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Today I’m featuring another amazing blogger, Melitsa.  But she’s not only a blogger … she also has a wonderful podcast series that has endless ideas on how to connect with children.  (You definitely will want to check out show #120 featuring

We’ve continued to have fun opening up our new Christmas books.  Here’s what we’ve received and read this week … 11.  Snowmen at Christmas, by Caralyn Buehner – Ever wonder how snowmen celebrate Christmas? 12.  The Longest Christmas List Ever, by

I really enjoy fully embracing the season.  I’m one of those crazy ladies that likes to listen to the Christmas station on the radio in my car or on Pandora Radio on my computer.  I’m probably just as excited (if not

I wasn’t sure if I was going to write a post on this subject. It would be a lot easier to keep going … focus on the holiday fun, continue with Christmas crafting and baking.  I figured there’s lots of great

This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is feature the AMAZING books of Jan Brett.  She has an amazing collection of books that highlight beautiful illustrations of all kinds of animals. Amazon.com Widgets We love SO many of them, so

Our elf, Brief Houser, has been up to lots of fun this week!  For his previous adventures … Elf Adventures, 2012 week 1 and here’s a round up of 2011. Day 8: Chattin’ with Mrs. Butterworth Day 9: Taking Minnie for

There are a couple of things that really draw me into following and liking a blog.  First thing is always content … if the blog is filled with fun ideas and activities … I’m interested.  Second, is if the blog is

As you may have seen in my post last Saturday (Our Elf Update: Week One 2012), Santa sent us a box filled with 25 wrapped books.  One to unwrap each day until Christmas.  Here’s what we’ve opened so far in our

We decorated the house and started our Christmas shopping … but our elf, Brief Houser, hadn’t yet arrived.  (for all his adventures from last year check out this post).  But finally on December 1st he returned for another season of fun!!!

When I first started blogging in July 2011 a couple of bloggers gave me some wonderful compliments and encouragement.  One even started to pin my blog before I became a Pinterest addict (only a couple short months after!).  This blogger was

Growing up one of my favorite things about the month of December was our advent calendar.  My mom made it from a kit when I was very young.  I can’t remember a Christmas season without it hanging up some where in

This post is the final post of a four part series about creating happy homes during the holidays.  The series, Happy Holidays in Happy Homes, is a collaborative effort between Angelique Felix, Jared Ritter, and myself.  If you’d like more info, check