I get so much of my inspiration for these posts via my facebook friends. Today's inspiration came from a friend in Iowa whose son swallowed a skeleton key. The key was 2 1/2 inches long. She posted the xray and then the real key. Oh my goodness! Much like sharing our birth stories, we also like … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day – Spoil the Kids!

I started a tradition in my house many years ago that I would use Mother's Day to spoil my kids. I wouldn't have to be the "mean mom" on one day a year. I set out to do fun things for my kids on Mother's Day. This had a two-fold reason. The first was that I would often find myself feeling … [Read more...]
Mommy Inventions

Change - I thrive on it. I'm constantly coming up with new uses for my time. Maybe I should now become an affiliate marketer I might ask myself. Then I will get the books and decide. Usually I drop the idea in the middle of research. But sometimes the idea will go even further (like Ta-Dah Mom - … [Read more...]
Humor in the Holidays

This just in from Des Moines, Iowa .... This is a friend of a friend in Des Moines. She lives just off a busy street. Well, there is good news and bad news about my Christmas decorations this year Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The … [Read more...]
Ignite the Fire! Available Again!

Finally after many hours --- and much typing (27,000 words in two days!) and then lots and lots of website tweaking. Ignite the Fire is finally ready for you to purchase! Yippee! Woo Hoo! Doin' the Snoopy Dance! You can get your copy at http://www.homeschool.terricamp.com Another great … [Read more...]
Creative Way to Give Money as a Gift

As my kids have gotten older, they would rather I give them money instead of gifts for their birthday. I am not thrilled with the idea of just giving an envelope with cash ---BO-RING! For Briana's 15th birthday this is what I did --- She likes to watch the game show, Deal or No Deal, so I decided … [Read more...]
The Evian Roller Skating Babies
This is such a cute video! I just had to post it. Ya know - all my babies were this cute. … [Read more...]
Strap in, Close Your Eyes, Throw Up Your Arms, and Scream
Shortly after moving to Texas, I took my kids to Six Flags for the day. Briana was watching The Batman go up and down, twist around, and fall. She was so excited and said to me, "Mom! Let's go on The Batman!" As I watched the people with their legs dangling, I said to her, "Honey, my life is a … [Read more...]
Ta-Dah!
After many months - and a lot of education, I'm finally able to launch Ta-Dah Mom! http://www.tadahmom.com and the ta-dah mom community http://www.tadahmoms.com I have a lot of plans and I know the site will evolve as time goes on. Take a look and see how awesome it is! It is … [Read more...]
