What do you do when your children are sick? If a toddler is sick, it is bad enough, but when you have two children to take care of - it is worse. On top of that, you might be catching what they have. While taking care of your children, you need to teach them how…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: Apology is a Lovely Perfume Last week I tried potty-training my 2.5-year-old son. Some of you are already snickering because you know all the drama that goes into that one sentence. My daughter was potty trained in 2 days at the age of…
These days, there are tons of ways you can keep track of your book collection, from online library systems to detailed Excel spreadsheets. But if you -- like Monique, who emailed me this printable suggestion -- would rather just keep a simple written list, then this printable is for you! You can fill it out…
The following post is from Ruth of Creative Memories: 3 Reasons To Take Photos It’s happened to many of us who use Facebook or another social networking site: Your child does something cute, you’re vacationing somewhere beautiful or doing something extraordinary -- your first instinct is to show your friends. And thanks to mobile uploads or a…
Teaching children to be responsible adults should start early. Assigning age-appropriate chores for each child helps them learn responsibility. The key is to do the chore with the child, teaching them how to say make their bed, pick up their clothes and put them in the dirty clothes hamper. Start with easy chores. Make it…
Keep track of your pet information, including pet insurance information if you have one. Great to use for your own records and for pet sitters -- with this handy printable! Although it's been a while since our family has had pets, Amy from The Finer Things in Life and Tara from Deal Seeking Mom both…
A few weeks ago, I shared the story of the struggles Sean and I went through after the birth of our third daughter. Every marriage must face some kind of conflict or uncertainty at some point to grow stronger, and I can honestly say -- looking back now -- that I'm thankful for that time…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: A Messy Christmas There are only 5 days until Christmas. Are you ready? Is your tree up? Decorated? Have you made Christmas cookies? Bought presents? Wrapped them? Made neighbor gifts? Done a homemade advent calendar? Delivered Christmas food to a needy family? Did…
Although we haven't done one in a couple years, one of the most popular gifts we've given our parents and grandparents were these handprint calendars. With 4 little ones and 8 sets of grandparents / great-grandparents, they became a little too time-consuming to keep up with every year, but I think we'll probably do them…
Are you looking for inexpensive but cute gift tags? Tara from Unsophisticook and I created these fun printable gift tags for you. Print them on cardstock or on sticker paper to add an extra special touch to all of your gifts: Gift Tags Hanging Gift Tags Gift Tags for All Occasions To read more about…