Now, I'm not talking about disasters like an accident with another vehicle. I'm talking about your children. While they are adorable, little rays of sunshine, they are also mess makers in action. And where do they spend the most time? Well, I know my family spends a fair amount of time in the car which means my backseat has been taken over by children. Those kids are tough are cars. Like Tasmanian Devil hard. Remember seeing the Tasmanian Devil on Saturday morning cartoons growing up? That's ...
Decadent Blueberry Shortcake Cold Brew Lattes
Even though the weather is warming up I still want lattes. Just now, I want them cold! Plus all the wonderful berries are coming in season too. So today, we are going to make Blueberry Shortcake Cold Brew Lattes! I will admit there is a little prep work needed for this recipe. But once your prep work is done, you can be sipping on Blueberry Shortcake Cold Bew Lattes all week long in a matter of seconds. This does require you to cold brew your coffee ahead of time. And it requires you to make ...
4 Games to Play on Your Next Road Trip
I love loading up the car and going on road trips with Peyton. But what I don't love is that she will bury her face in her iPad or the portable DVD player without looking up or around her for hours on end. So instead, I limit the time she can be on her electronic and we play fun family games while we are driving down the road. Here are a few of the games we enjoy playing when in the car. I Spy This is a classic and one of Peyton's favorites to play. One of us will say "I spy, with my little ...
Prepping Your Vehicle for Your Summer Adventures
Summer is nearly here, the kids are almost out of school and now is the time to start planning your summer activities. But before you start making those reservations here's a few things you'll want to check on your vehicle to make sure it's ready for all that summer fun. Routine Maintenance Keeping up on your routine maintenance will save you money in the long run. While most of us are pretty good at getting oil changes every three thousand miles or 3 months there are some other things you ...
Saying Goodbye to a Pet
It's never easy saying goodbye to a pet. We invite these four-legged family members into our home and hearts knowing they are not going to outlive us. We know that one day, our beloved pet is going to pass on. Yet, we still adopt them and bring them into our hearts and homes without hesitation. This past weekend I had to make the difficult decision to put our cat, Sophia, down. It was a difficult choice. It was a tough choice. But it was a choice that needed to be made. I adopted Sophia ...
Make Your Own Ravenclaw Layered Soap
We are HUGE Harry Potter fans. I was so happy when Peyton watched the first Harry Potter movie and fell in love with the story as I did. It was even better when she saw Fantastic Beasts and love it too. Then we had our first trip to Universal Orlando and experienced the Wizarding World of Harry Potter first hand. That was one of the best weekends we've had. Butterbeer, chocolate frogs and all things Harry Potter were consumed. But now we are home in Minnesota, where there are no Harry Potter ...
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