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I’m not exaggerating when I say that I am GIDDY with excitement for this week’s ABC feature.  I absolutely LOVE and have the utmost respect for this superstar blogger.  She’s Maggy Woodley … Austrian-Spanish mum of 2 married to an Englishman

This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring one of our favorite books by one of our favorite authors … The Very Quiet Cricket, by Eric Carle.  Two of our very close friends recently moved to a house on

 Crazy, right?  A dining room coffee filter chandelier?!?  But isn’t it SO cool … and it’s inexpensive and easy to make. Last fall when I was just started my Pinterest addiction at the same time I was preparing to move, I

The kids still have a couple weeks of school left.  Summer solstice isn’t until June 20.  But this weekend, this long holiday weekend … I believe to be the START OF SUMMER! Last summer was the first summer our family had

This week I’m featuring yet another wonderful mom blogger, The Iowa Farmer’s Wife.  She does a great job sharing her enjoyment of “livin’ the simple life” with her farmer hubby and two young children.  The blog is filled with beautiful photos

My daughter, Honor has a great love for EVERYthing princess!  So, it was no contest to decide what theme her 3rd birthday party would be.  I had such a fun time planning this joyful event! The Invitations I was thinking about

If you know my daughter Honor, or have even seen the photos of her on this blog, you know that she is usually dressed in princess garb.  On rare occasions she will just wear play clothes, but more often than not

There are A LOT of kid-friendly/mommy blogs out there … but the idea behind my featured blog this week is quite unique!  In 2011, Danielle realized that she needed to reinvent herself … so she tried 52 new things (one each

By far not original, but oh-so-yummy and fun!  I took this spin on the well-known dirt pudding for Henry to bring as snack for kindergarten.  They have been learning about composting in class, so we figured this compost cup snack would

I’m a spoiled Momma!  My Mother’s Day was more like a Mother’s Long Weekend!!! Thursday – Honor came home with a present wrapped (in paper she had stamped herself!).  I opened it up to reveal … A Beautiful Butterfly! Friday –

A few years back I found this list of questions that are terrific as keepsake questions to ask kids on a Facebook note (if anyone knows the original source, PLEASE let me know!). What is something mom/dad always says to you?

So, after a week off for Screen-Free week I’m back to my weekly ABCs feature that coincides with my post of the Kids Co-Op Linky.  This will actually be my ELEVENTH ABCs feature.  If you’d like to see all of them,