The MAGIC of the holidays... what does that even mean?
Maybe you're one of those people who loves to go above and beyond when it comes to making Christmas magical.
Maybe you're just trying to find easy, cheap ways to keep...
This time next week our kids will be counting the hours until winter break, and we will be filled with equal parts excitement and terror at the thought of our kids being home for twelve. whole. days. I don't...
Y'all, it’s not even Halloween yet and there are still only nine Saturdays until Christmas. NINE. If you are anything like me and you celebrate Christmas too, you are already thinking about holiday gifts for your kids and extended...
The holidays are underway, and in our house that means a calendar filled with activities from late October through Christmas. I never used to give it much thought. We genuinely enjoyed the busy schedule, even amidst the bumps. But...
December is a magical month in my kitchen. Every fall, I pore over my cookbook collection, marking new recipes to add to my holiday baking list. I make my mom's sugar cookies. I take inventory of my butter supply...
The Christmas season is under way! There is no shortage of advertisements for the perfect gizmos. The grocery stores are fully stocked with all the fixin's. Moms are gearing up and making a list of all their to-dos, and...
It's that time of year again, when Santa and his reindeer start making appearances all over the corridor. We at the Iowa City Moms Blog just so happen to have some insider information on Santa's whereabouts, and we've compiled...
We'll be back next week with some great new posts for you! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!
Winter is a great time to snuggle up indoors with a stack of books and a warm mug of hot chocolate as the snow falls gently past the window (or just covers your car in a disgusting crust of...
“What’s on your Christmas list this year?”
It’s a question that I have heard regularly all month long. I’ve been asked by my husband, my parents, my friends and colleagues. I’ve asked the same question to my husband, our daughter,...