JDaniel4s Mom

Delightfully Living in the Clouds

November 30, 2011 By Deirdre

We spent Thanksgiving at Mount Magazine State Park in Arkansas. Each family was assigned a cabin overlooking the valley below to stay in. When I looked out the glass doors that lead to the deck our first morning there, here is what I saw. It truly looked like we would be walking on clouds if we stepped a few yards away from the cabin. When I Continue Reading

Pause Life for a Moment-Katydid and Kid

November 29, 2011 By Deirdre

I have been reading Katydid and Kid since I started blogging. I love her honest and heartwarming posts about family, her wonderful reviews, and fantastic giveaways. I am so honored to have her visiting here today. Hi! I'm Kathleen from Katydid and Kid, and I'm flattered to have been asked by JDaniel4's Mom to share my thoughts on her Pause Life Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Advent 2011

November 28, 2011 By Deirdre

Advent just started yesterday and I thought JDaniel would start it out with an Advent tin. I made flat presents out of an empty cereal box to cover in old wrapping paper. I used a Christmas tree muffin tin I won from Two Bears Farm last year to house my advent meal. A mandarin orange Jesus lay down his sweet head in a cheese manger. A pear star Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- The Firefighters’ Thanksgiving

November 25, 2011 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

Describing Thanksgiving Three Year Old Style

November 23, 2011 By Deirdre

Mom is in Timeout and My Time as a Mom is hosting a Kids Talkin' Turkey this week. I decided to join in and see what JDaniel knew about Thanksgiving.We read several Thanksgiving-related books to build on his experiential background. Then I printed out some coloring pages with Thanksgiving themes and had him tell me about them. Below you will see Continue Reading

Pause Life for a Moment-Thanksgiving 2011

November 22, 2011 By Deirdre

I am pausing to enjoy the beautiful fall foliage with a cup of hot chocolate sitting on deck trying to enjoy the moments before the rush of the day takes over.What am I doing today?8:30Drop JDaniel off at preschool. He may not want to leave me. He hasn’t wanted to go since his accident.8:45Finish packing for our trip to Arkansas to meet up with Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- A Breakfast Turkey

November 21, 2011 By Deirdre

I decided to serve a turkey for dinner last week. It was such fun to put together and so simple. The turkey has sausage and bacon feathers along with sausage feet. His body is made of pumpkin spice pancakes. He has an apple and grape eye and a cantaloupe beak. We had a stack of pancakes that didn't end up on the platter but did end up in our Continue Reading

Serving Others Thanksgiving Link Up

November 20, 2011 By Deirdre

Thanksgiving comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man, it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow. ~Edward Sandford Martin Thanksgiving is about so much more than football games, gathering around a groaning table of food, and watching parades. It is about remembering all you have been given and taking the time to Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- Thanksgiving at the Tappletons’

November 18, 2011 By Deirdre

Thanksgiving Traditions Link Up

November 17, 2011 By Deirdre

Welcome to the Thanksgiving Traditions Link Up! I look forward to visiting your posts and taking in your Thanksgiving crafts, recipes, traditions, and memories. There are link-ups below for your posts. Each family-friendly or child-related post linked up will need to have a Thanksgiving Traditions badge or a link at the bottom of it pointing Continue Reading

Changing How You Look At Your Mother In-Law

November 16, 2011 By Deirdre

I attend a moms group on Tuesdays called Mentor Moms. We are reading a book and discussing it at table groups this semester. The chapter last week was on mother in-laws. Before the table discussion a few mother in-laws stood up in front of the group and shared from their life experiences.Each mom mentioned how their relationship with their children Continue Reading