Because I Said So (and Other Mommyisms)

I love Christmas. It's my favorite holiday, and I love that it lasts a whole season instead of just one day. But I am well and truly exh...

Santa didn't come to our house this year. (Or at least, he hasn't made it here yet .) And, no, it wasn't that the kids were nau...

Cooking Said while helping me make pizzas for dinner: Me: "Which one do you want to be the sausage pizza?" Mia: "I'm no...

Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet by Mia, Age 3 1/2 This is another one we made last year, and I ended up doing most of the work. We tried it aga...

Last year Mia and I made plain reindeer antlers. This year we added a reindeer face to them after I was inspired by this website . I have ma...

I haven't come across too many religious Christmas crafts, but I thought an Advent wreath could be easily created using a paper plate an...

After starting the day off on the wrong foot and being a bit grouchy with Mia (read: yelling), I realized that I was modeling exactly the op...