Thank You Notes Made Simple(r)
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Hot tip for baby showers, bridal showers and wedding receptions: Instead of, or in addition to, a guest book, have the guests write their name and address on an envelope for a thank you note.
This simple practice saves time for the happy mother/bride/couple and allows their friends and family a chance to help in […]
Chocolate for Mother’s Day
Monday, April 21st, 2008It is a tradition in many wards for the youth to present some token of appreciation to the women of the ward on Mother’s Day. Often this simple token consists of a small plant or a single cut flower. In one ward the youth actually made coursages during the week and delivered them […]
How to Make and Play with Bean Bags (Even if You’re Too Old)
Monday, March 24th, 2008In 2005, as Katrina refugees flooded into Houston, my in-law’s ward decided to collect toys for the children staying in the Astrodome. My mother-in-law asked for my help assembling items to donate. We tried to think of toys that were versatile and easy to store, something that would entertain the kids and that they could […]
The Perfect Gift
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008What do you get a kid who has everything? An old phone.
For Christmas two years ago my daughter was given her Auntie’s old cell phone. Among the piles of expensive toys, books and movies the only thing she wanted was her phone. She “called” everyone she could think of, including multiple calls to her aunt […]
