Big kid fun, Craft, Family Activities, Holiday, Toddler and Preschool Age Fun

6 Easy and Fun 4th of July Crafts and Activities for Kids

4th of July, July 4th, Independence Day, Family cook out, Memorial Day, Patriotic Craft

I like to make holidays memorable for my kids. One way I do it is by doing holiday-themed crafts and activities in the days leading up to the holiday. My kids love it, I get keepsakes, and it offers an opportunity to discuss what the holiday means. 4th of July activities and crafts make the holiday more fun and exciting.…

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Marriage

11 Ways to Keep the Spark Alive in Your Marriage

As time goes by, the spark you and your partner had in the beginning may fade. Life gets so busy and repetitive that we sometimes forget to make time to keep the spark alive. It really doesn’t take that much time, though, and can be so beneficial to your relationship. Whether you and your spouse have already lost the spark…

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Guest Post, Wine

Wines of the World

I wrote a guest post about wines of the world for Elle’s blog Elle Goes Global. Wines of the World When you are drinking wine at the end of a long day, do you ever think about where it was made? I do! Every single time, I want to know where the wine came from. Every country is different and…

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On My Mind, Parenting

Febrile Seizures – What Every Parent Should Know

One thing I never learned about during pregnancy or even during the toddler years (until now) was febrile seizures. I had literally never heard of them and I read books, articles, pamphlets given by the doctors, and any other baby/toddler related reading material I could get my hands on. I read EVERYTHING. I thought I was so prepared and mostly…

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Wine Wednesday

Wine Wednesday

Heeellloo everyone! It’s Wine Wednesday, my favorite day of the week!! Today I am going to talk about Fetzer Gewürztraminer, which you can pick up for about $8 a bottle at your local grocery store. The regular price where I shop is $10 but it goes on sale often so I never pay full price. I like yummy, inexpensive wine…

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Craft, Teenager

How To Create A Graduation Card Box

My nephew graduated from high school last month and his mom asked me to make the card box for his graduation party. It sounds so hard and like quite a process, but it really wasn’t!! It was actually really easy. I bought all the material at JoAnn’s. Materials: (3) Paper Mache Boxes of different sizes that can be stacked together.…

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Craft, Sensory Play, Toddler and Preschool Age Fun, Toddler and Preschool Age Learning

Easy Art Collage for Toddlers

If you are anything like me, you prefer your kids to create artwork from things you already have at home. This means coming up with creative, easy activities that use up materials you have no other purpose for. This time, I had leftover streamers that I would never use. I always save the un-opened streamers just in case I need…

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Marriage

10 Steps to Make Your Marriage Last

They say the first year of marriage is the hardest and if that is true, my husband and I will do alright throughout the rest of our marriage. We had some hard times but never anything that we couldn’t work out. My husband Chris and I are coming up on our one-year wedding anniversary and I want to share some…

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