From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Just give me a little piece of quiet

May 27, 2008

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As one of the many gifts of my Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) membership one year, I received a copy of Lorilee Craker’s Just give me a little piece of quiet. The cover says it contains 60 mini-retreats for a mom’s [...]

The New First Three Years of Life

May 27, 2008

http://www.amazon.com/New-First-Three-Years-Life/dp/0684804190
This is my absolute favorite parenting young children book out there.
An educator at The Children’s Museum of Houston recommended it to me and I read it while pregnant with my first child.  Then I kept it closeby while navigating first-time motherhood, re-reading pages many times through the first two and a half years. And then I [...]

Baby Signs

May 27, 2008

https://www.babysigns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=aboutus.main
Before I became a mom, an early childhood expert friend of mine told me about sign language for hearing babies. I was intrigued, so soonafter I had my first baby I couldn’t help but to find out more. She handed me a book called Baby Signsby Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn. I read it cover to [...]

Menu Planning Mondays

May 27, 2008

http://orgjunkie.com/
I’ve always been a planner, so the concept of planning a weekly menu and THEN going to the grocery store (after making a list, of course) wasn’t revolutionary to me. But, the idea of looking at other mom’s menus each week to get new ideas… now that’s brilliant!
Among lots of groovy organizational ideas, the Organizer [...]

FLYing through the house chores

May 27, 2008

http://flylady.net/
This website offers a practical routine for de-cluttering your home and keeping it clutter-free. And it’s filled with lots of positive affirmations (FLY stands for Finally Loving Yourself).
By breaking your home into zones and following her daily routines, you will see your piles shrink and  become more discerning about adding new clutter to the mix. Her concept encourages [...]

I love children’s museums!

May 26, 2008

http://www.childrensmuseums.org/visit/us_members.htm
Before I worked at a children’s museum, which was way before I became a mom, I wondered what a children’s museum was. Now it saddens me to think of any families who may not have one nearby.
Children’s museums’ offer excellent opportunities for children to be children and make amazing discoveries in the process.  They can [...]

Bible in 90 Days

May 26, 2008

http://www.biblein90days.org/
72% ofAmericans who have never read the entire Bible would like to do so in their lifetime, according to the Barna Group. I took the challenge, read the Bible in 90 days, and it changed my life.
No, this isn’t a mom-specific resource. But it belongs here because the Bible is THE essential how-to book.  And if you [...]

Baby Bargains book

May 26, 2008

http://www.windsorpeak.com/babybargains/default.html
Gearing up for baby number one (and others) can be an expensive, overwhelming process. I relied heavily on reviews in Baby Bargainsby Denise and Alan Fields to select a car seat, stroller, crib, diaper genie, sippy cup… heck, almost my entire baby registry was pulled from the pages of this book! And when baby #2 [...]

Family Fun Website

May 26, 2008

http://familyfun.go.com/
Even when my children were too young for the ideas in the magazine Family Fun, I enjoyed flipping through and seeing what other moms might be doing. Now that I am a mom, I still enjoy perusing the pages for ideas, but often I find myself intimidated, as a lot of the ideas seem like a [...]

Preschool Express

May 26, 2008

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/
Not feeling all too creative, but still want creative, educational and fun things to do with your preschooler? Jean Warren’s Preschool Express is the answer.
This site is chock-full of excellent ideas for preschoolers and their parents (and teachers) arranged in an easy-to navigate format. Looking for something simple yet relevant to do every day? Print out [...]

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