We all appreciate our kids’ teachers. Especially now. Our teachers are superheroes who have seamlessly modified our children’s normal curriculum to be almost entirely electronic with only days notice. This year, Teacher Appreciation Week looks a little bit different. Some schools have already finished up for the school year. Others are going the full year….
Category: Holidays
A Legacy of Food: Recipes to bring your Cinco de Mayo to Life
Cinco de Mayo, simply stated in English is the Fifth of May. But there is nothing simple about this date. On May 5, 1862, Mexico won its independence from France in the Franco-Mexican War. While some people see it solely as a day to live it up on food and booze, it is also a…
Celebrating Our Irish Roots
For as long as I can remember our family has adorned sparkly green garb, ate corned beef hash with baked cabbage, and danced to Celtic cd’s and tunes like MacNamara’s Band by Bing Crosby to celebrate our Irish Heritage. Though we’d tip our hat to good ole Ireland as often as we could throughout the…
Now What: 10 Ideas for Leftover Valentine’s Candy
So Valentine’s is officially over and you’ve spent the better part of the weekend engorging yourself on the chocolate and other candy that you know you didn’t need. And then you turn your head and there it is staring at you, even more candy. So what do you do with the leftovers? Here are my…
DIY Valentine’s Day Gnome
I haven’t really been in the mood to decorate for Valentine’s day. In the past, I have been that Mom who decorates for every season. Since we moved back to Texas, and my house is completely different than my last two, I’m unmotivated to decorate for holidays. Having said that, I have seen gnomes everywhere…
Gifts for Him: What to Get the Man in your Life this Valentine’s Day
So it’s that time of year again, Valentine’s Day. And although the gift market is geared more towards women, we can’t leave the men in our life out. If you are anything like me, you’ve given the usual suspects. What are those usual suspects, you might ask? A quick internet search will show the most…
Staying in for Valentine’s Day
Finding time to plan a nice and romantic Valentine’s Day date can be hard with kids. Especially when they are little and rely on you so much. You can get a sitter and hope your child doesn’t cry the whole time you are gone. Luckily, we have a couple of sitters to choose from and…
Top 10 Posts of {2019} from Ur Basic Mom
2019 has been a fantastic year for us, here at Ur Basic Mom and we hope it has been for you, too! It’s important to us to take some time at the start of a new year to reflect on the previous year and highlight some of our most loved content. Here are the top…
What We’re Into {Holiday Edition}
What we’re watching… Noelle on Disney+ This movie was so cute! My kids starting watching it at school on their last day before the holiday break but they didn’t have time to finish. So, we watching it that night at home. It basically seems like the girl version of ELF. Anna Kendrick is the female…
Swedish Brown Bread: Holiday Recipe
When I was growing up, nothing started our family’s holiday season like my mom making bread. It’s not just regular bread, but a family recipe stemming from my Dad’s side of the family called Swedish Brown Bread. This dense and savory, slightly sweet, fragrant bread is made with a little molasses and a lot of…