, which is so hard to believe. We have a few birthday traditions leading up to the special day; make a birthday countdown chain, plan her birthday party, and go through her room to select toys and clothes to donate that she has outgrown….
Raising little ones, we’re reminded everyday how emotions play a big role in their lives. One minute, there’s sheer joy on their faces as they prepare to taste their ice cream cone. That joy suddenly turns to sadness as they proceed to drop that cone before their first lick. And then anger kicks in as…
Back to school is a wonderful time of year – kids busy at school all day, seeing old friends and teachers, new school supplies and new clothes, and moms getting a bit of a break after the summer. For me, I get into a bit of an organized frenzy since we are on-the-go so much…
With a soon to be 8-year-old daughter, I am very passionate about her education. I encourage her that she can be anything she wants to be when she grows up – a doctor, a teacher, a scientist, a writer – anything her heart desires. Did you know that girls only have a 1 in 1,000 chance to…
This past school year, I was on the PTO board at Harper’s public elementary school. My responisblilty was managing the Direct Appeal campaign. That means fundraising! Public schools in California need all the help they can get – the PTO fundraises to pay for all enrichment programs; music, PE, and art. Fundraising is crucial for these…
Summer time is here. School is out. Last summer was so much fun – hanging with my girl at parks, museums, swimming, Tahoe, traveling back to the Midwest to visit family. But one thing I noticed in the midst of the travel and fun was that I stopped taking care of myself. This summer I…
post by Sara It’s officially the holiday season, which means gift giving is in full swing at our houses. We teamed up with Zappos today in such a fun way. We partnered up with the adorable and ever so stylish Conni at Art in the Find to give each other gifts from Zappos. Conni lives…
Its been a month since we decided to prioritize ourselves and our health. We partnered with to try out their UP24 fitness-tracking device that tracked our daily steps, calories burned and sleep. Many of us live extremely busy lives and its easy as mothers to put our wellness at the bottom of the list. Well…
Harper likes to tell people that she looks like her mama – same hair, nose and hands. And she tells people that she looks like her daddy too – has her daddy’s bright blue eyes and toes. She also has her daddy’s table manners! Ha ha! So many mornings Ty and Harper have cereal…
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