Spring break fun does not mean you have to spend a ton of money or go on some exotic trip. It doesn’t even mean you have to visit grandma and grandpa, it might be nice though. You can have fun though, even with your kids and keep it within your budget.
Board Game Bonanza- Head to the store and buy a few board games before Spring Break hits. Or if you are lucky enough you may already have a few in your home. We have a DEALS (much like a Dollar General Store) near us and bought a few extra games …read more

Truman rolled out of bed this morning and the first thing out of his mouth was that he wanted to make a flag of Africa. He got a globe for Christmas (to foster his interest in the planets) and he became fascinated with the continents and their countries.
My husband has been sitting down with him nightly and drawing the continents and telling Truman whatever he knows about the countries. Truman relays this information to me throughout the day: “Mommy, did you know it is very, VERY cold in Antarctica?” “Mommy, you know what Mommy? There is a really bad war …read more

For many, Spring Break doesn’t start for another week but for some crazy reason my children’s school decided we’d do it early. What does this mean? For me, it means I wasn’t prepared for the “Mom, I’m bored, she hit me, he won’t quit looking at me” and all those other sayings that go with four kids being in the same house with absolutely nothing to do.
Currently I’m listening to them dish out ice cream:
“Oh gross I bet he put boogers in it. Sissy did he put boogers in my ice cream.”
“No, he didn’t put…What? Ewww, that’s gross, BabyGirl. He’d …read more

One of my identities is Fun Mommy. I like to think my children will grow up with memories of adventures and trips and activities that were super fun. We hit the zoo and later we’re going on a train through the bayou.