Shooting the Breeze
More Affordable Family Fun Summer (and year round) Activities
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I am sure many of you have heard the words “I’m bored” at some point during the summer. We still have a bit of summer vacation left, so I thought it would be good to share some great family fun ideas to help with the bordums.
Family Fun Summer Activities:
Family Game Night - Having a family [...]
The Great Cell Phone Debate!
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008OK, so as you all know I am the proud Mother of a super fabulous teenage girl…what you may not know is that she desperately wants a cell phone! Many parents give their kids cell phones younger. I mean my girl is 14…and will be 15 this year.
What am I waiting for??
Well, I think they [...]
Family Fun in the Summer Ideas
Sunday, July 13th, 2008We are well into summer and some Moms may be losing their minds and wondering WHAT to do to keep the kids busy and their sanity in tact!
Well, here are a few family fun in the summer ideas to do as a family.
Splash Day: Get the hose out or the sprinklers and let the kids [...]
How was your CHRISTmas??
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Hello Everyone,
How was your CHRISTmas? Did you over eat? LOL…I DID! Did you go and see family? Share your holiday experience!
We went to DH’s sister’s house CHRISTmas eve and stayed home CHRISTmas day…attended a couple CHRISTmas parties the week before…and vegged out the rest of the time…
New Years Eve was quiet…It was nice [...]
Like…Like…Like…
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007What is it with the word “like?” What do I mean? I am sure everyone who reads this blog has heard the following or something VERY similar at some point…for me quite frequently!
Jane: “Like, what are you going to the game tonight?”
Kate: “No, like my parents grounded me.”
Jane: “That’s like so wrong!”
Kate: “I know! Like [...]
I’m so sorry.
Thursday, November 29th, 2007I just wanted to apologize to our readers from not hearing more from me. The Thanksgiving holiday was crazy we had family come in earlier than expected and threw me into a cleaning frenzy. LOL Plus I moved my computer back into my bedroom to keep me from just sitting down whenever I wanted so [...]
A Week Without TV
Monday, October 1st, 2007Due to my oldest daughters bad additude we are going this week without tv during the day. It surprises me how much influence the tv can have over our kids and even ourselves. So because of additude issues we have decided we are going to eliminate this influence over my kids lives until they realize [...]
Oh My _____ …
Monday, September 17th, 2007My daughter posed a intriguing question to me the other night. At first, I thought I knew the answer, but then I thought…hmmm….this is a thought provoking question…
She asked me if it was wrong to say. “Oh, my God; Geez; Gosh, Jesus, etc.” Before I could answer…and this is why I was stumped…she reminded me [...]
One of those weeks.
Friday, September 14th, 2007Have you ever had one of those weeks where it just seems to fly by and you wonder where in the world it went? This has been one of those weeks for me. It feels like it was just Monday and now tomorrow is Friday. Where has the week gone? I really don’t know. With [...]
Mommies Coffee Break Debut!
Friday, August 10th, 2007Hello World! I am so excited to debut Mommies Coffee Break! Dianna and I have been friends through my Moms of Faith site for awhile now. She is an awesome person and a fantastic friend. We have a mutual respect and admiration for each other and though it would be fun to have a blog [...]