By: Martianne Stanger On New Year’s Eve, my children amazed me, not only by making it all the way until midnight to ring in 2013, but also with excellent behavior. I could not believe how pleasantly and appropriately they acted as the hours of playing board games, marching with noisemakers, eating appetizers, and celebrating with … More Finding Five Ways at the Start of 2013
By: Sheila Gaudet I’m writing this for publication on the 16th birthday of my oldest son, Anthony. Our plan for the day includes school, of course, then a trip to the DMV to take his permit test. Despite the fact that he is now taller than I am, has to shave most days, and wears … More They Say You Forget
By: Kristen Clifford In my family we are big into making New Years Resolutions. Last year, I made a post about how to stick to your resolutions. I like to not only make my own resolutions, but I also like to sit down as a family and set resolutions/goals for the family and each kid. … More Kids and New Years Resolutions
By: Martianne Stanger “Green light. Yellow light. Red light” You might expect to hear these words when you and your kids are driving in the car or when a group of children are playing in a field. But would you expect to hear them at the dinner table? If you were at our house, you … More Green Light Foods: An Easy Concept for Teaching Kids About Nutrition
Our initial goal for the Signature Moms blog contest was to select four (4) more wonderful mommy bloggers to join our Signature Moms blog. These new bloggers would join our current team of talented bloggers: Tanya Pimental, Sheila Gaudet, Martianne Stanger and Kristen Clifford. However, after reading all of the wonderful entries we received, we … More Meet Our Soon-To-Be Mommy Bloggers!
By: Tanya Pimental Monday morning, in the wake of true tragedy, my daughter went off to school like so many other first graders. Having sheltered her from the terrible news reports, I prayed she would not be exposed to the tales of what occurred in CT while we flew overhead returning from vacation. Even though … More Six is True Innocence
By: Martianne Stanger Last year, as a part of my children and my Alphabet of Advent fun, we read Night Tree by Eve Bunting and then decorated an evergreen in our cul de sac for the animals. Although I have been making animal-treat ornaments with my children for years, doing so in conjunction with Bunting’s … More Animal Ornaments and Smiles
By: Kristen Clifford Starting and sticking to a diet is hard any time of the year, but the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be some of the hardest few weeks! Here are a few things I try to do to keep me from straying from my diet: 1. Be prepared– This is key! If … More Staying On Track During The Holidays
By: Sheila Gaudet Years of experience working for non-profit organizations have given my boys a lot of early exposure to community service projects. For years, they have accompanied me to special events, stuffed mailers, marched in parades, assisted at programs supporting those affected by natural disasters and delivered food baskets. When children are younger, community … More Community Service
By: Kristen Clifford My husband and I started a tradition back in 2001. At the time, we didn’t even know we were starting one. It was our first Christmas together and we were seniors in high school. We decided to buy our first ornament together. A year later, when Christmas time rolled around, we decided … More Ornament Tradition
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