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After a spat of daily thunderstorms, widespread and prolonged power outages, and 9 confirmed tornado touchdowns in our area all within the the last week I’ve been reminded that September is National Emergency Preparedness Month and my family needs to recheck our emergency preparations. With all the possible ways your family could be impacted by…
With Back-to-School season in full swing I thought it would be fun to give everyone a few silly reasons to celebrate this September. Halloween is pretty far off still and while I LOVE autumn I know that the return of a school schedule tends to make my kids cranky (yes, even homeschooled kids get cranky…
A few months back someone I knew was starting a book club and asked on social media if anyone else would be interested. I quickly put in my “YES!’ reply and a few weeks later went to the first book club night. If you’re wondering “Why would I want to start a book club?” let…
We have reached the point in life where my children enjoy books so much that it will take multiple attempts to speak with them to get their attention. This is a good thing in that I know their vocabulary and reading skills are greatly improving even while their mom’s voice chores may be ignored for…
Last month I shared some fun boutique shops that specialize in Disney-themed gear. Everything from jewelry to t-shirts, MagicBand decals to kids moccasins. If you missed the original post you can check it out HERE, because I’m sharing the other 5 shops I follow that are top on my list for accessorizing our next trip…
For the past few years I’ve been waiting for the baby of the family to get bigger and be ready for a family road trip. At the beginning of this summer I had high hopes for a multi-day road trip with the kids to explore as many fun destinations as we could manage. Our 3…
As a parent there are no toys that I enjoy more than the ones that run 100% on imagination. I especially love the non-battery operated toys that can get all three of my kids to play happily together. For these reasons, one of our family’s all time favorite toys to keep in the house are…
While we still have about a month left of summer our local library’s summer reading club will be wrapping up this coming week. My kids have been in a BIG push to add as many reading minutes as they possibly can before final entries for prizes have to be turned in and every book in…
On our first family trip to Walt Disney World four years ago I had the foresight to get my girls cute custom made Minnie-themed outfits. Two years ago when we went again I had a busy toddler and managed to get everyone fun Disney tees to wear each day but nothing out of the ordinary….
About a year ago I had some cousins visiting from out of state and my cousin’s wife had the BEST bubble mix we had ever used! Not only was it possible to make constant bubbles with this mix, the bubbles were able to be gigantic! Plus making your own bubble mix is inexpensive, easy, and…
As I have shared before there is just something magical about my home state! My family has been discussing various places to visit and re-visit this summer around Michigan and we cannot wait to head out and cross the Mighty Mac in the near future! For those of you non-Michiganders the Mighty Mac is the…
As much as my kids are pretty good eaters who enjoy a good variety of healthy choices I always appreciate positive reinforcement for healthy eating choices. Especially with my 3 year old who would be just as happy eating junk food as veggies. If you are a fellow parent of a young child who needs…