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Travel credentials: We are self-proclaimed, travelling with children, flying professionals. We fly 2x a year with all 3 of our kids. My husband made a deal with my mom when we got married that he would bring me “home” to Michigan for regular visits. From the moment we started dating, my mom was super concerned because he was from the…
Did you survive your summer of sunscreen slathering, hotdog consumption, and occasionally bored kids? We have 2 weeks until school begins and I’ve started getting their supplies together. www.minted.com reached out to me and shared their #mintedkids line of labels. I’ll admit, Minted wasn’t on my radar for labels, but I have LOVED our Christmas cards and calendars we’ve…
One of my least favorite household tasks has to be cleaning my kitchen floors. I have big off white ceramic tiles with black grout. Not black because it’s dirty, but that’s the color the previous owner used. I have noticed that when I clean the floor with my wetjet, the grout isn’t getting scrubbed. The…
Ever been on a plane with a toddler who wants to play your iPad? Does your kid push the home button 342 times a minute making the app shrink from the screen over and over? {grrr} You get to restart their movie, go find their current game again, etc. Or maybe they have the uncanny ability of swooshing,…
I’m not being paid to write this post about Amazon. I’m just gushing because I love Amazon and I’m super intrigued to see what awesome deals arise on Wednesday. Happy 20th birthday Amazon! You can jump over to the “shop with us” box on the right (scroll down til you see Amazon) and we appreciate you…
I have been looking for a humidifier, but I didn’t want to feel like I stepped into the tropics when I ran one. I struggle with bloody noses and my doctor suggested it could be dryness. I live in California and it’s desert dry in the summer. Anyways, the #1 benefit I’ve noticed from the…
Everybody wanted to help me with this review. We tried out the red velvet cupcakes and they are very tasty. Actually, I can’t leave them alone. With the holiday weekend descending upon us, I wanted to share a fun idea. Heading to any 4th of July gatherings? If you are like me, you don’t want to…
You’ve heard me vlog and blog about Conni products this past year. They have such a great variety of comfortable and functional products for potty training or incontinence. I’ve already discretely shared some medical issues one of my kids had that caused bed wetting. That’s when we fell in love with the kids tackers absorbent…
As much as I love the idea of a perfectly groomed lawn, lush green grass, vibrantly blooming flowers, and a picture perfect little yellow house on Main Street, it’s just not realistic in this season of my life. I can barely groom our 3 kids and keep them in clothes that aren’t 2 sizes too small…
It’s our first week of summer vacation. I love sleeping til I wake up (no alarm other then my 2 year old), pajamas til noon (because we can), grilling hotdogs for lunch (every single day cuz it’s SUMMER), swimming, eating too many Otter pops, and most importantly…playing with the kids. However, having all 3 kids home…
Very personal post today. It’s therapy for myself to write, but feel free to read on. I know I’m not the only one to lose a loved one. We lost my brother when he was 21 in an accident. I’ve shared some other grief resources HERE in the past. Today is 6 years since we…
This picture sums things up. Captain Underpants finally got it. I really shouldn’t say “finally”, but it was a long couple of days. BUT, it was only DAYS! I potty trained my other two over the course of months. We stopped, we started, we had good days, we regressed. This 3 day potty training method…