Helping Moms Build Happy Homes
To Whom It May Concern: We were told that our son, the Happy Baby, would never lift his head, sit up, crawl, or walk. At the beginning of this year, several people encouraged us to get connected with your program so that the Happy Baby could receive free therapy services. It sounded too good to … [Read more...] about Therapy
The Happy Hubby was returning from a trip the other day and I wanted to have a nice meal waiting for him when he got home. When I found this little ditty over at Nothing But Country, it sounded like just what I needed. Easy, Mexican-y, and delish. Badda-bing, badda-boom! Ingredients: 4-6 boneless … [Read more...] about Recipe – Crockpot Salsa Chicken
The other day a conversation arose between the Happy Buddy and me while I was changing the Happy Baby's diaper. We were discussing how one day, if it was God's plan, he would get married. I began listing for my firstborn son all of the qualities I am praying God provides in his future wife. "I am … [Read more...] about Mom-Mom
It's my job every year to put together Mother's Day favors for the moms that attend our church. I have a budget of $1 or less per mommy... This is no easy task, people. I spend A LOT of time scouring the dollar sections of various stores - if you ever see someone's hiney poking out of a dollar … [Read more...] about Easy Mother’s Day Gift Idea – FREE Printable!
When I saw this idea on Pinterest, I thought it was pure BRILLIANCE. We tried it out tonight and it worked great! Help your baby transition from a baby tub to the big tub by putting them in a laundry basket. This is awesome for so many different reasons. For starters, it keeps your little tyke from … [Read more...] about Tub Time Lifesaver
Yesterday afternoon the Happy Hubby took the boys home after church so that I could have a few hours with a friend to decorate the Happy Buddy's preschool teacher's classroom door in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week going on right now. There are mostly boys in the class, so we had to come up with … [Read more...] about Cute Teacher Appreciation Door Idea
Mother's Day... It's one of those days (kind of similar to Valentine's Day) where we women heap all kinds of expectations of storybook romance on our precious husbands and then when those expectations aren't met, we fall into a heap of despair. Some of us have husbands that are great at intuiting … [Read more...] about How to Help Your Hubby Give You the BEST Mother’s Day EVER – FREE Printable!
Here is a yummy recipe our Happy Home really enjoys. I probably enjoy it the most because it is so easy. :-) Ingredients: 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1/3 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp poultry seasoning Directions: Place chicken in a greased 9x13 dish. … [Read more...] about Recipe – Easy Lemon Chicken
I never knew how hard it would be to actually get to church once I had babies. When I was pregnant with the Happy Buddy I had visions of him being a baby in my arms, the 2 of us swaying together while we worshiped in the front pew and then he would sleep peacefully through the sermon. Reality Check! … [Read more...] about Church
Well, I know I said that the best gift you can get a teacher is a gift card. But, man. There are some seriously cute ideas out there. And there are some seriously cute FREE Printables to go with those seriously cute (and easy and inexpensive!) ideas. So I could not resist! Here are 8 of my … [Read more...] about 8 Great Teacher Appreciation Printables
The Happy Buddy sure does love him some Dunkin' Donut Munchkins! I mean, who doesn't?! So I figured Munchkins would be a great little snack to put in the teacher's lounge at the Happy Buddy's preschool - in honor of all their hard work. This idea is so easy - you just need to print the FREE … [Read more...] about Easy Teacher Appreciation Idea – FREE Printable!
*Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10th.* As much as we might want to score points as the coolest mom in the class by giving our Happy Buddies' teachers handmade crayon monograms, 7-layer cakes, or pencil bouquets, the reality is that the best thing to get a teacher is... A gift card. I don't like … [Read more...] about Creative Ways to Give Teachers a Gift Card
Ohhh man. When I make this stuff I have been known to just dig into the pot I cooked it in with a large spoon. Ingredients: 1 box Roasted Brown Rice Couscous (I found this delicious Lundberg brand at Publix) *Please note that this is BROWN RICE couscous... Regular couscous is NOT gluten free.* Dried … [Read more...] about Recipe – Delicious 3-Ingredient Gluten Free Side Dish
I was so inspired by yesterday's Earth Day post that the Happy Buddy and I decided to make a little something of our own to celebrate. Let me introduce you to Earth Guy! You can totally make one of your own - it's so easy. What you need: Construction Paper (I used colored card stock) in blue, … [Read more...] about Earth Guy
Earth Day is coming up this Monday, April 22nd. Here are some really neat crafts that will help your Happy Home have an out of this world celebration! :-) Learn Create Love has this pretty watercolor Earth Handprint Paper Plate craft. Your Happy Home windows will enjoy showing off this Stained … [Read more...] about Earth Crafts for Earth Day
