Mom Spot: Three Parties in Three Days

I cut my blogging week short last week (not sure if anyone noticed but me...). I take full responsibility, but have to admit that a birthday party was in part to blame. Our weekend has been a string of parties that have been both fun and exhausting! Sometimes I just have to laugh about the things we must do as moms. Don't get me wrong, I'm always thrilled to celebrate life with friends and the joy kids have at birthday parties is fairly spectacular. But I'm sure you've gotten to Monday morning before and thought, "I could really use a couple of days off." I'm there.

You'll never get a badge, medal, or award for doing all of those mom things. You might not even get a thank you from your kids without a little prompting. But that's being a mom. So if you did the birthday party brigade this weekend or some other act of motherly love, let me remind you that you are a great mom. All we can do is our best. And to be totally honest with you, if you were the mom who said "no" to a few birthday parties for the sake of your sanity, good for you! I've been there too.

Was it a crazy weekend at your house? How do you keep things from getting out of control? Or better yet, tell us what you do to recover after a non-stop weekend.

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Frisco's Wassail Days

Friends,
I'm so excited to bring you the details of this family event in Frisco, Colorado! Nothing says Christmas like getting up into the beautiful Rocky Mountains and celebrating the holidays nestled in a cozy town with your closest friends and family. Fresh snow. Lighted trees. Sleigh rides. Visits with Santa.
And it all starts with the Santa Dash for Cash - a 1K "fun run" in which all participants must wear Santa gear! The run is TOMORROW and when you register at www.wassaildays.com you will receive a Frisco Santa shirt, a Santa hat and at the end of the run you will receive a stocking full of goodies including Wassail Cash (the official currency of Wassail Days that can be used at local restaurants and retailers) and a FREE pass for a ½ hour of tubing at the Frisco Adventure Park Tubing Hill. What a deal!!

Wassail Days is going on all week long (Dec 3-11). Start a new tradition with this annual event that has something for everyone in your family! (And, if you can&#…

Psalm 16

This Psalm has been blessing me. I pray it will bless you too. Thanks to BibleGateway.com for making it so easy to share these beautiful words with you.16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips. 5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. 7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my

C'est la Vie: The Men In Our Lives Part 3

Today's suggestions really hit two sides of the same coin. I was thinking about gifts for the "do it yourself" dad. If you're married to him (or lived with a dad like this growing up), you know what I mean. He loves a project whether it's in the house, out in the yard, or in the garage (ie. cars).

But that got me thinking, sometimes there is nothing better than a "do it yourself" gift. Something straight from the heart and made by little, loving hands. So, here are two lists: one for your man to "do" and the other for you and the kids to make. I think you'll find something that's a perfect fit!

Kid Made:
A photo bookmark (says "mother's day", but dads who are bookworms will love this too)A miniature golf course (indoor or outdoor!)A monogram painted hammerKid-made brunch just for dad - try this Hamburger Hash Totes, Kits and Sweets at Family Fun - cool stuff!Anything with hand-prints and poems written by the kids (Am I righ…

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