Happy 2014! Every New Year’s Day I always find myself reflecting on the year past and think about things I want to do in the new year. I learned an important lesson in 2013 about getting out of my own way and I wanted to pass it on this new year’s day. This past… Continue reading Get Out of Your Own Way This New Year
How to Keep the Kids Entertained This Week
HELLO friends! I hope you had a very merry Christmas! We had the best one yet, but now I am TIRED. December can take a lot out of a mom. I am really looking forward to laying low this week and hanging out at home. Minimal running around if I can help it. However, that… Continue reading How to Keep the Kids Entertained This Week
Wishing You a Juicy Holiday
All of us at Tiny Oranges want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope your holiday is filled with love, cheer, and happiness. We are taking next week off of posting to enjoy some time with our own tiny oranges. See you back the following week for some… Continue reading Wishing You a Juicy Holiday
One of my all time favorite quotes
Last month my husband and I took a solo vacation for our anniversary and the grandparents stayed at our house with the girls while we were gone. Upon our return, my mother-in-law shared with me a quote my 7-year-old daughter busted out I had to share. The impetus for the quote came one night when we… Continue reading One of my all time favorite quotes
Help for the Rainbow Looney
As I am sure we all know, or at least all moms with school age kids know, the Rainbow Loom craze has taken over America, and the mini rubber bands have taken over our house. Trying to learn some of the designs started to make me a little rainbow looney, so when a friend suggested checking out the Rainbow Loom classes at Michaels, I signed us up.
My 7-year-old daughter got her Rainbow Loom before Thanksgiving and the entire weekend was spent on the iPad watching the Rainbow Loom You Tube tutorials in an attempt to learn some of the fancier designs kids had been sporting at school.
It’s not easy moms. Not easy. Even with pausing the how to video over and over again, inevitably we would mess up SOMEWHERE in the process, which would sabotage the entire design. Even my husband who can assemble anything, had trouble. We needed help.