Archive for August, 2008

Birthday Party Mania? Ideas on How to Plan a Fun (and Sane) Birthday Party

The social event of my year at one point was Homecoming. Then the Prom. Then my employer’s Christmas Party. Then my friends’ weddings. Now, it’s my children’s birthday parties. I’m early on the life phase of birthday party planning responsibilities, meaning I’ve...

August 27th, 2008 | North Dallas, Parenting, life with little ones | Read More

Meet Our MOMumental Mom of the Week (August 28th)

Meet Liane, our sixth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Liane City: Dallas Marital Status: married Mom to: 2.5 year old daughter, Sabine Occupation: Full time mom, which includes: cook, chauffer, sometime housekeeper, social coordinator, book keeper, etc. you get the idea☺ What was the last movie...

August 27th, 2008 | Expectant Moms, Mom Time, Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate, Thoughts on Being a Mom, new baby | Read More

Tip of the Week: How to Tie a Slip Knot

Knot Tying Instructions Step 1 – Hold a length of rope out in front of you and twist to form a loop. Step 2 – Reach through the loop, grasp the dangling right end by the middle, and pull it through the loop, being careful not to let the end come through. Keep your left hand steady, and...

August 27th, 2008 | Household Solutions, MomsPick - Essential Products & Tools, North Dallas, Parenting Tricks | Read More

MomsKnow: Potty Training Made Easier

I do not have children, but I have had the privilege of being welcomed into several families as Miss Leanne, nanny and babysitter extraordinaire. My most recent adventure had me living for a month in Puerto Rico with friends who recently moved from Frisco to the San Juan area. During my time here,...

August 21st, 2008 | Parenting Tricks, Toddlers | Read More

Meet Our MOMumental Mom of the Week (August 21st)

Meet Marie, our fifth MOMumental Mom of the week. Name: Marie City: Lantana Marital Status: married for 17 years Mom to: 12 year old son, Stefon, 9 year old daughter, Autumn, 8 year old son, Cristian, and 6 year old daughter, Imani. Occupation: Children’s party planner and owner of Butterfly...

August 20th, 2008 | Mom Time, Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate | Read More

Top 10 Things Heard This Weekend in Apache, OK

// Those of you who actually read my blog (thanks, Mom!) know that my family and I went to Apache, OK this past weekend to attend the annual Apache Fair. Going to Apache is always a bittersweet event for me. Growing up in this small town of 1500 people was mostly a frustrating experience, and I spent...

August 20th, 2008 | Glimpses into Me | Read More

McKinney Mom’s Night Out was Fun for All!

We had an incredible time at our McKinney Mom’s Night Out on August 14. The studio at The Joy of Pottery was packed, and everyone had a great time chatting, snacking, and painting pottery. It’s hard to communicate in writing the energy we had in the room, but it was really amazing. A big...

August 20th, 2008 | Mom Time, Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate | Read More

Personality Types Exposed in Pottery Painting Style

At the end of the evening, as we were wrapping up, it struck me how closely the approach to painting pottery mirrored the actual personalities of myself and my sisters. So of course we had to take pictures and share them with you. You can’t tell this from the photo here, but this entire piece...

August 20th, 2008 | Glimpses into Me, Mom Time, Moms Out Loud - Inform, Connect, & Celebrate | Read More

Eight Steps to Get Your Kids (and You!) Ready for Back-to-School

It’s that time of year again…when all the stores change out lawn equipment and pool toys for notebooks and pens, when all the bathing suits (happily for me) disappear and khakis take their place, and the smell of fall is in the air. OK – well, that last part isn’t actually...

August 13th, 2008 | Household Solutions, Parenting, Pre-Schoolers, Uncategorized, life with little ones | Read More

A toddler’s shopping list

My husband and I are prolific list-makers. Take our to-do lists, for example. His is a 200-line Excel spreadsheet color-coded by “type” of to-do and ordered by priority and updated daily, meaning some items stay on there for a year or longer (case in point: “sell jet ski’s”...

August 13th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan, Toddlers, life with little ones | Read More