tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180961372024-10-08T19:18:33.487-07:00Welcome to the SAHMs n WAHMs Blog, where you never know what you'll read (it could be humorous, insightful, uplifting or crazy -- or all of the above!) but it will probably be related to parenting on some level. Enjoy! <p>MY WEBSITE: <a href="http://sahmsnwahms.com"> SAHMs n WAHMs </a> <p> My webstore, where you can get WAHM, SAHM, WAHD, SAHD apparel and more! There's even stuff for your kids! <p><a href="http://sahmsnwahms.com/gpage121.html"> SAHMs n WAHMs Store</a></p></p></p>Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-11371650973806897882008-10-23T08:48:00.000-07:002008-10-23T08:49:21.920-07:00

My youngest daughter, age 2, is into "knock, knock" jokes right now. She has made one up that goes like this:DD: "Knock, Knock!"Me (or whoever): "Who's there?"DD: "Orange."Me: "Orange who?"DD: "Orange you!"Me: "Orange me?"DD: "You an orange!"Me: "I'm an orange? What are you?"DD: "Funny!"

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-59382136649897122022008-07-03T09:40:00.000-07:002008-07-03T09:42:10.339-07:00

I fixed some refried beans with our dinner last night. I was eating with the girls (my husband wasn't home yet as he had to work late last night) and my oldest, 5 1/2 years, suddenly asked me what beans were. I thought you all might find the conversation below humorous:"Mommy, what are beans?""Beans.""No, I mean what family are they in?""Legume.""Huh?""They are legumes.""Are they like mushrooms?"

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-57073833621125648262008-04-21T07:33:00.000-07:002008-04-21T07:46:40.817-07:00

I got this in my e-mail the other day from Watkins. I thought it was really neat to see how long Watkins has been making efforts to help the environment. Go Watkins!! :-)This is great timing, considering their wonderful (and affordable!) nontoxic, plant-based, earth-friendly, family-friendly cleaning line and their new all-natural body care line! Great additions to their organic spices,

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-58424437829488919102008-01-22T14:25:00.000-08:002008-01-22T14:26:29.451-08:00

Just so I won't hear how I need to update anymore. ;-)I'll try to post some real stuff soon. Promise.

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-42669844364948116862007-10-25T13:30:00.000-07:002007-10-25T13:37:12.726-07:00

Two cute things from my oldest:She was drawing today and said, "Mommy, rainbows are a bunch of sads in different colors, because it looks like somebody's sad." She was meaning how the rainbow goes down like a frown. She's doing some beautiful rainbows these days! She continued: "A rainbow is just like a bunch of frowns in different colors, so the sky is sad." I explained to her that it was a

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-5782072700068816152007-10-03T14:56:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:57:09.376-07:00

I just have to say:http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/223/popup/index.php?cl=4274384

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-70629224324577911872007-10-03T14:09:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:32:45.696-07:00

In reference to my below post on the new morning ritual (which worked well again today! Now I just need to figure out a way to last through afternoon with such good listening!) Each child is different and ages play a big part in how well this stuff works as well. My oldest will be 5 in January. If you like the ideas below but think you need to modify, by all means do!Here are the chore charts I

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-13102824708924026952007-10-03T10:00:00.001-07:002007-10-03T11:52:00.235-07:00

There's a great special going on this month for new associates in Watkins. If you are at all interested in joining just to get your own discount or to make some income, this is THE month to join! I wish all this had been available when I joined! There's something for absolutely everyone in Watkins, from products to use and ways to make money. There's both selling and no selling options on income

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-42560762274324643852007-10-02T08:42:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:59:10.515-07:00

:)We had a good morning! I implemented a time requirement on my oldest's chore chart for her morning chores to get ready for school: Make the bed (something we had been neglecting on weekdays), 5 min.; Eat breakfast, 15 min.; Brush teeth, 2 min.; Get dressed, 5 min.; Fix hair, 2 min. She woke up, I started the timer for 5 min. for her bed. She got it done with time to spare and got a checkmark on

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-11868209841242605852007-10-01T18:38:00.000-07:002007-10-05T12:25:14.055-07:00

I'm too tired to even go into my day today. It's been stressful with my oldest being home from school because of being sick (again) this weekend. Barring anything happening tonight, she'll be back tomorrow. (Yay!) It's always the worst when they feel absolutely fine and have nothing wrong with them (she had a fever less than 24 hours before school started and I'm one of those (yes, neurotic)

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-72268843327227852632007-09-14T09:47:00.000-07:002007-09-14T09:55:19.348-07:00

My oldest never ceases to amaze me! She started back to preschool yesterday and really made me laugh last night. It doesn't matter how tired I am (and I'm always exhausted!), she rarely lets me take a nap. Sometimes she'll even be still and quiet for just enough minutes for me to doze off and then she'll wake me up. Last night she was pretty tired and we'd put her to bed a few minutes before I

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-44649480830620248802007-09-12T09:50:00.000-07:002007-09-14T09:56:02.965-07:00

My oldest daughter came to me this morning after breakfast grinning with strawberry milk (Promised Land -- it's delicious and all-natural!) spots on her face and in her hair. I told her as much and she replied, "I'm being air freshener.""Air freshener?" I ask."Yes, strawberry milk air freshener!"*sigh*

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-36578563712515751572007-08-09T07:26:00.000-07:002007-08-09T07:35:02.816-07:00

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289119,00.htmlCan you believe this woman? If this story is indeed true (and it appears to be since other passengers are validating it), this stewardess just doesn't need to be working right now. It sounds like she's having a mental breakdown or something. It's obvious the baby was just saying "Bye Bye" and they were on an airplane going bye bye. Maybe the child

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-54802300785858897922007-08-01T14:45:00.000-07:002007-08-01T14:49:42.515-07:00

Check out this neat blog with lots of things for parents: An Island Life. She tells all about a contest for a $50 gift certificate to Koo Koo Bear Kids! Deadline is Aug. 4 so get the details now!

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-52915627155514995182007-08-01T07:49:00.000-07:002007-08-01T07:51:28.707-07:00

Can you believe this pet store owner?? How else were they suppposed to get this 4-FOOT SNAKE off this BABY? Poor little guy -- I'm so glad he's okay!http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291695,00.html

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-4400111265856348742007-07-28T10:02:00.000-07:002007-07-28T10:11:21.308-07:00

My 4-year-old daughter was licking her toast from her plate this morning. I told her she wasn't a pig and to eat it correctly. This seemed to amuse her so she continued after I asked her to stop. We recently bought "Richard Scarry's Please And Thank You" book for her and she enjoys it, so I told her that Lowly would not approve of her actions. "Why?" she asked. "Because licking your toast is

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-40550552390623061632007-07-05T15:46:00.000-07:002007-07-05T15:51:14.822-07:00

I launched a new blog: Lessons We've Learned. Check it out and contribute if you'd like!

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-55477480216942624182007-06-22T08:59:00.000-07:002007-06-22T09:05:32.497-07:00

Here are some things I did when I was a kid and made decent money (for a kid) doing them:I made potholders with those looms (use the 100% cotton loops -- these things last FOREVER -- make great gifts too!). I also did pet sitting, babysitting, lemonade stands, snowcone stands and cookie stands. My brother was a paper boy and also sold papers on the corner. Garage sales are also an option, or let

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-48405609778217114242007-06-14T14:09:00.001-07:002007-06-16T09:33:34.472-07:00

Does anyone else use this? (Traffic Swarm) I'm curious to get feedback about it. I've been a user (free) for over a year now and until yesterday, I didn't really see much from it. BUT, after reading some tips about it in a forum yesterday, I decided to use it to the max (still the free account, I'm not convinced to upgrade yet). Since yesterday, I've optimized all 10 ads available to me and I've

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-33856245312523922062007-06-13T05:44:00.001-07:002007-06-14T14:20:41.887-07:00

I've found some great information from Dennis Edell's blog regarding Internet Marketing and direct sales. He has a lot of free tools listed and great advice. If you're trying to make money with a blog, I recommend this as useful reading material.

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-67148657066023996112007-05-09T11:30:00.000-07:002007-05-09T11:34:23.883-07:00

I woke my oldest daughter (4 years old) up to get ready for preschool this a.m. and, still half asleep, she asked me, "Mommy, what happens if a tooth is green?" I told her it needed to come out and asked her why she was wondering about a green tooth (she hasn't lost any of her teeth yet). "Well, I had a really silly dream," she said, "that I was 4 and 6 and the numbers were all mixed up and I had

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-14004448445995224132007-05-07T15:08:00.000-07:002007-05-07T15:21:25.693-07:00

I love Watkins products! So much so that in the beginning of 2006, I joined just to get my own discount (you get a 25% discount when you join). I like the products so much (the food as well as personal care!), I just wanted to get them cheaper. With Watkins, I feel like I'm making better quality choices on many products that I use often anyway. I didn't really have plans to make a business out of

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-24879727545167631552007-05-05T08:29:00.000-07:002007-05-05T08:31:39.228-07:00

Check out this adorable site! http://www.boudreauxbonz.com/ Being part Cajun myself, I love the names of these dog biscuits. This website is just too cute -- and it's a brand new business created by a friend of the family. Have fun!

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-50698831413239097242007-05-03T12:01:00.001-07:002007-05-03T12:03:43.083-07:00

On a whim for lunch today I thought I'd try a grilled almond butter and banana sandwich. Oh my -- so good! I believe it's my new favorite! (Slather a little butter on the outside of the bread, slather almond butter on one slice inside and put sliced bananas on top.)My old favorite (still a close second!) was to slather a pesto mayo sauce (mix mayonnaise and pesto together) on English muffins and

Caneelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542567278525155850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18096137.post-73174408188799023032007-04-22T07:42:00.000-07:002007-04-22T07:53:34.389-07:00

Lately I've been singing "Little Bunny Foo Foo" to our oldest (4 yrs. old). She seems to have an even more difficult time listening to us these days. I've been changing the end a little by having the good fairy tell him that she gives him three, two, one chance, etc. but not saying what the consequence will be, and then ending it with "Poof!" (he was gone). "Where did he go?" my daughter asks

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