Living

I don’t mean to bore you with my list of things to do but it’s all that’s on my mind this morning!Here are 13 things that I need to get done today before I pass out! Take my dad to the dentist. Go to Costco to buy milk and get gas. Post items on eBay […]

Don’t forget! Enter your munchkin for chance to be Munchkin Monday! Simply email me a photo, 1st name, birthday, likes and dislikes. Email: SmartyPantsMama @ gmail . com Enter this week’s Smarty Pants Product of the Week raffle!

As you probably read yesterday, this week is the launch of Smarty Pants Product of the Week! Each week I will highlight a different product that I believe is “worthy” of being recognized as a Smart product – a product all mommies should have. The product may at times be for your munchkins, and at […]

Smart Mama Move: Organize your party supplies in the same area. When it’s time for party planning you’ll save yourself time, energy and frustration! I took on a great tackle this weekend. During my post-BBQ clean up on Sunday, I decided to make sense of my “party goods.” Prior to the tackle, I had plastic […]

Product: Kate Quinn Organics Short Sleeved Kimono Bodysuit Smarty Pants Review: This onesie/bodysuit has got to be one of the softest pieces of clothing my daughter has worn! My tester (my 19 month old daughter) wore the Kate Quinn Organics size 18-24 months short sleeved kimono bodysuit in Hibiscus/Peony Pink. It looked so cute on […]

I have exciting news! Beginning next week, Smarty Pants Mama will have a new weekly feature – Smarty Pants Product of the Week. What is a smart product? A smart product is something that is helpful, and at times essential, for moms to have or use with their children or in their homes. Products will […]

My toot….I have to say I’m pretty excited about how I can now bend my knee to 95 degrees. Also, at physical therapy I was able to do a full forward and backward rotation on the bike last week!!! (For those of you who don’t know, I had major knee surgery a little more than […]

If 19 month old little girls ruled the world, days would be spent… Watching Diego. Coloring – books, floors and walls. Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Eating Play-Doh. Asking Mami to put the dolly’s hat back on. Eating random Cheerios found in the car seat. Eating only Cheerios, fruit, waffles and cookies. Dancing! Wearing a dirty […]

Happy Tuesday! To me there is something so special about getting a card…birthday, congratulations…in the actual mail. Yes, I agree that sending your birthday cards through Hallmark.com or BlueMountain is in doubt easier and cheaper, but the thrill of finding a special little envelope addressed to you is awesome! My grandmother-in-law, should receive an award […]

Munchkin Monday!!!Drum roll please…..Today’s Munchkin Monday is…..Munchkin Jude!!! Name: JudeBirthday: December 13, 2006Age: 17 monthsLikes: Trucks and airplanes, bathtime, Veggietales, staring out the window, reading books with Mama, climbing things all by himself and going down slides unassisted.Dislikes: Eating normal food, sitting still, getting out of the bath or wearing a hat. Don’t forget to […]

Smarty Pants Mama Move of the Day – Buy genealogy software!!! One of the items on my “list” is to digitize our family tree. Years ago, a distant cousin in Germany gave me a family tree that he had done. It was written in pencil on a long bulletin board paper. I’ve had it rolled […]

Ok, we all have seen it, the crazy prices at the supermarket, the gas station and just about everywhere else! This year I have decided to do my own “green” way of helping the country and my family – I have started my own garden. The garden serves a couple of different purposes. First, my […]

No nominations were given for Munchkin Monday…so instead it’s Weekend Recap!!! We had a great weekend – as I’m sure many mommies did! Saturday – We were out of the house by 8:45 and on our way to The Original Pancake House. It’s a yummy restaurant that is extremely OVERPRICED! I was so impressed with […]

Friday!!!!!!!! Gotta love it! We don’t have too much planned this weekend, with the exception of Mother’s Day. On Saturday I hope to spend a little time at the pool. My daughter LOVES it, as does my husband, plus it’s great for my therapy. (By the way, I was able to bend my knee to […]

Happy Thursday! I can’t believe that it is already Thursday – this week has flown by! I’ve stumbled over what to list for Thursday Thirteen. I was nearly going to share thirteen things my 18 month daughter would do if she ruled the world – i.e. play with play-doh all day or watch Dora for […]

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Today I am pleased to announce this week’s Munchkin Monday…Baby Ana! Name: Ana Birthday: 9/26/07 Age: 9 months Likes: Bananas, swings, taking a bath, Elmo, and she loves her daddy! Dislikes: Squash, getting out of the bath, and long car rides. Don’t forget to enter your munchkin for chance […]

Thursday Thirteen has a theme this week, but as usual I’m very bad at following directions 😉Actually, I had thought up what I wanted to write up before I read about the theme. Yesterday, I visited one of my daily blog visits, Carrie’s Cooking. She wrote again about something called The Grocery Game. She’s mentioned […]

I know I’m not alone….my medicine cabinet could be renamed the useless, expired stuff cabinet! I have cold medicine in there that I must have bought 5 years ago and about a million hotel size shampoos and conditioners. I have an old toothpaste tube with maybe 1 milligram of paste. I have 3 hair rubberbands […]

No Munchkin Monday nominations today so instead I am proving that I am not selfish by sharing a GREAT contest! (I am decreasing my chances of winning now!) TechSavvyMama (see link on my Daily Blog List on right) is holding a contest to win over $100 worth of Scholastic children’s books! To enter the conest […]