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I am not a morning person. Therefore, my kids are not morning people either. Except, of course, on Saturdays when we all could {theoretically} sleep in and then they are all gung-ho about jumping out of bed to greet the day at 7:02. During the week, though, getting them out of bed is no joke….
Psst…did you hear? Valentine’s Day is this week! Are your grandeur plans set in stone yet? Or are your plans more fly by the seat of your pants? I’m typically the latter when it comes to Valentine’s Day. We don’t make a big deal out of it normally, but this year we celebrated early and…
Confession:: I still have two giant plastic bags of Halloween candy sitting in my pantry. Yes, I just said Halloween candy! And that was after I bribed my husband to take the third bag to his weekly poker game and told him not to come back into this house with that bag in his hands. I…
Within the past year or so I have started to wear jewelry again. Necklaces, bracelets, earrings. All retired for a few years while my kids went through the “I’ll yank that right off/out of you and destroy it in the process” phase. (We’ve all been through that phase where accessorizing is extremely difficult to accomplish.)…
This isn’t the first time I’ve talked about Ibotta on The Simple Moms. However, it’s been a little while and Ibotta is getting better and better all the time. I don’t know about you, but cash flow seems depleted when the new year begins. Christmas brings travels, gifts, and extra entertainment for our family. Even though I’m…
I distinctly remember growing up and playing The Game of Life with my sister. We lived in the country and when we weren’t outside playing, we were inside playing games. Whether it was board games or make-believe games. We were constantly keeping busy with “non” technology. And I’d like to think we turned out ok!…
With the holidays over, you may be sighing in relief. After frantically trying to come up with a creative way to display your Elf on the Shelf for days on end, you might find yourself a bit mentally exhausted. How much time did you spend on the internet trying to come up with a unique…
My husband travels a good amount, so when I want something really put to the test and could be used on a trip, I usually send it off with him. He is great at generating some GOOD experienced information for my review. In this particular case he did not want to give the item back…
You probably saw my post a few days ago about your sneak peek opportunity to see the American Girl 2014 Girl of the Year. Did you watch it on Good Morning America? Have you checked out American Girl since then to see the little beauty? Oh she’s divine and precious, just like all the others! …
When it comes to New Year Resolutions, people either love them, hate them, or make them but refuse to say they actually did. I tend to fall more in that third category. I think I find myself to be anti-Resolutions because they seem so finite. So set in stone. Looming over my head, waiting for…
If you know American Girl dolls, you full well know that Saige was 2013’s American Girl “Girl of the Year” doll. She is gone as of December 31, 2013. And in some places, she is gone already. They are here for only a short time, a year. However, I have exciting news for you all!…
I have a gift idea, an idea that is useful for those at a distance! For me, it’s very useful in the sense that my niece is away at college…and sometimes, we just want to get her a little something. Also, my aunt and uncle are at quite a distance as well. Sometimes, you just…