It's nearly time to send the kids back to school. We have found some of the newest and most helpful products out there to help you and your student head back prepared. Many of the items shown below were sent to me by PR Firms for inclusion in this guide. However, we only post about items, we ourselves use and enjoy. Gear Fenrici Backpack Peyton loves this Fenrici Backpack. With several pockets to help keep her organized she'll find handing in her completed homework a breeze. There are 2 ...
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First Thoughts on CMX Market Cinema Experience at Mall of America
Peyton and I have been waiting for the Mall fo America to open it's theaters back up since the day they closed them. There is nothing like taking a break from the craziness of the mall and watching a movie. And finally, after years of no theaters, we have them again! CMX Market Cinema Experience recently opened at Mall of America on the 4th level. It's in the exact same place as the previous movie theaters but heavily renovated. With all the hype of this new movie theater being an experience ...
A Day of Play with Great Wolf Lodge Minnesota
When I first heard Great Wolf Lodge was coming to Minnesota I'll admit, I was super excited! Great Wolf Lodge is known to have some of the best family fun activities. Did you see I mentioned activities? As in plural. Great Wolf Lodge is much much more than a water park. They have something for everyone in the family and the one they opened in Minnesota, Great Wolf Lodge Minnesota has some features that other Great Wolf Lodges do not. Peyton and I had the opportunity to bring a friend and check ...
Perfect Vegetables Every Time with Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
There are so many uses for extra virgin olive oil, I use it nearly every day. One of my favorite ways to use it is with roasting vegetables. But there is a trick to it, you need a quality extra virgin olive oil. Colavita is a high-quality olive oil that's steep in family tradition. It's also an olive oil that I often use in my home. Colavita was started 4 generation ago in a small town of Sant’Elia a Pianisi, about twenty miles to the east of Campobasso in the Molise region of Italy. Today, ...
Discover Hamptons Salt Company This Holiday
Being a single momma I'm the only one doing the cooking in the house. I am also very fortunate that Peyton will try pretty much anything, at least once. So I like to try out different spices, meats, and recipes because it's fun and I have a captive audience! Hamptons Salt Company is the preeminent provider of all natural sea salt. They have the best selection of raw salts, flavored salts or smoked salts from all over the world. And they have no additives in any of their products. I just ...
An Afternoon at the Shedd Aquarium
Peyton and I spend a fair amount of time in Illinois each year. Between going to visit family and taking in attractions we are down there almost every other month. This month we checked out the Shedd Aquarium while we were down there. Can you believe, I've gone to Illinois hundreds of times and I have never once in my life been to the Shedd Aquarium? But we did it this last time we were down there! For those of you that have never been, like me, let me tell you a little bit about the Shedd ...