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With another year staring us in the face (Oh hello, 2019!) I thought it would be a good time to give everyone some days to look forward to during the rather blah month of January. I mean, it’s cold, it’s winter, and we are all trying really hard to keep our New Year’s resolutions without…
For a few years now I’ve been using this really cute and FREE app that adds to the excitement of Santa coming. It’s a special way to keep the magic of Santa’s visit alive in our home. There are free “stickers” to use, but I will admit that I splurged and spent $.99 on a…
I always make gifts for my children’s teachers every Christmas. When you have three kids and a dozen teachers to buy gifts for it gets a bit expensive. My eldest child has learned that buying gifts makes a good impression on her teachers {brown nosing}. I’m all for it if it helps her out at…
Minted has the most amazing designs, the best quality, and their printing and shipping time is fast. I think they can manufacture my cards faster then I can make a decision about which card I want to order. They are all so pretty. Have you ordered your Christmas cards yet? I have some good…
You’ve heard of blind bag toys, but what about blind boxes? Radz 3 in 1 surprise boxes do not disappoint. They come with a collectible trinket, bracelet, and CANDY! There are “bakies”, “sweeties”, and “munchies” to be collected. My Annabelle is 9 years old and she was quite tickled to open her blind boxes. I’m…
Every year I look forward to a few family favorite Christmas traditions. We like to find things fairly close by that fit our budget so these are ideas that could work for anyone! Here are a few of the things we do each December! Christmas Lights Tour. Ask around to find some great light displays…
It is not even officially December yet and I’m already starting to get a little annoyed with the overwhelming abundance of all things Christmas. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas a much as the next person but having it in my face all the time with half the preset buttons on my radio…
One of our family traditions is to read the Night Before Christmas to our children on Christmas Eve, “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nickolas soon would be there.” We have always hung our stockings on the mantel, but when we moved our new house it didn’t have…
Do you have any fishermen in your family? My husband and son love to fish. We have two stocked ponds at our house, and we’re always ready to tryout the latest fishing products! Our ponds have some nice size Bass in them, but we haven’t been able to catch any large ones. That’s why I…
Over the years my kids have found many different types of Christmas gifts under the tree, but one gift they always receive is the gift of reading. As quickly as they outgrow clothes, break toys, or lose interest in an electronic device, they always enjoy their books for the whole year and will frequently go…
Christmas is well and truly on the horizon, but I can’t gloss over Thanksgiving. The HOLIDAYS are coming…are you ready for what the next 7 weeks will hold? Do you have a plan to spend within your means? Christmas can be a special time for many families, though for many more, it can be a…
November is officially here and I’m looking forward to all the celebrating that run from Thanksgiving until the end of the year. With an 8 year old who would like to simply skip ahead to celebrating Christmas we will be using these fun wacky holidays to help hold off on her Christmas fever until after…