Show your love as a family for Valentines.. the whole month!

A few years ago I wanted to get my kids (then toddlers) involved in showing the Valentines Love.  I have come up with a few ways of doing this based on their ages as they grow.

1) Toddlers - a showing love chart!

Every time I caught them saying something nice, doing something sweet, going out of their way to be helpful.. they got a heart by their name.  Let's  just say love is contagious, and by the end of the first week we had to add another chart because the first one was full!

2) Early writers..... write love notes!

Kaden was not a big "hugger" or public shower of affection, this is what he is referring to.  My hugs and kisses even when other people saw :)

Blank love notes available, and write away!  Again.... we had to clear of the frig every few days to make room for more! This is a really great way to hear those things they rarely say out loud!

3) Wall of Valentine Mail! Great for all ages!

Set up a mail station to receive and give special notes, drawings, treats, and other gifts of love.  I even received a rock that looked like a heart!.

Found the felt envelopes at Target's dollar spot, hot glued hangers to the back, and made a "creation station" full of blank cards, stickers, stamps, pretty pens, and other crafty things.  Every day at dinner we open our envelopes for a small love surprise :)

Mommy Hacks - Easy Peasy ways to save money in less time on stuff you have to buy.

Yes, I use coupons, and Cartwheel, but that's not what I'm talking about.  

All that stuff requires time, newspapers, or printers, or forethought.  

These simple things do not.

1) Buy (or put) things in pumps!  Yes.. switch to pumps!  Use generic empty pumps and fill them with things like shampoo, body wash, and dish soap.  

First it started as an experiment, my boys were going through twice as much body wash as the rest of us.  So I put it in an empty soap dispenser I had under the sink, I told them how many pumps would be enough, and BAM it worked. Then I realized my 4 year old was just opening the shampoo bottle and pouring it in the water to make bubbles like every night while I was getting her clothes ready.  So.. I this time I bought a shampoo that came in a pump and it was wonderful!  Now, my whole family is switched over to pumps for all shower products and it's easier to stocked, cleaned, and I buy about 50% less now because they aren't over using and wasting it.

 

(hint - even if you don't like the brand these pumps are great find on a a clearance isle and put your own product in it, it will save you time from shopping less and money from wasting it)

I now use my dish soap that I buy in a "regular" bottle and put in in a "pretty" pump bottle.  Again, less waste and it looks pretty!

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2) Laundry Soap (and dish soap) Packs -  not liquid or powder.  No matter how many "loads" the package always says I don't feel like I ever that much out of the package.  It might say 105 loads but it still only lasted me 2 months and with the average 10 loads a week... that just doesn't add up.  These new Packs are great.  They really do last 105 loads.  It's way awesome... another very cool thing.. it takes up less space, and it's way lighter!  I hate carrying heavy detergent up stairs to the laundry room.  Yep.. I'm that lazy.

3) Reusable Lunch containers - save the earth, and save buying baggies, plastic forks, and snack sized everything.  Just buy regular packaged things and put what you need into divided boxes.  It cost more for less when you buy snacked sized things, and most times they are more "processed".  Personally love this product and this mom entrepreneur who created them!  You can buy it through the link below.  

Buy with this link

EASYLUNCHBOXES.COM

As for drinks... we use a thermos with chocolate milk (just like the ones they get at school) but I buy it by the half gallon or gallon.

4) Use a cloth towel instead - Paper towels get expensive.  Good back to the "good ole' days" and use a hand towel instead.  Yes, you have a bit more laundry, but hey your saving money on detergent now so that helps :)  Plus less paper towels, means less $, also less trash, which in turns means less trash bags and trips taking it out.  All around a good idea!   I have put an extra (well ventilated) trash can in my pantry that we put towels that need washing so it's easy to grab a clean one and keep germs to a minimum.  I also use wash clothes (old rags) to clean with instead of "cleaning wipes".

Raising kids with 1st world issues.... ahhhhhhhh is there ever a good way?

Oh, you see it all the time!  The post on Facebook about how when "our" generation was younger we ate dirt and walked 20 miles through bear country to get to the out house etc.  Well, maybe not the generation that is currently raising children but you get my drift.  We were more like, we had to listen to the radio to "record" and tape our favorite song - and not download it to our Ipod etc.  We did our school a papers out of an encyclopedia instead of Google.

But, I think I'm loosing my train on thought, my goal with this little experiment of mine is to shine a light on myself so I can see if what I teach, do, think, talk about, believe, and live out all match up through this self reflection of a blog exercise.

Today I tackle how raising 3 children in Johnson County KS has it's challenges.  1st  World Problems, sigh....

Here a little bit out my community of Johnson County....(thanks Wiki)

1.  The county contains many of Kansas City's affluent southwestern suburbs. The county has the highest median household income and highest per-capita income in Kansas and is among the most affluent in the United States, with the 19th highest median household income in 2000 and the 46th highest per-capita income in 2005. In 2010, Money magazine, in its list of the 100 Best Cities in the United States in which to live, ranked Overland Park 7th (ranked 6th in 2006 and 9th in 2008) and Shawnee 17th (ranked 39th in 2008).^[3] In 2008 the same magazine also ranked Olathe 11th.^[4]
2. The median income for a household in the county was $73,733, and the median income for a family was $90,380. 
3. The racial makeup of the county was (in 2010) 86.0% White, 4.2%Asian, 4.3% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races.
1. The county was largely rural until the early 20th century, when housing subdivisions were developed in the northeastern portion of the county adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. Developer J.C. Nichols spurred the boom in 1914 when he built the Mission Hills Country Club to lure upscale residents who previously had been reluctant to move from Missouri to Kansas.^[6] Suburban development continued at a steady pace until the close of World War II. Following the war, the pace of development exploded, triggered by the return of soldiers in need of housing and white flight, a common occurrence throughout the United States during the post-war period. The US Supreme Court 1954 school desegregation ruling and its impact in Kansas City, Missouri contributed to white flight throughout the region, resulting in increased migration from Kansas City, Missouri to the county and the furthering the county's reputation as a destination for quality public schools and as a good location for families. This growth slowed slightly in the 1970s, however beginning in the mid-1980s the pace of growth increased significantly, with the county adding 100,000 residents each decade between the 1990 census and 2010 census.

Need a re-cap?... Johnson County KS 

money, money, money 

and everybody looks the same!

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I've read those blog posts on Huffington about how to raise grateful children, how not to spoil yours kids, how to produce well adjusted adults that have a good work ethic in a "give me" society.

And frankly it's still a daily battle.  I'm not going to pretend to have it all worked out, I have 3 kids ages 9-4 years and we struggle with things daily.  Here are a few things that I wonder about.....

1) Lack of Role Models - It's a bit harder to show my kids how to act politely, show respect, take turns, it's better to give than receive, patience is a virtue, all that jazz when the adults in Target, Restaurants, etc are acting worse than the toddlers.

It's not ok to throw a fit while waiting in line at Target to check out!  We all need to take our turn.  I say this just as much to my 4 year old as I do the 44 year old huffy and puffing behind me and stink eyes employee to open up another register so they can quickly run there in front of everybody else and cut in line, because well... they are in just that much more of hurry.  

Or telling the grade schooler's to wait in line patiently that everybody will get a chance to climb the rope in gym, when that morning their parent cut in front of everybody else in the car drop off line. Probably because their job or appointment is more important than what ever the 20 people they just decided were less important then their schedule.

2) Birthday Parties - is the party the present?  I remember parties being awesome sleep overs, movies with my friends, and homemade cakes my mom painstakingly made that were my favorite Disney character that was decorated with all these frosting dots that I'm sure made her hand cramp like crazy.

Maybe if you were really lucky you had a "Chucky Cheese" style party but back then it was called Showbiz Pizza Place.  But that was as rarity not a standard.  

3) Vacations - Maybe it's just my personal experience growing up.  We were a typical middle class, not poor, not rich, right down the middle family.  I remember one vacation to Disney ( a present from my grandparents to the whole family). Our vacations were long week-end trips to see my family members.  I didn't ride on a plane until college.  A get out of town vacation, to a hotel, and eat out every meal, and buy toys at over prices places was a really big treat!  Not something we did yearly... but like once a decade!

I am in no way against awesome parties, and vacations.  I think the joy we see when we do things for our family and children is more in our eyes than our kids.  It's fun to give them things, and do things with them, and give them more than we had.  They are great, joyful things. I love giving!

 I am against adults acting like spoiled kids, but maybe I'm being to hard on people.

Just some things that go through my head, things I'm 

still working on, and thinking about.  I'd love your

 thoughts on them as well.

a span of 30 years and 3 different perspectives on school shootings, my memories

The 2nd Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings happened this week.
Again, I cried.
I cried from 3 different perspectives this week.
And I have one very important thing to say to our teachers.

In 1985 I was 7 years old and in 2nd grade at a very small elementary school in Goddard KS.  That town was rocked by what happened on Jan 22, 1985 when one life was taken and 3 others injured by a student in what back then was a very rare school shooting.  Goddard School Shooting

The Junior High that this took place in was just a block away from my school.  I have been told that the shooter was making his way towards another school.  I have no idea if that was mine or the HS (the other direction again one small town block away).  I do know that I remember very little of this day.  I have impressions of the feelings around that time, but thankfully my teachers, our school administration and my parents protected us in the younger grades from this trauma.  My class and all others through the Goddard School have always know this event happened.  It's never been hidden.    I would say that it actually permeated in every room, in every grade, in every building.  There was a bell in the Junior High Building (now the middle school) that was rung every time we won a game that was dedicated to the Vice Principal that lost his life.  There are stories of where the bullet holes are in the cement walls that are still there (I don't know if that's true or not) but that horrible event has marked that community forever.  Growing up in a school that is haunted in that tragic way has a way of forming impressions on the students.  I remember the shooter was to be released when I was in H.S.  I remember there being a under tone through out my fellow students of "ok, what does that mean?"  Nobody wanted to ask "what if he comes back?"  We didn't have intruder drills, we had no idea what to do in a situation if that ever happened again.

Years later in college, the Columbine Shooting occurred.  Things I hadn't thought of or remembered since 2nd grade just flooded my mind and heart.  At the time I was attending Kansas City Art Institute.  We were encouraged to talk about, study, draw about, etc... about current events.  I found myself listening to what these other college age students were saying, critiquing (because artist critique not discuss).  I had nothing in common with their perspective.  Absolutely NOTHING.  They all seemed so far removed from the emotion of it.  I actually got mad at these young kids.  I'm not sure what exactly made me so frustrated with their remarks.  None of my peers ever came close to experiencing anything close to a school shooting.  I guess I just felt "spared", confused and scared all over again. At that age - as an almost adult, I realized how closely my school had been touched by evil.   As a young adult looking back it takes away your immortal feeling all 19 year olds seem to have.

Dec 12th, 2012 - as a mom of a half day kindergartner and a full day 1st grader I witnessed via Live News Reports and Face Book Posts of the Sandy Hook tragedy.  Nothing can really express how a parent responses to such an event.  There really are no words, other than just plain fear!  I can't even go there in my mind of having to face that in my life.  I don't know how my parents dealt with it when I was in 2nd grade, and I don't even know how those parents of Sandy Hook survived the day.  My only thought is God did some major interventions that day, and I will not be-little their experience with attempting to understand.  All I can do is be thankful I don't have that frame of reference, and pray I never do.  I did go and sit inside the lobby door on the floor of my child's school for the rest of the day.  I remember the principal - she was very caring and understanding and asked if I wanted to take my son out of class and take him home.  I said no, I didn't want him to know what was going on that day, and how it will always be etched in my memory for life.  I just waited, and cried, and when the bell rang I stood up put on my sunglasses so he could not see my eyes and took my son home.

I am thankful, that I remember only snippet's from the event I was so close to as a child at Goddard.  I hold on to this as hope that maybe the kids at Sandy Hook who are so young, and have no frame of reference of gun violence might be sheltered a bit.  I hold on to this, I doubt it's true, you don't loose your child playmates in such a way and not have it scare you terribly.  But, I pray for their little hearts and hope that they don't fully comprehend that evil.

I would like to say this to all teachers everywhere.  As a child who felt the fear of a school shooting, as a college student who didn't even know how to process my feelings about such a possibility and now as a mom who places her children in their hands everyday... please take care of my babies.  And thank you for doing what you do.  I would like to thank my 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Albrect for covering the glass gym door as we hugged the wall awaiting for the all clear to move back to our room and taking us the long way back to our room away from all glass windows.  Also for keeping calm, and not letting us know what was going on outside those doors in 1985.  Thank you teachers at my kids school for loving all those kids and doing the intruder drills.  Thank you to my son's 1st grade teacher Mrs. Houck, who let me sit in on a "I-drill" so I could see what it was all about. I doubt she even knew what that meant to me as a mother.  Thank you for staying up to date on the best ways to detect trouble and intervene before trouble starts.  Thank you for school district for re-modeling our security system to include cameras and safety doors with locks.  Thank you principals, Mrs. Cole for working with law enforcement on the best practices for evacuations and lock downs and for sending home notes on every important safety concern.  Thank you for all you do.  Because when I leave my kids at your door every morning I know you are doing all you can, and that matters!  It matters to me!  So thank you from the bottom of my heart.


I make sure to pray over that entire building everyday as I drive away, but I know there are human angels walking those halls and they are called teachers - and they would do everything in their power in such a situation to keep my children safe.

Oh, the struggle to keep the Holiday's humble!

Yep.. it's going on all over the place, seasonal retail Christmas overload!

I'm not going to be a grouch about the early decorating, I love it!  I figure if you are going to go through all that work to make things look festive you should enjoy the effort you put into it for more than 3 weeks!  However, I have a list of things I keep to a minimum and a list of things I go all out for.  I do this for balance, and sanity, and to keep it humble.

Things we don't limit... not one bit!

1) Charity, selflessness, opportunity to bless others!  Now, this I agree should be our thought process all year long but we seem to have more opportunities (organized ones at least) to help during the holidays.  That doesn't mean I say YES to everything, I would loose what little sanity I had left.  

• We do pick our favorites and do it right!  Do it with thought, prayer, intent, and compassion!  Follow thru, and and don't skip corners.  If it's worth doing in the first place then it's worth doing will all your heart!
• Never close down an opportunity because you already did something else.  There is no limit to things that can bless - especially if you are able.  Who say's you can't do more than 1 or 2?

2) Creativity! Make things, write things, video things, make up songs!  Cook things!  Do what you do best and some how use it to make this time better, for as many people as you can!

• Decorate a card, ornament, paper chain for somebody around you, for everybody around you.
• Make a little extra (cookies, brownies, what ever) and share it with co-workers, friends, neighbors, needy, seniors, children, teachers, church people, secretaries, mail carriers, etc.  Heck if you don't cook, share a pack of gum, or jelly beans, or a package of Mega Stuffed Oreo's!

3) Decorations!  Now... I don't switch out our dinner plates or anything, and I only light up the areas on the exterior of our house that I can reach with out a large ladder (because that is not our talent)!  I do what I can, with what I have, and each year I try to add a touch more more, and I encourage my kids to help me out!  

• They have a tree that is totally up to them!  It get's rearranged a lot, decorated with the craziest stuff, and it doesn't have to look perfect!  What ever they can dream up, I let them do!  Let the little hands get involved!

That being said, 

I learned to not have glass ornaments around a long time ago!

• I have a stairway garland that is dedicated to all the hand made ornaments that my Nana Ward has made her grandchildren over the span of 30+ years.  They are by far the most precious and meaningful decoration we have.  Each was made with care and each is displayed with care.  I tell my kids about my family, about our traditions and how they have shaped me into the person they see today.  Which ties into my next point...

4) Stories!  Share about why Christmas if important.  You can never tell too many stories about Baby Jesus! 

• Tell stories from the Bible.
• Tell stores about growing up and things Christmas means to you.
• Pass along traditions in a verbal linage!  That's how the Bible was originally shared, and how people have passed down history since the dawn of language.  Share that with your kids.

Things we keep on the humble side of life!

1) Events and Travel! If you have family out of town, I know it can be really hard to limit where you spend your precious time.  You have to balance sides of the family so nobody thinks you like one side better than the other.  I'm not saying don't travel, I'm not even saying take turns each year.  I'm saying truly analyze how many Christmas's you are attending, and ask yourself, is it getting over done?  Buy the time you get to Christmas morning has your kids already been to 3 different grandparents, or aunts or uncles each wanting their time to celebrate?  Is that desensitizing your children or yourself to the magic of this memorable family time?  

• Balance -we spend Thanksgiving with one side and Christmas with the other, we have some sides we don't get to see at all and that is very hard but with a growing family of 3+ generations it's just how things go.  So we make the most of the time we do see those family members even if it's not at Christmas, - AND THAT IS OK!!!!!
• Open invitation - one of the limits we have set as far as travel etc, is we are always home on Christmas Eve - in our own home.  However... we have an open invitation to whom ever wants to join us is welcome.  When we purchased our home we kept this lifestyle choice in mind, we have a home that has a guest room and thankfully that room gets used a lot!  Wouldn't have it any other way!
• Safety- Let's face it, it can be dangerous to travel a bunch in snow, bitter cold, and early darkness (deer)! So keep that in mind when planning travel routes, don't stress yourself over late night travel.  People will understand that kids don't sleep well in new places.  It's hard to handle over tired children and it can make over stimulating events like family gatherings difficult.  If your holiday's end with tears, over tired children, stressed out parents, remember - that's not the best recipe for an enjoyable or safe road trip!

2) Presents! There are so many different ways to manage the over saturation of gifts.  Don't feel pressured to do one thing or another.  Just because something works for somebody else doesn't mean it's great for you.  And as your children grow, your budget varies and years go by it's okay to roll with the punches.  Just keep a few things in mind.

• Limit the number!  I've heard of 3 gifts in categories ( a gift for a need, one for a want, one for a surprise).  Or each kid get's 5 presents.  Or one main present and a filled stocking.  Budget tactic!  This helps keep things manageable for the gift giver and fair for more than one child. 
• Share a list!  Let's face it is fun to buy for others when you can, but it's even better when you know what you are getting a person is something they want.  So, don't be afraid to ask for a list, and it's helpful to have one that minimizes duplicates.  We use          www.My Registry.com  and keep it updated through the year for Birthday's and Holiday's.  Make sure not to over load it, but balance it with options and vary the price ranges.

3) The "I want this and I want that" Syndrome!  I just flat out don't enjoy this part of commercialized holidays.  My answer to this is usually "put it on your list", and teaching the concept of excess!  

• Prioritize!  Teach your child to do just that.  
• Set expectations! Explain what ever system you have in place and  how it works.
• Purge! Set some time to clear out things they no loner play with etc, before they get more. Take this opportunity to bless others and donate.
• Teach Thankfulness!  Yes, this is a teaching moment in life.  Talk about how to respond to a "lame gift" with a nice word and hug.  Teach them to be a good gift receiver!  It's okay to "practice" this, it's a skill that will be helpful through their life.

4) Traditions!  I know that seems odd to limit something we cherish so much.  But, I think this can get "overdone".  Does your holiday HAVE TO HAVE a tree farm trip, a hot coco day, a cook decorating event, THAT ANNOYING ELF ON THE SHELF, matching p.j.'s, Christmas story reading, Christmas light tours, parties and more parties, secret Santa's, trip to Santa's lap, ugly sweater contest, family photo's, Christmas letters that recap the entire year, hanging lights, 5 different themed trees all over the house?  No, that is not what Christmas is all about.  It's okay to do some things some years, others another. Prioritize! And remember to sleep, inhale and exhale slowly and realize that your family is going to love what ever you all choose to do, just do it with Christ in your heart!

Have a great Chritmas! 

May the birth of Jesus, 

light up your world daily!

7 Steps to make morning's better! - Mommy Hacks

Now, let me preface.  I am NOT a morning person.   I'm not really a night owl either.. in fact... I really like sleep, any time, any way. I like to sleep.

However, every morning the quiet small, buzz, of my alarm on my phone wake me up.  And I get 15 mins to myself in the tub.  Then... life starts.

In order to get that 15 mins to myself, and still let me kids sleep as much as they can I have found several ways of making life easy in those not quite away minutes of the morning where we all have to get up but none of us want to.

7 Steps to make morning's quicker, easier and more pleasant!

 Don't worry they are super easy!

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1) Battle of the clothes... everybody say's pick it out the night before.  That is good advise, trick is to make it fun!  I have painted stick people on my kids wall with command strips to hang the pre-picked clothes out and see how they look :).

A friend of mine has a great idea... she grabs the clothes and drops them item by item down the hall, down the stairs etc, to get the kids dressed as they migrate to the breakfast table.  I thought this was very fun!

2) Rage against the pop-tart :)... Many things can be made in advance, and in bulk.  Muffins, cinnamon rolls, my favorite is pre-making and freezing my own egg, cheese, and sausage biscuits.  Takes 1 1/2 mins to heat up and boom... breakfast is served.  They are healthy and filling.

3) Keep it quiet!  Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... I don't like to be yammered at first thing in the morning, so I don't do that to my kids.  We talk quietly, and sparingly until breakfast is over.  When we are all ready to talk about the day, we aren't already annoyed :)

4) Have a pump up song in the car!  We do have to a bit of something to start the day off right.  So, my kids either get the mommy "Good Morning" song made up by yours truly, or a quick little top 40 (top 40 is still a "thing" right?) in the 2 min car ride to school.  They usually choose the radio song.  I don't get that.

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5) Say a kind word and hug before they depart!  That's kinda the simplest ever!  My kids count on that everyday, they notice when we forget.

6) Everything in it's place! 15 mins the night before saves 35 mins in the morning, and your mind, and smile!  Just get it put in the backpack, backpack in the right spot, anything else that you need in the morning where you need it. You will sleep better and the morning will be better.

This is ours :)  Everybody has a cubbie!  A place for their coats, shoes, gloves, etc...

7) Say a prayer for your child's day, their teachers, and their friends / foe's.  This is for you, when you get that moment at a red light or as you drive away as they run into school, or as you sit down at your desk before you open your e-mail.  Say a little prayer.

Here is mine... "Please God, please protect my children.  Let them know they are loved, and smart and special and my whole world.  Help them remember they are safe, and precious just as they are.  Help them on the playground find the kind friends, and help them be the kind friend to those that need them.  Please give the teachers enough patience and energy to last the whole day.  Help them connect to my kids and teach them how they need it and from where they are.  Dear God, put your protecting hands over the whole school and make a safe bubble all around the school. Amen"

 Hope your mornings are AwEsOmE!

Time Change - 3 things you need to do!

Twice a year Mommy Hacks!

Oh it's the good kind of time change ... you know the one... where we actually get an extra hour in the day instead of loosing one!

  Honestly we as moms usually hope for an extra hour of sleep, and maybe a few of us will achieve that goal, but the rest of us can use that extra hour to get some life saving mommy stuff done.

We have all heard the saying "use it or loose it" right.  

Well, either get that extra hour of beauty sleep or make the best of it!

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#1 - Get that Car Bag in order!  

I mean with real life useful stuff.  Things that really matter.

Here is a picture of mine,

Items to include,,, 

• clothes in season for all 3 of my kids (example - I switched from light weight to heavy weight items and added warmer hoodies / fleece coats. (yes I include socks and underwear)
• Check the sizes and make sure everything will fit all kids through the rest of the year
• extra hats and gloves for each kid - somebody will loose a glove - it will happen
• an extra sweat shirt for myself (maybe an additional adult size t-shirt as well)
• extra clean up stuff (that's in the ziploc) hotel sized soap, lotion, comb, a wash rag etc.  It's just nice to know I have it if needed.
• bottle of water to use with soap if needed

I have a Town and Country - I'm a huge fan of the Stow and Go!  

That's where I keep this bag.

Other things I keep in my car at all times! I update these things at the beginning of the summer each year.

1.  First Aid kit 
2. Outside kit (yes I have a kit that includes sunscreen, bug bite cream, bug spray, a little first aid kit, and wet-wipes).  Things you might need at a soccer game, or picnic, or random spur of the moment outside event!
3. 2 umbrella's (one rain one and one big sun one)
4. an outside blanket
5. all that car stuff (jumper cables etc.. IDK what all that stuff is, that's my man's job)
6. and these Mommy Musts from a previous blog post mommy-hacks-vehicle-edition-be-that-mom
7. car cell phone charger!!!! Never take it out.. ever!

#2 Do a Fire Drill!

It's not hard, just do one!  

Here is a great link to consider reading over!

practice-home-fire-drill

test your smoke alarm batteries at this time as well

#3 Create a little "Quality Time"

 with the hubby!

Ladies.... maybe take the extra hour to create a little heat with the hubby!  Just say'n, balancing a life with kids is hard.  An extra hour should benefit everybody in the house, your hubby will be pleasantly surprised!

Mommyhood made easier!