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In the old days when you were expecting a baby you just stopped by your parents home if they lived nearby and verbally told them they were about to become grandparents. Then you made phone calls to your siblings via your rotary dial phone. Cell phones weren't even an option back then! Yes, I'm that old as the kiddos would say, but not old enough to have owned a stage coach!  Nowadays there are so many fun and unique ways to share your good news. Some couples gift the Grandparents to be …

Yikes! There are just a little over 5 weeks until Christmas and I need to start thinking about whether or not I will send holiday cards this year! I typically purchase my Christmas and New Year greeting cards when they're on sale at the end of the previous year's holiday season. I really then have no plausible excuse the following year not to send them. However, as the holidays quickly approach and the days get busier with Thanksgiving, decorating our home inside and out, shopping for the per …

Now that you've created the perfect Valentine's Day card holder we need to start thinking about the "Be Mine" cards for our family and friends! In our home we try to make homemade cards for family and the closest of friends. Kiddos love stickers, so for the preschoolers it's so easy to simply use a piece of construction paper and stickers and then have them print their name on the their masterpiece. an original "Erin" from long ago.... The little ones in our family love making a mess …