Thank you to Baker Creek for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. During the long, cold, dark, and wet winter days, I begin dreaming about planting our spring/summer garden. Living in the Oregon coast range means we only have two or three months of growing time. I do all my prep work in advance so that I don't waste any precious growing time. I get out my Baker Creek heirloom garden seed catalog and research the vegetable varieties we want to plant Read more [...]

This Halloween, I am going to handout non-edible goodies to the trick-or-treaters. Kids get enough sugar in their daily lives. We don't need to load them up on more. Plus many families are challenged with food allergies. This way I don't have to worry about giving someone something they can't have and no one feels left out. If you in the same situation and need ideas, I compiled a list of over 60 non-edible Halloween goodies for Trick-Or-Treaters. Play-Doh Lego Figures Silly Straws Read more [...]

Thank you to Dave Ramsey for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Have you ever heard of Dave Ramsey? If not, let me give you a quick introduction. Dave Ramsey is a money-management expert. By the age of 26, Dave had established a $4 million real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age 30. Using the lessons he learned, Dave rebuilt his financial life. Now he is sharing what he learned with others. With Dave's tips and a little help with cabot Read more [...]

Thank you to Workman Publishing Company for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Last month, I was asked to review a set of books from Workman Publishing Company. Workman Publishing Company specializes in books that are educational and entertaining. The books that were selected for me, were geared towards tweens. Now that I officially have two tweens, I gladly accepted. For my review, I was sent Bunk 9's Guide to Growing Up, the series of Big Read more [...]

Thank you to Munk Pack for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. My daughters and I don't eat enough protein. We naturally gravitate towards carbs...both healthy and not so healthy. In a quest to add more protein into our diets, I did an internet search for kids protein snacks. One thing leads to another, and then another, and finally, I stumbled upon Munk Pack. Munk Pack offers customers a line of Protein Cookies and Oatmeal Fruit Squeezes. Read more [...]