I always buy my girls new Valentine’s Day socks every year. In fact, it was the very first thing I ever put into their Valentine’s Day Mailboxes, with a quick note that wasn’t really very cute. While my design skills have improved over the years, my Valentine’s Day sock tradition has stayed solid. So, here…
Yes, there are going to be a lot of Valentine’s printables this year. This is only the third one, but I am on a roll! I make the printables for my girls and our daily Valentine’s Mailbox Tradition, but all of these printables are perfect for giving to friends, spouses, or even for school Valentine…
Today was Day 2 of our favorite Valentine Mailbox Tradition. Today also happens to be the one-year anniversary of my shoulder surgery—and if you were to look on my blog for Valentine’s posts from last year, you would not find any. I tried to make a printable here and there for their mailboxes, but it…
This cute valentine printable goes with an EOS lip balm to tell your valentine “You’re the Balm!” A few years ago, I started a fun Valentine’s Day tradition with my girls. I had found some adorable little mailboxes and I decided to leave them a little something in them every day from February 1-13. Sometimes this…
Advent calendars are a fun way to countdown to Christmas, but parents might not love all the sugar! Here are 4 great non-candy ideas to put in your advent calendar instead! Last year, I splurged at Pottery Barn and bought an amazing advent calendar. I’d actually gone 14 years of motherhood without ever owning one!…
Use these printable gratitude strips to make a thankful jar this Thanksgiving! Normally by this time in November I would have put up our Thanksgiving tree. I like to have it up all of November so we can focus on our gratitude all month. But here it is 10 days before Thanksgiving Day and I…
Download and frame this inspiring quote to add to your Thanksgiving decor! This year’s Thanksgiving printable is a little late in coming—how is Thanksgiving already next week? I chose this quote by William Blake (who is one of my ancestors, so he holds a special place in my heart): “The thankful receiver bears a plentiful…
One of our Valentine’s traditions is our little mailboxes and the girls absolutely adore them. They woke up on February 1st like it was Christmas morning or something and ran down to see what was in their mailboxes. I’m afraid they were disappointed this time because I wasn’t ready this year. My girls take this…
Tomorrow is the last day of January. And while it may not exactly mean an end to the winter doldrums and cold weather and tons of snow, it does mean Valentine’s Day is very soon. And Valentine’s Day is not only a day to celebrate those we love, it’s a day to break up the…
Print out these birthday coupons as a fun way to give kids various experience gifts. You know the coupon books your kids make for you for Mother’s Day or your birthday? The ones that say “redeem for a free hug” or “good for a clean kitchen?” Why not give back to them on their birthdays…
Right now on Facebook there are a couple of quizzes that have gone viral (at least amongst my Facebook people). It’s reminding me a bit of my first Facebook days where people took quizzes on an hourly basis. The popular ones today are the Which Star Wars Character are You? quiz (I’m Queen Amidala)(My husband…
Print out this pretty LET IT SNOW printable and frame it for January decor As of yesterday, we had received 171 inches of snow this winter. And—big shocker, I know—it’s STILL snowing. After this past spring and the never-ending winter of 2013 and the crazy amounts of snow and cold we’ve received at the beginning…