Thanks for visiting! I'm Alicia, the author of this blog, and I love sharing bits of our life here and on social media. Back in 2008, when my oldest was only a month old, I started Making Time For Mommy as a way to make time for myself and meet other moms. I hope this blog encourages you to make time for yourself, gives you ideas for family fun, and provides easy tips you can incorporate into your busy life! ---read more about me here ---
On a typical day I spend a lot of time in my car and often leave stuff behind when I get out because I’m holding a child, a purse, a bag, and opening doors while trying not to trip on my three year old who is walking right in front of me. While driving today … Read more
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A couple weeks ago I spent my morning with other bloggers participating in a Chevy Cupcake Quest organized by Sharon and Chevy. We were put into teams (my teammate was Paula from Frosted Fingers) and drove around the city of Chicago in a Chevy Traverse, visiting cupcake shops and completing challenges. We did things like … Read more
Just wanted to post a quick note for the parents of school age children that See You At The Pole is TOMORROW, September 28th. See You at the Pole™ is a global movement of prayer which is student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led. It revolves around students praying together on the fourth Wednesday in September, usually before … Read more
MONDAY: Breakfast for dinner (pancakes, eggs, and bacon) TUESDAY: Linguini with shrimp in foil WEDNESDAY: Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans THURSDAY: Potluck with friends :) FRIDAY: Leftovers SATURDAY: Pizza night SUNDAY: Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Sandwiches and sweet potato fries
For weeks I had heard about the new White Chocolate Candy Corn M&M’s that were coming out in the Fall at Walmart. Instead of milk chocolate they were white chocolate and they were candy corn flavored. They sounded delicious. Every time I went to Walmart I looked for them and finally I found them at my … Read more
*I love this prayer calendar from Kat at Inspired to Action that gives us 30 topics we can pray for our children. *Great post entitled: Motherhood is Application (here’s an exerpt: “This isn’t a time for a gospel presentation because it is a time for gospel application. This is a time to take the grace that … Read more
REVIEW Pillsbury sent our family a sampling of their new cakes, cookies, and brownie mixes. I was excited to see Perfectly Pumpkin cookies because I love pumpkin flavored desserts. The Mocha Fudge brownies also sounded delicious because it mixes two of my favorites (coffee and chocolate)! Jacob, my three year old, chose his favorite … Read more