tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284807085755443963.post392252300783130173..comments2023-08-08T07:39:35.282-07:00Comments on A PROUD MOM TO MANY: Parenting failures and grand plansVivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508647658368782915noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284807085755443963.post-7154824072412033322009-12-10T17:37:54.950-08:002009-12-10T17:37:54.950-08:00I know exactly what you mean. Our house is tiny, t...I know exactly what you mean. Our house is tiny, too. We might have my aunt and two adult cousins for the holiday, and that means air mattresses on the dining and living room floor. Crazy tight. <br /><br />Do you have a price point in mind for the gift? Some suggestions. <br /><br />Inexpensive: Have the kids make a huge, multi-medium art project where they all contribute whatever they want to the picture.<br /><br />Medium: See above, but take pictures of them making the project. Have Target make a collage of the kids working on the project together. Frame it and give both the collage and the project. HM did this for mother's day and I love it. <br /><br />More Expensive: They sell those digital picture frames fairly cheaply these days -- you could get one and fill it with pictures of the kids. Also, I found this How To (not that I could do it):<br /><br />http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-_n-Easy-Digital-Picture-Frame/--Tumbleweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111453559789085470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284807085755443963.post-53820695306214156462009-12-10T10:13:16.803-08:002009-12-10T10:13:16.803-08:00you know, one year, my sister made me a snow globe...you know, one year, my sister made me a snow globe. In it, there was a picture of her standing next to the "Welcome to Wisconsin" sign and the other side, was a picture of her husband standing next to the sign that said "The City of Neskoro, Population 563"<br /><br />I loved it. Now, I actually collect snow globes, so maybe your sister might not like it, but it was definitely sentimental for me. It's sitting on my mantle as we speak!<br /><br />as for my brother in law...I get him a bottle of crown royal every year...and he LOVES me for it. Not sure your family allows for the gift giving of fine liquor, but me and my brother and law are pals, and we don't care what anyone thinks.<br /><br />Oh, and if you are going to attempt to PAINT the entire downstairs...do ONE ROOM AT A TIME. Tell yourself, JUST THIS ROOM. then...IF you finish THAT room, move on to another....but keep your list simple...only get ambitious as time allows you to be! NO STRESSING YOURSELF OUT so much that you can't enjoy your sister's visit.<br /><br />I know this, because my sister, brother-in-law and niece and nephew are here as we speak, staying at MY house....and boy, i tell ya, my house is a freaking mad house! lol<br /><br />But i love it, and you will too!<br /><br />Enjoy,<br />~hl~<br />{www.hoscorners.blogspot.com}HeatherLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381169621382952337noreply@blogger.com