This Hollywood mom may have the right idea!
Gwen Stefani recently revealed her secret hiding place, when her kids are driving her nuts …
She takes a breather in her closet! What about you? Some of our Facebook friends suggested a delayed game of hide-and-seek, the garage, or even “hiding in a bottle of wine”.
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Week 48: 52 Bags in 52 Weeks

Our quest to de-clutter our lives continues, one week (and one bag) at a time. You can do the same!
Week 48 (written by Jill):
This year, I’ve been so on top of boxing up Vivian’s clothes the minute they don’t fit her, but Roydon has so much more drawer space than her — I don’t tackle it enough, so I did it this week.
I filled two bags of clothes that ranged in sizes from 18mo – 4T. They’ll become hand-me-downs!

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Next week: … back to the crawlspace for Jill’s Precious Moments collection/tubs that haven’t seen daylight in years!
SHOCKER: an ELF visited our house this morning!

Woke up this morning and discovered that one of Santa’s elves had decided to move in …
Did this happen at your house too? Roy named his elf Wocket (as in, “there’s a wocket in my pocket!” from his favorite Dr. Seuss book) … hope he comes back tomorrow morning!
What about you? What did your kids name their elves? Share with us above!
Did you miss my special in-studio guest yesterday?

With lots of snacks and a portable DVD player in hand, I had two special guests in the studio late yesterday (due to Jill’s Breaking Dawn premiere.
Even when brief, Roy is still brilliant:
Best Father’s Day cards!

Jill’s card still has me laughing …
It said I could have something I would never usually get, but only for 24 hours:
“You get to be right!”
What about you? Favorite cards you gave or received? Share with us!
Best surprise of the week?

Just before lunchtime today, Jill returned from a quick trip to the city…

Yuuuuummmm … cupcakes from one of our favorite bakeries!
What was YOUR best surprise recently? Share above.
A Bears loss put in perspective
Even with my two favorite women donning their Bears gear, the guys couldn’t pull out a win …
But this morning, Vivian confirmed her first real word, so it’s all good at our house (and there’s always next year)!
Her word? ”Uh-oh!” Remember your kids’ first words? Share above!
How much does it cost to raise a child in 2010?
Vivian’s only 4 months old, and this figure made me shudder … read all about it HERE!
On the show this week:
On My Mind...
- @dealestate that home sale you just tweeted, was purchased with $1.2million CASH? Seriously?
- @TrishBiondo I had a dream you were live tweeting #SB46 last night. Then again, I had 1200 tweets pop in between 7-10:30p (!), so maybe not
- Most people drink beer on Super Bowl Sunday. Jill just wants a chocolate malt #thatisheraddiction #beerme #cheerstoyou








