WFMW-Labels!

If you know me, you know that I ♥ labels.

Labels of any kind really, I'm not picky!

As I was talking with a friend yesterday about the up-coming school carnival, I reminded her to get her labels ready! (Yes, I'm blogging about you, Jody M.)

She wasn't aware of the use for the labels at the school carnival and that got me thinking that maybe others weren't aware either.

Our PTO sells raffle tickets that can be put into buckets that coordinate with a basket that you or your child want to try to win. I usually give my kids a certain dollar amount and that is how many tickets they can purchase.

Then on the back of the raffle ticket, you have to put your name and phone number. The waiting while your child fills out the back of the ticket is painful. It is even more painful if you have to do it for them.

Here's where the fancy labels come in.

Plan ahead. Make up your labels on the computer, I use Avery 18667 return address labels, that size seems to work best for raffle tickets. Then take them with you. You will be much happier and so will your kiddos.

This tip also works at merchant tents at festivals, or other events where there are a lot of drawings.

Anyway, I know many of you know this already, but this tip is to help those of you who haven't already thought of it! Hope it helps!

You can head over to We are THAT family for more helpful tips!

Letting go....again!

I was talking with a friend the other day about my kids. It's an easy topic, I never run out of things to say about my kids. They are both great kids. And I am so blessed to have them both in my life.

However, one of them is definitely easier than the other.

I have come to realize that the one I struggle with is the one who is just-like-me. I am constantly trying to help her get over her issues, so she doesn't have to go through situations like I had to. I'm hard on her, I expect a lot from her and I get frustrated with her. Because she is ME!

I know that I need to ease up, to let her figure things out on her own, to make her own mistakes, but it's so hard. And honestly, I don't know how. She will probably need life-long counseling just for the few years that I've already screwed her up....ugh. I know I need to embrace who she is and just let her be herself without trying to "fix" her, but again...this letting go thing is really hard for me.

So, I'm asking you, my faithful readers to help me. Is it because she's the oldest, or because she's a girl? Or because....well, I don't know.

HELP?! Any advice would be very much appreciated! I LOVE my girl and want to do the very best for her...but I need help!

Sometimes it's the simple things....