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Happy Thanksgiving week! You may be reading this post as you take a quick break from preparing for Thanksgiving festivities. My family is actually doing something different this year. We are road tripping it to southern California to visit the Great Wolf Lodge. We had FRIENDSGIVING on Saturday instead. It was my first time hosting…
The very first thing I prepare for Christmas is our holiday card. It gets my full attention before the busyness of the Christmas season sets in. I like to be one of the first people to grace mailboxes with our Christmas card. I’m too much at times, but I try for a well-timed December 1st…
I wish I knew a second language. Knowing Spanish would actually be really helpful where I live. My sweet neighbor and I used to talk with hand gestures or google translate. She’s learned English and sadly I have not learned Spanish. I’m glad we can talk now, but I would love to know more Spanish….
We are greatly looking forward to watching Frozen II. We are ready for the release thanks to BullsiToys. We opened our Frozen themed hair bows, scrunchies, plus a capsule of Frozen themed goodies. This post is a first glance at these blind bag toys. The BFF Frozen II scrunchie is a great blind bag…
I couldn’t let the month go by without bringing awareness to it being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cheeky Physique has a Shimmer Sleek Pink Ribbon Body Illuminator that gives your skin an airbrushed smoothness. 50% of sales of this limited edition Pink Ribbon bottle will be donated to Bright Pink, the only national non-profit focused…
Alrighty mommas, it’s crunch time to get those Halloween costumes figured out. I think you might even avoid paying $823 on shipping if you order soon. Emphasis on soon. The hardest part can be deciding what to be for Halloween. My kids drive me crazy when they want to change to something different every other…
Do you ever stock up on gifts? I was out of town this past weekend and my husband got invited to a last minute birthday party with the kids. I said to him, “Did you go buy a gift?” He said, “Nope, I found something in the birthday box.” I was quite proud of him…
Someone tried to break into our house on Thursday. It was TERRIFYING to watch the video footage. They tried 3 separate times over the course of an hour. We were not home when the incident happened, but I almost left the kids home alone that night. I’m so thankful that I dismissed the idea as…
Here’s the thing, I love to decorate our house, but it’s from 1985 – complete with popcorn ceilings. It’s not old enough to have character or vintage vibes, but not new enough to look clean and neat. While we’ve improved some aspects of our home (kitchen & living room), there’s a lot spaces that need…
Have you started to think about Halloween costumes? I like to plan ahead so we can hopefully avoid the overpriced, picked over costumes. Way back in 2015 my Charlie was Olaf for Halloween. I just pulled out the costume this week to pass on to a friend and it prompted me to check the price….
During the school year we don’t do video games or devices on weekdays. It was not a popular rule when we put it into affect last year, but it’s been so good for all of us. Nobody is rushing to get homework done so they can play video games. There’s no fighting over who has…
We are finding our groove with school back in session, but I miss my toy testers. I don’t think this post would be quite the same if I was sitting around playing with this great line up of BullsiToy goodies. Thankfully we had an evening when homework wrapped up quickly and we could enjoy diving…