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Memorial Day Desserts: Dipped Pretzels

Memorial Day Desserts: Dipped Pretzels #MemorialDay

Memorial Day is coming and I have been on the hunt for cute and easy ideas to make our family gathering a bit more festive. Plus, I have a crazy sweet tooth. So I have been on the hunt for Memorial Day desserts and there are plenty of ideas out there! You can see all of the ideas I've collected on my Memorial Day Pinterest board. Let me know if you have a great idea that I need to pin to my … continue reading

Memorial Day Crafts: DIY Poppers

Memorial Day Crafts: DIY Poppers #MemorialDay

Memorial Day is right around the corner and I will admit that I'm looking forward to having an extra long weekend with my family! It's a time for cookouts and other family activities for us. And my wonderful friend Danielle from Simmworks Family has great ideas for Memorial Day crafts to keep us all busy! I have fallen in love with these DIY poppers and I think they'll be a blast for W and his … continue reading

Disney Planes Activities #DisneyPlanes

Taking off with Disney Planes #DisneyPlanes

Um, I have an obsession that I don't talk about much. I just smile and feel giddy on the inside. I'm lucky I'm a mom to a little boy because I have the perfect excuse for my irrational desire to see Disney Planes. Seriously, is there going to be a midnight showing? If I could stay up that late, I would be there. That is how much I'm looking forward to it. Why am I so excited? Well, I'm pretty … continue reading

Affordable Family Fun: A Day at the Park

Affordable Family Fun: A Day at the Park #QuakerEpicAdventures

Making memories with my family is the most important thing in my life. I may be a busy mom, but making sure that we take time to be together and experience things together. But making it affordable family fun is also very important to make sure we can have as much fun as possible!So recently we took advantage of a gorgeous Saturday and set off on an affordable family adventure! It was a simple day … continue reading

Jack Daniels Chicken Recipe

Jack Daniels Chicken

We are big chicken eaters around here. While J loves a good steak, Grambo and I don't eat very much red meat. So it's definitely all about the chicken around here. J has been talking about getting a grill so I have been on the hunt for some great chicken recipes for him. This Jack Daniels Chicken recipe from Krista at Everyday Mom's Meals has me drooling so I'll definitely be sharing it with … continue reading

Mother To Be ... Again

Mother to Be… Again

This Mother's Day, Angel Soft has asked me to think about strength and softness in a series of sponsored posts. And it has been an easy topic for me because I am blessed to have my mother living with me and helping me raise my family. I shared how her strength inspires me and I'm even more thankful for her now because we will need all the extra hands we can get. I'm a mother to be... … continue reading

Aflac Real Cost Calculator

Aflac Real Cost Calculator

I participated in this Real Cost Calculator post as part of a campaign on behalf of  Mom Central Consulting for Aflac. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. Aflac Real Cost Calculator I have to confess that medical insurance confuses me. I mean, I understand it all in theory on paper but then when it comes time to figure out what is covered or how much of … continue reading

Parenting

Affordable Family Fun: A Day at the Park #QuakerEpicAdventures

Making memories with my family is the most important thing in my life. I may be a busy mom, but making sure that we take time to be together and experience things together. But making it affordable family fun is also very important to make sure we can have as much fun as possible!So recently we took … continue

Mother to Be… Again

This Mother's Day, Angel Soft has asked me to think about strength and softness in a series of sponsored posts. And it has been an easy topic for me because I am blessed to have my mother living with me and helping me raise my family. I shared how her strength inspires me and I'm even more thankful … continue

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Food/Recipes

Memorial Day Desserts: Dipped Pretzels #MemorialDay

Memorial Day is coming and I have been on the hunt for cute and easy ideas to make our family gathering a bit more festive. Plus, I have a crazy sweet tooth. So I have been on the hunt for Memorial Day desserts and there are plenty of ideas out there! You can see all of the ideas I've collected on … continue

Jack Daniels Chicken

We are big chicken eaters around here. While J loves a good steak, Grambo and I don't eat very much red meat. So it's definitely all about the chicken around here. J has been talking about getting a grill so I have been on the hunt for some great chicken recipes for him. This Jack Daniels … continue

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Crafts

Memorial Day Crafts: DIY Poppers #MemorialDay

Memorial Day is right around the corner and I will admit that I'm looking forward to having an extra long weekend with my family! It's a time for cookouts and other family activities for us. And my wonderful friend Danielle from Simmworks Family has great ideas for Memorial Day crafts to keep us … continue

40 Mothers Day Crafts

This Mother's Day I have been on the hunt for the perfect gift to have W make for Grambo. I want to do something homemade because I think he and I would have a blast making a gift together. So I started hunting and found some amazing ideas for Mothers Day crafts! Here are a few that I have featured … continue

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Taking off with Disney Planes #DisneyPlanes

Um, I have an obsession that I don't talk about much. I just smile and feel giddy on the inside. I'm lucky I'm a mom to a little boy because I have the perfect excuse for my irrational desire to see Disney Planes. Seriously, is there going to be a midnight showing? If I could stay up that late, I … continue

What’s W Watching? (DVD Review)

We recently received a few DVDs to review that feature some of W's favorite characters. I always find it interesting to see which shows and which DVDs catch his attention. Once he finds a show or movie that he likes, they stick for a while. So I cross my fingers that his current favorites are some … continue

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