Ladies and Gentlemen, it is time. I may not bring you much on this blog anymore, but stocking stuffers? Reporting for duty. I will not fail you on delivering stocking stuffer ideas every year because what else would I have done with the 22
Let the 2023 Games Commence! My favorite list to create every year, the annual stocking stuffer guide. I spend hours scouring the Internet for the best unique little gifts kids and teens will love and actually use. I love watching my kids g…
Next week we’ll usher in March–hopefully like a lamb–and the Peeps and Cadburry eggs have officially hit the Target aisles. You know what that means? It’s time for the annual Easter Basket Stuffer List! I love to start early on these. Assem…
Well, here we are—back to school and entering a new season again. I’m ready to shift gears, but before I share anything more here on the blog, I want to go back and revisit summer one more time. Our Michigan visits were always a big part of…
One of my favorite things about our road trip and summer adventures is our travel journals. We’ve done different kinds of journals over the years, but I’m excited for this year’s because I put a lot of thought into what I know my kids will
More pandemic home improvements today—this time, our main bathroom. We have three bathrooms in our house, all of which desperately need to be renovated—like, completely gutted. The bathroom off our bedroom is the largest and will be the mos…
It’s no secret that I am a party person fueled by holidays, gatherings and the back aisles of Target designated for the next big celebration coming (the Peeps are coming!). Below these layers of festive displays though is the simpler truth
It’s no secret that I am a party person fueled by holidays, gatherings and the back aisles of Target designated for the next big celebration coming (the Peeps are coming!). Below these layers of festive displays though is the simpler truth
We’ve been trying to expand our repertoire of meals beyond the repetition of tacos, spaghetti, chili and in doing so have pulled some of our old favorites from the archives. Last year during one of our meal brainstorming sessions, Brett rem…
We’ve been trying to expand our repertoire of meals beyond the repetition of tacos, spaghetti, chili and in doing so have pulled some of our old favorites from the archives. Last year during one of our meal brainstorming sessions, Brett rem…
Our normal rule for watching Parent Trap, one of our favorite family movies, is that it’s reserved for a Michigan summer tradition—preferably watched outside, under the stars with a campfire and popcorn while we quote all our favorite lines…
If you’re looking for a cute and simple ornament craft for this holiday week, we made these little snowmen ornaments last week, and they turned out so cute! I used to make a styrofoam ball version of these with my fifth grade students, but