Author: thekeptwife

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I’m so glad  Samantha at http://www.moderndayhippie.ca/mamas-12-days-of-christmas/ shared with us her version of the 12 days of Christmas. It’s funny, it’s witty, and let’s face it, true.   “Mama’s 12 Days of Christmas” On the first day of Christmas my children gave to me a minute alone to go pee a minute alone to go pee! On the…

Introducing Mix & Match Puzzles for toddlers ….???

Still working on Christmas shopping? Let Amanda at http://www.creativehobbyist.com help you!  Her article on 7 Ways to Pay for Christmas contains so many excellent ideas I can’t wait to try them all! You can find more of her great ideas at: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/obsesstocreate Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/obsesstocreate Pintrest: http://www.pinterest.com/obsesstocreate && Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/obsesstocreate “Christmas sneaks up on me every year. It’s not my…

With 15 days until Christmas, I seem to be struggling to move the Elf or basically do any other “Christmas-y” things with my little people. Luckily my friend, Heather, at http://www.onefedupmommy.com solved all Christmas spirit with her bucket list! How many can you check off the bucket list? 

I am so excited to bring to you drink recipes to kick off your Christmas festivities from my friend, Lindsey from Raising Helm! Like her style? Check out her blog at https://raisinghelmblog.wordpress.com or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lindshelm_/and show her some love!   “Candy Cane Cocktail This sugary cocktail is the perfect drink for your Christmas party! Just…

As a child, my parents never shared the tradition of Santa Clause with me or my siblings.  In Kindergarden (at a Christian school, I might add) I told my entire class Santa wasn’t real and long about the second grade I wrote him a letter to prove it to my best friend. I don’t remember…

This post has affiliate links.     For months, I felt like I had been begging the little people and my husband to help me get a grip on our shrinking house situation. We were being controlled  by our stuff and it wasn’t fun anymore. As the promised weekend got closer, I mentioned the laundry…

Ingredients: Carmel, white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, your choice of nuts (I use walnuts), and your choice of chocolate chips ( I use semi-sweet).  Directions: slice apples and place on a plate. Then, pour Carmel and apply nuts to apples. Pour each chocolate separately and top with chocolate chips. Enjoy!