At the beginning of summer break, we have our daughters each write a summer bucket list. Their lists include anything and everything they hope to do that summer while on vacation from school. This year's summer bucket lists included family bike rides, swimming, play dates, slumber parties with their cousins, camping, a day at the beach, going to the county fair, watching a movie at the theater and trying new foods.When asked what new foods they wanted to try, my oldest said she wanted to try Read more [...]

I love the look of blanket ladders. I think they add a cozy feel to the room and make guests feel warm and welcome. What I don't love, is the prices on store bought blanket ladders. It blows my mind that stores can charge $50 and more for a few pieces of wood screwed together. After searching the internet high and low for deals and coming up empty handed, I decided to just make a blanket ladder myself.We have a few family members who have recently demoed projects in their homes. We were given Read more [...]

My daughters LOVE to bake. They are constantly asking if they can bake cookies, cakes, pies, you name it. They are the reason I buy baking supplies and wet wipes in large quantities! Lol.Last week, our neighbor gifted us with a shoebox full of freshly picked blueberries. The blueberries were some of the best I have ever had, part of that was because they were straight off the plant and the other part was because I didn't have to sit in the sun picking them myself.Savannah (11 years old) asked Read more [...]

Thank you to AllerEase for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.Did you know that "a typical mattress can have 100,000 to 10 million dust mites lurking inside!" Gross! How about the fact that "67% percent of Americans report due to a lack of sleep their health status is either “poor” or “only fair.” Sad, right? Not getting a good night sleep can negatively affect us in so many ways.AllerEase, the leading brand of allergen barrier bedding, Read more [...]

Thank you to Pentel for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.Many of you may think on mechanical pencils when you hear the name Pentel. Did you know that in addition to their popular mechanical pencils, Pentel also offers customers, pens, markers, erasers, and other office supplies? They do! Check them out.Pentel recently releases a Collector's Edition box of POP Gel Pens. My daughters and I were able to get to try these new colorful pens.Pentel's Read more [...]