Tweet (Contains Affiliate Link Disclosure) So it’s that time of year again, and I am attempting to plan our family vacation. This has been the toughest year so far, because of my lack of time to do it. I am still using the same vacation organization tips I wrote about before but a few new things. [… Read More]
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Posted May 21, 2013 By dealinanddishinBeing a Good Mom
Posted April 11, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet I am participating in a blog campaign with One2One Network. I have not received any payment. All opinions are my own. This campaign grabbed my attention right away! It saddens me when I see Moms attack each other over how they raise their kids. I’m not talking anything that would put a child in [… Read More]
- My Mom was mine for the most part, but I winged it and not living near family I probably paid ...
- No doubt! I don't know why people have to judge or "Help" when it's not needed. Sure a suggestion is ...
- Oh yeah! I always doubt their statuses..I like the real ones talking about sassy kids and fighting siblings.
A day in the life of a stay at home mom
Posted January 31, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet A day in the life of a stay at home mom A day in the life of me, a stay at home mom, starts at 6:45 am and ends around 9:30 pm unless I have a sick child. This was my Monday. The Girl started feeling bad Sunday, but Monday morning she was a little [… Read More]
- Thanks! Went to doc today and now she has double ear infection with one ruptured ear drum. So one more ...
- Oh that cough :( I hate coughing so hard I puke. It's the worst! We've been lucky with no sickies ...
- Well, she was for a couple days but now we are back to running a temp and fairly miserable. We ...
Cub Scout Cake Bake Activities and Cake Ideas
Posted January 29, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet You will have downtime during the Cake Bake when voting is happening, raffle tickets being sold and need something for the Scouts to do. If not a group of bored boys will be running all over the place, and with cakes a big mess could happen. Here are some Cub Scout Cake Bake activities you could do, [… Read More]
- It is amazing what people think of..I love Pinewood too!
- I love all of these! So very clever!
- I wish I knew about the marshmallows when I attempted my first Lego one! It is hard to pick winners ...
Easter Bunny Cake
Posted January 28, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet My son made an Easter Bunny Cake adapted from this Bunny Butt Cake I found in our Betty Crocker calendar and thought it would be pretty easy and super cute for our Cub Scout Cake Bake. Also it would be great for Easter! I bought a ball pan set at Hobby Lobby. It is [… Read More]
- I don't normally either, but with the chocolate it is good!
- I don't like coconut but I love that cake! so cute!
- Doesn't take much to amuse boys..butt and fart will do it every time :)
#Wordless Wednesday Kitty TV
Posted January 9, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet Snowy day + birdseed= Kitty TV
- There is something relaxing about it. I do worry when I have the windows open upstairs (there's a screen). She ...
- We don't have a cat but our dogs like watching birds too. We have to be careful though because they ...
Cub Scout Cake Bake Ideas
Posted January 8, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet I have been on the computer most of the day today trying to come up with Cub Scout Cake Bake ideas for our Pack Cake Bake that I signed up to chair. Basically the Scouts bring in undecorated cakes, have 30 minutes to decorate in whatever them they’ve chosen, and then they are voted on [… Read More]
- The boys come up with great stuff. Last year we had the Bomb from Mario, yellow Angry Bird, and one ...
- That's why I'm being so nice and offering to judge the tasting part for you!
- So many great cakes to choose from!Love the one of the bear, best.
Movie Night Reviews – The Adventures of Tintin
Posted January 7, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet This week’s movie night featured The Adventures of Tintin rated PG. Each Saturday (Sunday in this case because of football) we have a movie night. Most of the time these are at home. It’s a great way to save money, but have fun and the kids love it! The soda and candy may be some [… Read More]
- It has people falling down or some other kind of slapstick they like it. Home Alone was a huge hit ...
- I got a copy from Klout long ago and my kids really liked it. Perhaps it was the adventure? Or ...
- I saw that it and its more original cartoons were on Netflix Instant, I added to my queue, but it's ...
Top 10 Favorite Quotes from my kids in 2012
Posted January 3, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet I decided to try one of Mama’s Losin’ It Writer’s Workshop link ups. There were 5 prompts to pick from. I chose “5. Share your top 10 favorite quotes from your kids in 2012 (inspired by The Momalog) I got the Hubs to help me with these. My sayings are from my 9 year [… Read More]
- She tries to sing some current songs, and it's so funny and cute!
- My 4 year old comes up with the funniest words to songs, especially Christmas ones that yes, we are still ...
- He asked for "something" to do...he needs to be more specific. "beatin around the bush" as my Dad would say
“Snow” Much Fun
Posted January 2, 2013 By dealinanddishinTweet It was looking like another year of no snow. I think the weatherman said it had been 700 days without a measurable snow. My 4 year old really really wanted snow. She was all about having a snowball fight. Finally Christmas night snow came! We got about 4 inches, and I heard “Mommy there’s [… Read More]
- We have snow here too and my kids LOVE it!!!











