Ball Cap Mom Blog
Blogging is one of the crazy joys in life.
““Blogging is to writing what extreme sports are to athletics: more free-form, more accident-prone, less formal, more alive. It is, in many ways, writing out loud.” – Andrew Sullivan
An Awesome Red Traxxas Remote Control Car, a GoPro, and a DJI Mavic Drone. The Perfect Medicine for Boredom During Quarantine…
If you're like me, and you love your toys, then you will love this blog post! My husband and I had the best time the other day when we packed up 3 of our favorite toys and headed to the park - without the kids! It was a beautiful day, and we both needed to get outside...
What is Bocce Ball? Do You Prefer Bocce Ball or Corn Hole?
Given our new schooling situation because of all this Corona Virus craziness, I'm having to go through all of our games and toys to find stuff to do outside so we can get our credits for PE this year! And because of all this we have rediscovered two of our favorites,...
Tenzi…A Fast, Addictive Dice Game! Who Wants to Play?
With all the craziness going on lately with everyone staying home and all the social distancing, we have been going through our game cabinets looking for fun ways to pass the time. I mean, we can't sit around on our devices all day, right? I posted a message on my...
Looking for Something Good to Read? Check This Out…Rush Limbaugh Has Written Some Children’s Books!
Things have changed quite a bit since I first published this article. My recommendation in this originally, was to go to your local library and check out these great books by Rush Limbaugh. Well...with all the things going on recently, that recommendation has changed....
iPhone 11 Pro – Like Having a DSLR or a “real” camera in Your Pocket…Almost
After just a few days with my new iPhone 11 Pro, I realized that when I find myself in a situation where I wish I had my "real" camera, I don't have to panic. Having the iPhone 11Pro in my pocket is a perfect back up! I had been struggling with iPhone...
My Adventures in Graffiti Art at the Fabrication Yard
On all of my hiking and birding adventures, I've always loved it when I come across old train tracks, and especially old train tracks with old railcars detached and unused. I love it even more when these abandoned railcars are covered in graffiti. The graffiti tracks...
The Pink Peg Perego Polaris RZR 900 Ride On: Redefining Girly Girl
As a parent, you’re probably aware of (and maybe even offended by) color coding stereotypes for children’s toys. The predominant colors for toys for boys are the bold ones, especially red and black. For girls, their toys tend to use more of the pastel colors,...
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge…One of my Happy Places!
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge...a magical place. About an hour north of Allen lies a wonderful little wildlife refuge. I refer to it as one of my “happy places”. It is a protected area on Lake Texoma filled with trails to hike, roads to explore,...
Bottle Buddies? What in the World is a Bottle Buddy?
Every time my kids come home with a project sheet, I immediately start to panic! What will they need to create this time? I close my eyes and chant "please let it be a poster, please let it be a poster." That's what I'm good at - helping them make...
KiteBoarding…Am I Brave Enough?
I was not at all planning on blogging about Kiteboarding when this day started. In fact, I had never even heard of it. Most days when I head off on one of my adventures, I have a goal in mind. I’m usually looking for a particular bird, a certain type of landscape,...