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 ---

Wordless Wednesday: Say Cheese

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE getting pictures taken at JcPenney Portraits! The friendly photographers, quality photos, and the low price ($3.99 with a coupon) is what makes me return time after time. Last week we went to get pictures taken of my mom’s grandchildren. With four children under three I was afraid that we wouldn’t get … Read more

Peace of Mind with Pedialyte

A couple of Saturday’s ago I stopped by Walgreens to pick up some Pedialyte to have on hand *just in case* my children got sick again this winter. Afterward, my family and I went to a Christmas party for one of my mom’s groups. We had a great time with all of our friends. There … Read more

Holiday Baking Party

Making Christmas cookies is one of  my favorite things to do during the Holidays. To prepare for hours of baking I ran to Walmart to pick up all of the ingredients I needed. You can view the story of my trip below. I bought ingredients to make: peanut butter hot cocoa,  sugar cookies, chocolate peanut … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Visit with Santa

I have linked this post to: Wordless Wednesday Home 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Go Graham Go! ~ Jolly Mom Mom of 3 Girls ~MomStart ~ Two of a Kind… Momma Findings ~ Mom Knows It All Frosted Fingers ~ A Daily Dose of Toni The Divine Miss Mommy Grammy Mouse Tails

Christmas Shopping at Family Dollar

Recently I was invited to a Family Dollar Holiday event. We entered a hotel suite with lots of beautiful decorations. *** *** We were then told that all the decorations there had been bought at Family Dollar. *** After listening to people from the corporate office speak we all went to a local Family Dollar … Read more