Family Life blog - Juggling Mama

Facebook Friend Or Foe

A few years ago my uncle said to me “niece you need to be my friend on facebook” reluctantly I said ” ok what is facebook?”  Now  it seems that I am on it all the time! Like it or not FB is a constant in our lives. The little  familiar blue can be found on [...]

Summer Time Treat

  Nothing says summer to me like rasberries and ice cream! So today for a fun treat with the kids we put them together to make my favorite treat, rasbery vanilla ice cream! I used an Electric mixer, (don’t tell my dad his hand crank’n heart would break)and this vanilla ice cream recepie. However I didn’t [...]

How do you Fourth?

The bags are packed, the campers hooked up, the van is loaded. My little family & I are off for 8 days of camping, hiking, fishing, s,more eating, and  horse shoe throwing. This truly is my favorite kind of vacation. Our annual family camping trip to anywhere with a lake over the Fourth of July, is [...]

Sunscreen Warning

All day we played, ate, and enjoyed the sun. I kept a close eye on the fair skin kids. You see mine a dark olive skinned and I can apply sun screen once and forget about it. I have never had the unfortunate affects of a sunburn on my kids. I was nervous about making sure the blondies in my brood didn't get pink.

Real Simple Bonding

This day in age we can’t just take our kids on a shopping spree or out to dinner all the time to bond. Families are on the look for ways to have fun and pinch pennies. but lets face it movies at home can get boring and game night can lose it’s punch pretty quick. But [...]

Family Traditions

So put down the candy cane and step away from the Vodka bottle!

How to plan a halloween costume around a snow suite

We live in an area that is very unpredictable in terms of weather. Like two feet of snow Wednesday & Thursday school closed ect. Now 50’s & snow should all be gone by trick or treat hour!  You just never know! As a mom in Colorado you have to be up for anything, and have several [...]

And the winner is……

Our americas funniest video clip! Gotta love boys!

A few things I am pretty sure moms of girls never have to say…..

  This is the second time I have been peed on today No you cannot make that into a sword No the Kitty doesn’t need swimming lessons, flying lessons, or bike riding instructions Please put my flower pots back at the door & the flowers back in them No you cannot use your brother as a bike jump Please take the [...]

Diary Of The Swine Flu

While much of last week is a bit of a blurr thanks to the swine flu. This week are are well, focused, and ready to get back at it.  I am sure many of you thought I died but I managed to survive the week from…..well lets just say it wasn’t hog heaven!  Here is [...]