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I try to use Pinterest wisely. It’s so easy to lose hours of your life pinning things you just plain are never going to try, buy, or do. I clearly have some guilt about being a good steward of my time. This Fall, I have a few ideas I want to tackle. I like to…
This week we are celebrating my sweet dog Harley’s SWEET SIXTEENTH birthday! I’m feeling so fortunate to have this precious dog as my right-hand girl for so long. With three kids we like to keep doggy birthday parties minimal. I want a yummy nutritious treat that my dog will love and maybe a few pictures…
This post is sponsored by Carter’s, however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. One of my favorite brands, Carter’s, is doing an amazing sweepstakes, but let me get to that later. Let’s talk about how amazing Carter’s is and how it’s my go to brand for baby basics. When my babies were 0-24 months…
I am a hot coffee kind of girl! We have been having a 90 degree week as we enter this fall season, after experiencing one of the coolest temperatures in August that I can remember. Usually you will find me drinking a hot cup of coffee on either kind of day. I’m the girl who…
Just when I think I’ve seen all the Disney on Ice shows for the year, another one comes to town. You may recall our wonderful time in March when we saw World’s of Enchantment. Lots of happy family memories are made at these events. For our Bay Area readers, Disney on Ice is presenting DREAM…
When I was first introduced to essential oils about 3 or 4 years ago I had no idea how significant a role they would eventually play in the health of my family. In fact, I was what you could call a full-blown doubter. I vaguely remember lecturing my husband, who had been given a bottle of Stress…
If you’re already following us over on Instagram (and if you’re not, you should be – we share fun things) then you have probably already seen some of the adventures I had last week at General Mills World Headquarters. Along with about a dozen other bloggers over a variety of genres I was invited out…
Most people will start budgeting for Christmas holiday as early as June, but they don’t necessarily budget for family summer holiday. However, it’s important to plan well and in advance to ensure that our summer holiday leaves us only rested and relaxed, with a new bunch of memories in our heads. The whole process of…
I recently had a conversation with a friend and we both came to the conclusion that we felt like we failed as moms this summer. For the first time, we were looking forward to our kids going back to school and we felt terribly guilty. What went so wrong? There were amazing and wonderful memories…
Soccer season started! While we love soccer over here, having three kids on three different teams means a very busy fall schedule! I know I’m not alone. Whether it’s sports, school, scouting or any of the other thousands of activities, fall is just a busy time. As you all know, nutrition is very important to…
We love good food at our house. Some people eat to live, while others live to eat! We tend to find ourselves in that second category! My husband and I both come from families who enjoy good food! Both of our moms are amazing cooks and are people I will always go to for advice,…
With the devastating events that have been occurring around the country these past few weeks I thought that I’d move up my schedule for sharing this wonderful new book from our friends at Sleeping Bear Press. I won’t even pretend to understand what people who have been personally impacted by a devastating event such as…