JDaniel4s Mom

April Fool’s Day Hat of Fruit

March 31, 2012 By Deirdre

With all the wonderful fresh fruit we have out in our local stores, it would have been foolish to not celebrate April Fool's Day with a fruit salad in the shape of a jester's hat. You may have to squint to see the hat I envisioned in my hat just prior to constructing this fruit creation. Regardless of whether you were able to see the fruit above Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- Hopper’s Easter Surprise

March 30, 2012 By Deirdre

Welcome to Read.Explore.Learn.! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie into children’s books. I look forward to seeing the ways you have learned with and explored books. Steps: Link your activity below. Please Continue Reading

Spring is… Allergies

March 28, 2012 By Deirdre

What do you think of when you think of spring? Blooming trees Flowers pushing through to display their glory Warm days filled with playing outdoors Riding bikes down streets filled with black plastic bags filled with newly cut grass clippings Lemonade out on your porch Digging in dirt to plant a garden Sweat-filled brows and dirt-covered Continue Reading

Seven Things We Do To Ease JDaniel’s Allergy Suffering

March 28, 2012 By Deirdre

Those of you that have been following me for awhile know that JDaniel has horrendous allergies to nothing. Yes, nothing. According to the prick test he took two years ago, he isn’t allergic to anything. There was a slight allergy to dust. Well, he is allergic to pollen, grass and a few other things that he takes medicine for year round. We just Continue Reading

Pause Life for a Moment-Preppy Girl in Pink

March 27, 2012 By Deirdre

Preppy Girl in Pink is such a fun blog to visit! Kristen loves being a mom and you can read that in her wonderful posts about her family. I so enjoy visiting to see what her family has been up to and Kristen's wonderful insights on motherhood. Kristen is also an amazing commenter. I love getting to read what she has thought about one of my posts. Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- Whose Garden Is It?

March 23, 2012 By Deirdre

Welcome to Read.Explore.Learn.! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books. Steps: Link your activity below. Continue Reading

Motherhood Moments: Removing Weeds By the Roots

March 21, 2012 By Deirdre

We are limiting our time outside to an hour or two a day due to JDaniel’s allergies. It is so hard. He loves to play outside, he is learning to ride a bike with training wheels and he helps with yard work like a pro but, his body makes him pay for too much time exposed to pollen. During one of our recent brief excursions outside, JDaniel decided Continue Reading

Using Coinstar at Bi-Lo

March 19, 2012 By Deirdre

I am trying to help JDaniel learn more about money. When I had the opportunity to try a Coinstar at my local Bi-Lo, I decided it would be a great way to help JDaniel learn a little bit more about money. It is right beside the machine with the claw that picks up toys that JDAniel would love to try, but I had never used the Coinstar before. Using it Continue Reading

Oreos Birthday Lunch and a Memory for Muffin Tin Monday

March 19, 2012 By Deirdre

Oreo is turning 100 this year. In honor of their birthday, I created a birthday lunch. I made it at night while JDaniel was asleep and he found it first thing in the morning. He decided we needed to celebrate Oreo's birthday over breakfast. I decided a ham and cheese sandwich with cookies and fruit wouldn't make a bad breakfast. Oreo is great all Continue Reading

St.Patrick’s Day Craft for Kids- Simple Rainbow

March 17, 2012 By Deirdre

I was in charge of the St. Patrick's Day party in JDaniel4's preschool class on Thursday. I looked and looked for a craft or game to play with the children and couldn't decide on what to do. It was during a trip to my local grocery store while looking at school supplies that the idea for this craft came together. Everything in the craft was Continue Reading