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Sizzling BBQ Recipes for a Smokin Hot Summer
Check out these great recipes that let you welcome in summer in style -without completely blowing your healthy eating habits! Vacations, holiday cookouts and fun in the sun are all great…
Make Mother’s Day More Meaningful without Breaking the Bank
Getting Real With Connie Solidad Did you know Mother’s Day is the 2nd most expensive gift-giving holiday in the U.S. after the winter holiday season? Many restaurants also report it’s their…
Princess Masks and Stomach Pills – A Day in a Mom’s Life
Getting Real With Mary Swan-Bell Lily, my five-year-old whirlwind, loves to hone her fashion designing skills. Unfortunately, sometimes her materials of choice leave something to be desired. Let me be more…
Earn Extra Cash as You Get Organized for Spring
Getting Real With Connie Solidad Spring has arrived and that means it’s time to knock off the winter dust and get your world clean and organized once again. As you tackle…
Frugal Living – The True Secret to Budgeting
Getting Real With Sara Haley There are a million and one articles out there on the internet that promise to give you the tricks of the trade to saving money. From…
Crafts with Kids – Planning a Handmade Year
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra OK, so our 12 Days of Christmas theme with all handmade ornaments of the 364 items mentioned in the song didn’t actually get finished. We only…
Spoiled Kids at Christmas – So What?!
So I spoil my kids at Christmas, spending more than I should and getting them sometimes extravagant gifts. So what?…
Keeping Christmas Spirit When the Kids Get Older
Christmas was easier when all the kids were young. The holidays were hardly over and they were counting down again. Now they're adults and tweens with 'tudes.…
It Must Have Been the Mistletoe …
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Mistletoe is a fun tradition during the holiday season, giving our family excuses to show our love on a regular basis. The first year we lived…
Embrace Frugality With a Home Crafted Christmas
This year we decided to have a home crafted Christmas. With all the art supplies I have squirreled away, and tons of imagination we are making do with what we…
MomsGetReal Recipe Corner – Holiday Recipes with Love
One of our favorite recipes that always make the holidays special (we make it every Thanksgiving and Kira requests it for every birthday) is Cherry Tea Cake.…
Adventures in Jelly Making
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Growing up, my mother, grandmother and aunts always made their own jams, jellies, and preserves. I always helped make them and I certainly helped eat them. …
The Challenge of Family Outings with Young Children
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra I like going on family outings to have fun and learn new things. I try not to overdo it with my 7 and 3 year old…
Camera Fun – Letting Kids Explore Their World With Photography
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Jeffrey’s cat photo Have you ever given a child a camera? You should. It’s a lot of fun. Jeffrey loves cameras. He wants to hold mine, play with…
Modified Pennywise Shopping Strategies
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra For the past couple of years my husband has been doing all the grocery shopping. Now I would still make the list, and he’d call from…
Back to School Haircuts – Not a Place to Cut Corners
Please welcome MomsGetReal’s Newest Contributor… Getting Real with Jennie Page I know that everyone right now is writing about fun Back-to-School projects that they can do with their kids, and, being the…
Saving a Stained Shirt from the Trash Pile
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Before I have been on a real craft kick lately. I’ve been surfing the net looking for new ideas that I can try. I discovered something called…
Summer Recap from Mommy the Activities Director
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra Well, after all my initial research and the fun of implementing what worked for us, here’s the break down on how our summer break went with me as…
Summer Activity for Kids (and the whole Family) – Lava Lamps
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey When I found this activity on the internet, I knew I had to try it. When I told my husband about it, he said I had…
Crafts with Kids Made Easy with Favorite Art Time Supplies
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra When I’m not taking the kids to the zoo, museum or random fun event around town because I’m tired and just want to stay home, I…
