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Several weeks ago I shared about a meal-planning service called emeals. I’m still using it and have had the chance to try out several of the different plans: classic meals, clean eating, slow cooker clean eating, and Mediterranean. The slow cooker clean eating one was really helpful during soccer season because after a cold, windy…
I’m usually pretty in-the-know about things that happen on the internet, so I’m not sure how I made it this long without seeing The Piano Guys in action, but I’m glad I finally caught up with the rest of you! If you’re like me and managed to miss The Piano Guys become a YouTube sensation,…
One of my favorite things about Christmas is the giving aspect of it all. I love finding that perfect gift for a friend or family member and then watching them open it! When I’m searching for a gift, I consider it a big bonus if the gift also helps someone else in some way. I…
Several years ago I did a review for Joshua Bell’s At Home with Friends album and it is still in my regular rotation of music. Such a warm sound with wide variety of guest artists that it just feels familiar and comfortable. When the opportunity came up for me to review his newest album, Musical…
Our house has crayons and scissors and paper and tape and all kinds of craft supplies at the ready and easily accessible at all times. It’s not uncommon to find my kids drawing in their “Dino Field Guides” or painting pictures for their art wall. Legos are every day toys and we have special spots…
We are a musical family. I was a music major, my husband plays bass guitar, my parents sing, my brother is in a band, my husband’s family has been known to sing and dance in a local theater show every now-and-then, and my big kids have been taking piano. We listen to a wide variety…
Before I had little girls I swore up and down that I would not have pink, frilly little girls. I’m not particularly girly (except when it comes to chick flicks. I love chick flicks.) nor do I wear pink (often). But, as it sometimes happens when tiny humans bound into your life, I changed my…
From Halloween until the New Year it seems like we are constantly going to parties or visiting with friends and I like to keep a stash of gifts on the ready. Candles are one of my go-to hostess gifts and a BIC lighter is a perfect complement. Have you seen the all new BIC design…
Do your days kinda look like this sometimes? Wild and crazy. Full of chaos. Children suctioned to each extremity. Does the idea of schlepping everyone into the restaurant make you want to weep openly in public? I have to admit that there are days…and last week I had one of those days. We’d been running…
Halloween is almost here and my kids are super excited. They’ve been begging to do a Halloween craft and my daughter suggested painting pumpkins. Since we hadn’t been to the pumpkin patch yet and I wasn’t in mood to clean up paint mess, I suggested trying one of our favorite crafts Halloween-style : tissue paper…
Have you ever been walking through the grocery store and caught yourself not only singing but dancing along to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song? (That is a darn catchy little tune, isn’t it?) Or maybe just as you’re taking your seat at a restaurant you hear two completely unrelated sounds that could be the first…
My kids love a glow stick more than just about anything in the world. Well, glow sticks and flashlights. And maybe cardboard boxes. So when this box of Life+Gear flashlight/glow stick combos arrived just as I was about to leave for a camping weekend with the youth from our church, I had to hide them…