I did not want to do this. I did NOT want to do this. At 7:15 at night. I did not want to start a project, help her pull out her sewing machine and get to work. I DID NOT.But then...I remembered that she used her nice words to ask me...And I remembered that, if I...
Jessica Perkins
BlogMama May I Make Fall Smelly Dough
Looking for some Fall Sensory Fun? Play dough is so easy to make and keeps Lincoln bussssssy !! Thank goodness! Pair with some Popsicle sticks or cookie cutters every once in awhile to change up the task. Looking for #Fall #Sensory fun? Turn your...
For ME – Mindful Self Care
I have always been one of those "over achievers". The ones who is never content with herself...well, ever. I'm always researching, learning, exploring, shifting, taking it all into focus in my mind's eye - trying to be the best me I can be. And frankly,It's...
Train Books
My youngest is a train enthusiast. He's an anything-that-travels-by-wheels guru. He's a figure-it-out-investigator. Let's-see-how-this-works thinker. In a way that is more mechanical than my other two. They were interested. But he is fascinated. We have had a few...
New Shared Girls’ Bedroom
Three months of being displaced while the girls' room was being repaired. Three months solo parenting while on the road, hopping from gracious family member to family member while we explored our hot Summer days and Daddy tirelessly worked his regular job and his...
Delicious Ice Cream Science
We went to the Carnegie Science Center last week and one of the demonstrations we saw was about how to make ice cream. It was a delicious experiment and my little chef was very interested in the science, discovery, and of course, the end result - taste-testing her...
Doodle A Day – Start
It started when I signed up for Judy DeYpung's #DoodleDaysOfSummer. Learn more about it here: https://mtnmermaid.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/its-time-to-start-doodling/I began my #DoodleADay August 1st. I'm excited about holding myself to some kind of journaling...
Christmas In July Giveaway Winner Announcement and COUPON
Congratulations, Barbara! You are the winner of our #ChristmasInJuly #GiveAway !!!! Looking forward to you Connecting Through Play with Mama May i Shop !! <3Excited to announce that, for those of us who didn't win the grand prize, I have created a special coupon...
Movie Night Turned Family Scripting Night
Big Kid Movie Night - not what we expected. But fun memories for sure <3Tonight we had a movie night. After finally agreeing on a movie (selecting a movie title from a hat) we watched for about 30 minutes before the sound went out. Just the sound. The picture was...
Magic Marshmallow Nights
There really is magic in every day. I think, in the crazy, busyness of life we overlook it so frequently we almost deny that magic exists. But it does. It surrounds us. How do I know this?I have children.Children who inspire me to see the world with fresh...
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