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control of the tv, the kids' remote, the Mommy, the Night Owl, the Shopper | November 28, 2012

The Kids’ Remote

kids remote control

Would you like 30 minutes of extra sleep on Saturday morning?  This is how: Our sleepy heads call it “The Kids’ Remote” and I’m happy it’s in their hands!  My friend Katie pinned this 3 months ago, I ordered it and have been loving it ever since.  For some reason it’s been discontinued and it’s going, going, almost gone!  So hurry and order Sony’s Remote for Children, tell it to your neighbor!!!

kids remote

Kids love being in control and independent.  I like having control of the TV when we’re away and the kids are with a sitter.  There are 7 programmable channels so I was even able to program the Food Network and HGTV for whoever is watching the kiddos.  Sometimes our sitters have trouble with the regular remote.  I’ve felt bad coming home with the TV stuck on Nick Jr. and the kids have been asleep for hours.  Yes, this has happened.

We did have a phase of arguing over this great thing, but now they’ve figured out how to negotiate channels in the early morning. 🙂

parental control of the tv

The Kids’ Remote was missing for a week and that’s when I realized it was a necessity.  I almost want two of them so it doesn’t happen again.

The #1 reason to get The Kids’ Remote:  Our kids like to turn OFF the TV all by themselves!  And when I have to ask they are happier to do so!

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Split Second Elf Ideas

christmas, Elf on the Shelf, the Mommy | November 26, 2012

Split Second Elf Ideas

Everybody could use a few more Elf on the Shelf ideas, right? ;)  I took these pictures last year (pre-blog so please excuse the grainy photos) of our elf, his name is Tiny.  These ideas were split second, spur of the moment, because most of time we remembered to move our elf after we were Continue Reading

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Give Sleep

homeless children, project night night, the Mommy, the Night Owl | November 22, 2012

Give Sleep

There's a heartbreaking scene in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness that has stuck with me.  Do you remember when the little boy, Christopher, dropped his Captain America toy?  He dropped it in the middle of the street while running to catch the bus with his Dad.  They were trying to make it to the Continue Reading

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Christmas Tree Intervention

Christmas Tree, crazy ways, intervention, the Designer, the Mommy | November 19, 2012

Christmas Tree Intervention

Do you see our Christmas tree from last year in the picture above?  We got a brand new tree and I never decorated it.  You'd think I would have been excited to make it pretty.  Well, I procrastinate on our tree like you might when packing your house for a move.  I LOVE decorating for Christmas with Continue Reading

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Snowman Wreath, Dip Baby Dip

christmas, christmas wreath, snowman, snowman wreath, the Artist | November 16, 2012

Snowman Wreath, Dip Baby Dip

Every year there's a fund raiser wreath auction at our Pre-school, each class makes a wreath to be bid on leading up to the book fair.  My friend Elizabeth and I are room moms together for our daughters' class and we decided to make a snowman wreath like the ones we'd seen and loved on Continue Reading

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