Friday!

Welcome to all our new Happy Moms! Enjoy!

Happy Mom Goal

Take short breaks during your day whether you are a stay at home mom, work at home mom or work outside of the home, try doing something for yourself periodically throughout the day. You can close your eyes and daydream, browse through the paper or simply have a short friendly chat with a friend.

Happy Kid Goal

Watching his feathered friends eating from a homemade feeder will likely fill your little ornithologist with fascination -- and swell his heart with pride. Best of all, theis seedy classic is a cinch to make. Be sure to hang it near a sturdy branch so your guests have a place to land while dining.Help your child spread peanut butter on a piece of toast. Cut the toast into a fun shape with a large cookie cutter, then poke a hole in the top with a skewer or straw. Let your child press the peanut-butter side into a plate full of seeds. Thread a ribbon through the hole, knot the ends, and hang. (The feeder should last for at least a week, or until a downpour!)

Happy Husband Goal

Write a "fairy tale" about your own love story with your hubby. Make him the "hero" of the story, and you are the "Damsel-in-distress." Use cardstock and scrapbook paper to turn it into a little book with drawings ~ don't worry, just stick figures! This time, instead of leaving it on his pillow or somewhere for him to find, just tell him that you have a bedtime story for him, and read it aloud! *Even if your meeting each other was nothing out of the ordinary (like meeting him in school and going to dinner and a movie) you can still make it cute and super romantic. Just dress it up a bit!

Happy House Goal

Time to work on your food storage! Whether it's buying a few more cans to add to your collection today, or just organizing and taking inventory of what you have and what you still need. In today's world, you never know when you're going to need some extra food stored away. A few months ago my husbad was out of a job due to the bad economy. We relied on our food storage for several weeks.

Dinner Tonight

Homemade Barbecue Chicken
(submitted by Brittany M.)
Mix together:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
1 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/4 worchestershire sacue
Stir together in bowl.
Coat 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts in sauce, and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake 30 mins @ 350 degrees.Serve with mashed potatoes and broccoli.

Today's Pep Talk

Today I'd just like to emphasize once again how important it is to pay attention to our own well-being. If you read my emergency post yesterday, it showed just how critical it is that we as mothers be relaxed and in a good state of mind. I think that most of us tend to not worry about ourselves very often and when we do, we feel guilty about it. That's not the way it should be. YOU ARE IMPORTANT! You need time for yourself every day to breathe, unwind, and meditate. This will help you feel less stress and be a truly happier mother. Isn't what this job is all about ~ being the best mom you can be while enjoying the journey at the same time! Make sure that you are in a good place. Take care of yourself. Maybe even pamper yourself a little. And FEEL NO GUILT! This is a must! Love you =)
~Karyn