by Nicole Etolen | Nov 16, 2011 | For the Home
About a month after we moved into our rental house, Jacob spilled a whole bottle of glue on his bedroom carpet. I wasn’t really all that concerned because it said “water soluble” right on the front. I figured I’d dab up what I could, spray some...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 14, 2011 | Social Good
I really wanted in on this Mom Central blog tour because it is a subject that means a lot to me. As my regular readers know, my son Jacob was a preemie. He was born at 32 weeks, weighing just 3lbs, 5oz. We were fortunate, he was able to come home after 13 days in the...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 13, 2011 | Entertainment
When I was a little girl in the late 70s and early 80s, I was all about the Mickey Mouse Club. I used to have the record and would march around the house to it while my grandmother baked cakes. It is one of my fondest memories from my childhood. The Mickey Mouse Club...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 12, 2011 | Gift Ideas
The Home for the Holidays Giveaway hop, hosted by Artsy Chaos is starting on Monday. Each blog in the hop will be offering at least $25 in prizes related to holiday decorating or crafts. My giveaway sponsor is Dainty Hippo, an Etsy shop that sells really beautiful...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 11, 2011 | Gift Ideas
I like to get Jacob some type of personalized ornament that reflects his personality and current interests every year, so it was really great to be contacted by Ornaments With Love to do a review. This year, I went with the space seem, since Jacob is really into the...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 11, 2011 | Gift Ideas
Happy Veterans Day to all of those who have served and are currently serving in the military. Thank you for all that you do! In honor of Veterans Day, I found this infographic about the Vietnam Memorial from History.com.
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 11, 2011 | Books, Gift Ideas
Title: The Night After Christmas Author: Michael Hebler Format: Paperback Once upon a time, I had strict rules about not watching, listening to, or reading anything that had to do with Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. I couldn’t avoid the early...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 10, 2011 | Social Good
Feeding America has launched a new campaign for November, called “Pack it Til They’re Back,” to prevent children from going hungry over the Thanksgiving break. Many children get their sole nutritional meal at school through the free or reduced lunch...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 8, 2011 | For the Home
I recently did a post for Tiny Prints on their massive holiday cards collection, and as compensation I received 50 free cards. Well, last night I finally found a good picture of Jacob to use and spent like two hours personalizing about 100 different cards trying to...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 8, 2011 | Entertainment
When I was little, I used to love the Dr. Doolittle show that was on TV. I think it was really old (I know it was in repeats), but I loved the whole idea of talking to animals. Even now that I’m older, I often talk to my cats and dogs, and imagine them talking...
