I'm not sure when painting pumpkins came into play, as a kid they were always carved. I feel like if I even suggested painting pumpkins as a kid, my parents might have thought I was from a different planet. It was a tradition to go pick a pumpkin, bring it home to carve, and bake the pumpkin seeds. When I googled carving pumpkins this year, I started…
Let me first tell you that field trips are not like they used to be. Of course everyone had different experiences but, the little I do remember about elementary school was the excitement of field trips and the anticipation of who was going to ride in your car or which car you would ride in. If your parent volunteered to drive for the field trip,…
I am convinced that most of Atlanta is seen from the inside of your vehicle. I heard the traffic was bad prior to, but I was not prepared. (more…)
As the mother of a five year old, I ask myself at LEAST once a week, where is "the book" for this shit? I remember being a kid and asking things like, why is the sky blue or where do babies come from? These are the kind of questions I had been preparing to answer. I knew there would be a FEW (yes, I said few)…
There are quite a few lists online of fun things for kids to do "in Detroit", but over half the lists are comprised of places that aren't technically in the city of Detroit. (more…)
My favorite part of the holidays is being creative with various crafts and baking! The total cost of supplies for this project was $19.76 and total time to make it was about 30 minutes. The best part is I get to use this again for years to come, well unless we need to add an additional initial for a husband. Wishful Thinking, ha! Here's what I used: (more…)