We had quite the busy Memorial Day weekend. Kaye’s last day of kindergarten was Friday. Nathan’s work let all of them off early since it was Memorial Day weekend. So he surprised Kaye by ...
With the price of gas this summer, I’m sure a lot of us are thinking more about staycations rather than vacations. I don’t blame you. We are on the same boat. We have a nice vacation plan...
These are some fun apps that my children and I are enjoying lately…Curious George. This app has some glitches. They just had an update and it made it a little better. My girls love playing with this ...
My girls love to paint so when we were at a local art festival, the girls had the opportunity to paint on a mural. Awesome! Elle is developing her artistic skills pretty well at age 3. She is followi...
I need a new swimsuit. The one I currently own is the same age as my oldest child, 5 almost 6. I bought one last summer. But it was a tankini that I purchased a size up for me to fit into while I was...
Last week Elle and I went shopping, just the two of us. I drove by a pet store and noticed they had the Humane Society outside trying to find home for dogs. I stopped and got Elle out so she could se...
This month on Houzz I created an ideabook of modern and stylish wallpapers. Who said wallpapers were out of style? And the best thing is you can use wallpaper to cover and decorate any hard surfaces,...
I haven’t shopped Etsy very much. But I found some pretty awesome stuff there that I wanted to share with you.Ikabags. These eco friendly French bags are so classy for both men and women. I wou...
This whole trying to lose weight thing has really got me thinking about what I eat. My eating habits aren’t too bad. I don’t drink soft drinks and I only drink juices occasionally. I don&...
Kaye will end her kindergarten career next Friday. Yeah. Crazy. That went by much too fast for me. I am trying to plan somethings for us to do in the summer to keep the kids busy. But before I get to...
It’s just not fair. Moms should totally have more than 24 hours in a day. Am I right, ladies? I know we have all looked at other moms and wondered, “How does she do it all?” I do. I...
It’s pretty easy for people to get a pretty decent SLR camera these days. But how many owners of SLR cameras actually know how to use them… like in the manual mode? Here’s a site, CameraS...
As a mom, I wished…I had more time in the day to get things done. How do people do it all?I could go to the bathroom or shower without interruption.Get a full night’s sleep or sleep in past 7 a...
I started working out last week. Ouch. I used to dance as a child and in college. That was my form of exercise. But ever since I had children, I got out of the whole dance and exercising routine. Wit...
When I lived in Hawaii, we made candy leis a lot. Just about for any occasion worth celebrating. So this week being teacher appreciation week, we are showering Kaye’s teacher with love. We had ...
Money is such a touchy subject because everyone deals with it differently and everyone spend it differently. So when it comes to teaching our children about how to save and spend money, it’s ma...
I’ll be the first to admit that I am not a camper. I have only been camping a few times in my life. I like the idea of camping it seems fun. But what keeps me from going is the bugs. I’m ...
This year’s Mother’s Day gift ideas that even the picky moms would love. Although some of these are quite pricy, there are probably cheaper version of similar items out there…My mother, m...
Last Thursday was my birthday. My mom and I went thrift store shopping and visited a new antique market we found. It’s one of our favorite past times. My style is very eclectic. So I like vinta...
Teacher appreciation week is next week. The actual day is May 8. But since we love teachers so much, it’s now a week long event. I am the room mom for Kaye’s kindergarten class. So I plan...
Ever since we got our new furnace in, it has been high 80 degrees weather. So gearing up for the summer heat, I thought I would put some of those strawberries from the strawberry farm to use in a mil...
Last week Nathan was in Austin, Texas, for a business trip. The first night he was gone was… let’s just say, interesting. I woke up at 3:50 a.m. to nurse the baby. It was really cold and windy ...
I love to eat strawberries on lots of things. We put strawberries in or on…Water. A fun way to color your water and give it a little taste is dump sliced strawberries and lemon into a pitcher of wate...
Nathan had been gone earlier this week on a business trip. He was in Austin for a conference. Rough life, right? I’ve always wanted to see Austin. When we dropped Nathan off at the airport on S...
Yesterday I showed you how to make strawberry freezer jam with regular pectin. Well, I decided to attempt freezer jam using the less sugar pectin too. Those of you who know me or have read the blog f...
I love homemade jams but have always been too intimidated by it to make it myself. But my friend Julia talked me into trying to make it myself this year. She convinced me that it wasn’t hard at...
I have been watched the weather all week. Nathan and I had planned a strawberry trip a while ago but the forecast called for thunderstorm and scattered shower on that day. Last year we didn’t m...
It has been a while since I’ve talked about baby Eve. I don’t know if I can even call her a baby anymore. She will be 8 months old in a few days. What?! There are days when I just want to...
When we make pizza at our house, it looks like this. The kids prefer just plain cheese while the adults want everything on it. This time I put mushrooms, artichoke, red peppers and pepperoni. I would...
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