Gail Signor shares her feelings: For me, friendships with other women have always been virtually important. Ironically, I feel I have deprived myself of having a close female friend most of my married years. When I ask myself why, I come up with a few possible reasons. For one, we’ve moved several times to different states. The challenges of maintaining a relationship are obvious. Secondly, … Continue reading Women Friendships
RECYCLING: Save those baby wipe containers. They’re great to store markers and crayons in After soap and water, styrofoam trays from package meats make great paint trays when stenciling or for various children’s crafts. Also good for kiddies’ snacks. Keep baby food jars and lids until you’re inspired to make potpourri gifts. Fill jar with potpourri and cover lid with pretty cloth. Tie a ribbon on and … Continue reading This Works for Me: Recycling!
I was given the book Growing Grateful Kids by Susie Larson by a friend, who told me that I should read it. I had no idea what the book was about except that it was a parenting book. I listened to my friend and I started to read it; I wasn’t able to put it down! This book was something that I needed to read at this point in … Continue reading Book Review: Growing Grateful Kids
Hotsling This is the newest type of carrier that I have bought. I was looking for something that I could leave in my diaper bag that wouldn’t take up so much room and this is what was recommended. I love my Moby Wrap, but if I don’t think about it before I leave the house then it doesn’t get in the diaper bag. This is great for … Continue reading Product Review: Hotsling
Non- Romantic Ideas for Husbands: Cook dinner for your wife and do clean-up! Take care of the children in the morning so mom can sleep in. Take the children out of the house for a few hours so mom can have some peace and quiet. Plan a family activity over the weekend and make it happen. Do the food shopping and put the groceries away. … Continue reading Ways to Keep the Flame Alive
After having our first child, my husband encouraged me to go back to school. He wanted me to have a marketable skill in case anything ever happened to him. He also felt that the burden of being the sole provider would be lessened if I chose a career that had part-time options. I decided on a two year, full-time nursing program at a local community college. There … Continue reading Moms to Moms: Going Back to School
Before bed, my children and I exchange NOW and LATER KISSES. The NOW KISSES go in one hand and we “eat” these right away (sometimes they are “flavored” like candy.) The LATER KISSES go in the other hand and these get stuffed under the pillow for later if we get lonely. This has been a fun game and very special works well when a parent is … Continue reading Heartwarmers
Moby Wraps I love my Moby Wrap. I have used it so many times I can’t even count. For me, it was very important to find a type of carrier that I could wear that will not hurt my back. I needed something with support and something that could hold infant up to toddler. This is the carrier! Basically it is a long piece of fabric … Continue reading Product Review: Moby Wraps
In doing research I found that it is truly best to make your own baby food. 1. Not only do you get to know exactly what is in the food, but also allows the baby to get used to get used to the types of foods they will eating in future. 2. Home-made baby food is fresher and full of nutrients. In order for the … Continue reading Top 5 Reasons for Making your own Baby Food
Adapted from the Encouragement newsletter, here’s a few tips from moms who’ve checked them out and found they work! Distract small children when they are arguing or when they are “into” something they shouldn’t be. eg. Child is crying because big sister is playing with a friend. Say, “Honey, I need your help in the kitchen to stir the cake I’m baking.” When a small … Continue reading This works for me! Ideas from moms to moms.
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 