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Versatile Family Toys

Versatile Family Toys

I have to admit to having way more fun shopping for an anonymous family than I’ve ever had in shopping for my kids. Part of what I’m doing with this campaign is picking out toys for a displaced family due to Hurricane Sandy and giving their children something to keep them busy with while they MORE »

Target Shopping: Take Two

Target Shopping: Take Two

On the first day of shopping my true love gave to me…a list of about 50 things we didn’t need so I told him to stuff it and that I’d be over in the toy aisle again. I’m just joking. I wouldn’t talk like that to my precious Cuban. He puts up with me dragging MORE »

3 Tips For The Best Thanksgiving Kids Table + 18 Craft Ideas!

3 Tips For The Best Thanksgiving Kids Table + 18 Craft Ideas!

Some children love being assigned to the Thanksgiving Kids table. Others see the fine china and fancy stemware on the grownups table and feel like they’re getting the shaft. So I made a little video to help you create a Thanksgiving Kids Table that your littlest guests will adore!     And if your kid MORE »

Petraeus cheated — will my soldier?

Petraeus cheated — will my soldier?

  As the Petraeus affair continues to show signs of morphing into a national security melodrama worthy of at least three seasons on Army Wives, my thoughts turn to the issue of infidelity in the military. Jake has been deployed twice. Once to Iraq, once to Afghanistan, and while I trust my husband implicitly, it doesn’t MORE »

Best Parts of Having a Big Kid

Best Parts of Having a Big Kid

I know six people due the first week of December. As I ordered too many pairs of ruffle-bottom bloomers and tuxedo onesies for those new babes making their way into the world, my ovaries eased up into my brain and turned my laser-sharp online shopping focus to those oxytocin-filled moments of kissing chubbers baby cheeks MORE »

10 days of thanksgiving:  unexpected kindnesses

10 days of thanksgiving: unexpected kindnesses

We’re celebrating 10 days of Thanksgiving:  for 10 days, I’m sharing journaling prompts for reflections in gratitude.  These prompts can be used to add thoughts to your journal, or get out and use your camera (or camera phone) to capture, or sketch or draw, or even simply spend some quiet time with a cuppa just MORE »

Pinterest Busters: Mercury Glass Made Easy

Pinterest Busters: Mercury Glass Made Easy

Can you really turn out your own faux Mercury Glass for your holiday decorations? It’s Pinterest Busters; and it turns out… you can! Find more HisXHers on our Babble Video Channel.

Real Food Fast: Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese

Real Food Fast: Creamy Pumpkin Mac & Cheese

In the season of turkey and pie, try adding this savory and delectable pumpkin Mac & Cheese to your plate. It’s traditional turned easy gourmet. Your cute little taste buds are begging! Find more HisXHers on our Babble Video Channel.

A Holiday Toy Hit For A Tween Boy

A Holiday Toy Hit For A Tween Boy

When your kid is 11, it becomes much trickier to figure out what to get him for Christmas. Mine is a smarty pants who likes building things, yet he’s already got every Lego set ever created. He loves science, but he’s already done all the science kits and he’s kinda over it now. He’s got MORE »