Remember the days leading up to graduation? How exciting it was? How stressful it was? It's not only teenagers that get to have those butterflies in their stomachs and have their nerves stressed. There is always so much excitement around the weeks leading up to back to school. We get our shopping lists for supplies, new school clothes, and we start getting ourselves prepared for a new schedule. And even as parents, when our kids go back to school, our schedules change. Do you know an ...
A Little Mommy Time
Summer is over. The kids are in school. I feel like a success because I have gotten through the first week of school, Peyton has not been late, has had a homemade lunch every day, a peanut free snack and homework is done! I think I have this down. With all the rushing around and deadlines that I nailed over the past month I think it's time for some well-deserved mommy time. For me, that means, locking myself in my bedroom with some snacks, cell phone, binge-watching a series I've recently ...
A Few Tips and Tricks To Make Life Easier
It’s no secret that being a mom is a full-time job and a crazy one at that. As a parent, you want to give your children the best childhood possible, packed full of happy memories. The only problem is that sometimes the stresses and strains of family life can get too much. We all have those days where parenthood gets too much, and we don’t even have the energy to cry about it. The fact is family life is hard - we love our kids but raising them is no walk in the park. In the past, ...
Protection from Mosquitoes and the Sun
Am I the only one that thinks the mosquitoes are horrible this year? We went camping a few weekends ago and there were swarms of mosquitoes at dusk and dawn. But we also had to deal with them all day long! Bull Frog has developed a 2-in-1 product perfect for all day long. With an SPF 30 combined with DEET-free insect repellent that deters bites for up to 8 hours. That's right, 8 hours! Every morning before we got out of the tent I would apply the Bull Frog to Peyton and myself. We were camping ...
Dinner and a Show: Beauty and the Beast
We are a Disney loving family, so when I saw the Chanhassen Dinner Theater was going to be performing Beauty and the Beast I had to buy tickets. Some may think I'm crazy for taking a child to a dinner theater but I think it's some of the best money I've ever spent. Plus, I'll let you in on a secret, join their mailing list. They send out offers with discounts for every show! We don't see every show at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. I am pretty particular about which shows we get tickets too. ...
Grill Like a Master with Urban Accents
When it comes to dinner time, everyone looks to me. I am the one who does all the grilling, cooking and baking. Over the years I have learned having fresh spices makes a significant difference, especially when grilling. Urban Accents has a grilling gift set, filled with a variety of rubs and seasonings. As I was going through the spices I noticed the labels. Each label tells you what will go best with it. I have never seen this before. When I first started grilling I would have loved to have ...