Picture it, I was at Target the day before The Petite Retreat last October. I was there to pick up a birthday present for a party starting in less than an hour (which I still had to run it back to my house to get it to my daughter to bring to the party that her grandma was bringing her … Read More
The Best Holiday Cards from Minted
It’s back! Here’s my annual holiday card round up of my favorite picks from Minted.com. I’ve been ordering our Christmas cards from Minted now for, I think, the past 5 years. I am totally in love with them. We’ve done the foil pressed cards (gorgeous!!), regular cards, cards with envelopes that are printed and beautiful, envelopes with the Skinnywrap labels. … Read More
Prepare for the Worst, Hope for The Best: A Mom’s Story of a Car Accident
A week or so ago I got a message that I was glad to read, but sorry for the circumstances. A family whose car seat I had checked has been in a pretty severe accident and they wanted me to recheck their new seat in their rental car. I was so happy that they all made it out of the accident … Read More
Capital District’s Big Latch On Location Guide
Wow, I am so excited to see so many Big Latch On locations here in the Capital District this year! I’ve previously hosted BLO events and it is such a great community experience. I wanted to give all you local mamas a quick guide to this year’s locations. If you’ve never heard of The Big Latch On here’s some info … Read More
Spring Ahead, It’s Daylight Savings Time: How to Adjust Your Kid’s Sleep
This Sunday, March 13th, is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time where we will be springing forward an hour. For all of us parents this means that the babies and kiddos will be very confused and waking up later, which can really mess with their naps and bedtime sleep schedule. Here’s a quick summary of how to adjust your child’s sleeping … Read More
{Easy Family Meals Post 2} Butter. Butter. And More Butter.
So I have discovered something totally yummy that may change your tastebuds. Compound butters. So if you’re like me, you wait to decide on what’s for dinner until around 4:30pm. Then by the time you get home with the groceries you’re too tired to make something extravagant so maybe it’s always an easy meal you make, but every night it … Read More