We brought Frank & Beans, my two pugs, home when they were already 8 and 9 years old. That was almost 7 years ago! About 2.5 more months and it will be 7 years. So they are, or soon will be, 15 and 16. That's something like 90 to 100 years old for pugs. They both have declining health in different areas, but we've been quite lucky that they have both been able to stay with us this long. Something we've been dealing with for over a year now is our female pug going blind. I thought I'd share what Read more [...]

I received product to facilitate this post.  As always, all opinions are my own. A couple years ago when we started foster care, I learned something new.  Smoke detectors expire!?!  Perhaps that is common knowledge and I just missed the boat but it was news to me when our licensor told us this.  In retrospect, it makes sense.  A very important safety device that can save your life probably needs to be replaced from time to time, just like a child's carseat.  So we went through our entire Read more [...]

I received product from Amigo Games to facilitate this post.  As always, all opinions are my own. With most kids home now, E-learning is a new way of life for many these days.  But don't let it fool you, this is nothing like homeschooling.  It's honestly more like crisis learning for many.  Take heart as you are not alone; many families are in the same learning boat that seems as if sinking some days.  Even though we personally homeschool, I have lots of friends who don't.  So hearing how Read more [...]

Thanks to Kitty Cardboard, FurZapper, and Kitty Poo Club for sending me product. As always, all opinions are my own. Even though we've been pretty hunkered down for the past couple months, we still need products for ourselves and our pets! We have two sweet cats, Teddy and Mittens. We adopted Teddy when he was already five years old, and Mittens was just seven months when we got him from the local humane society. They're nine and three years old now, and I'm always on the hunt for innovative products Read more [...]

As you're cleaning out your pantry, you'll probably find a variety of foods.  Hopefully none too far expired though!  That's always my biggest fear.  I hate the thought of wasting money by not eating what I've purchased.  However, I will admit I'm not a 'best if used by' ninja.  I still pop it open and if it looks good, smells good, and tastes good, we usually will still eat it.  But as I've cleaned out my pantry in the past, I do discover some odd items that I struggle to find a use for.  Read more [...]

Right now, I am working from home. It is quite the balancing act trying to get all of my work hours in while also caring for (and entertaining) my children. My four-year-old daughter does a really nice job of playing on her own but my 18-month-old son is a busy boy and needs a lot of encouragement to sit and play. I wanted to share some activities that have worked well to keep my toddler's attention, so I could get some work done. Hopefully there will be some new ideas that you are able to Read more [...]

Have you been cooking up comfort foods during quarantine? During regular times, I have a list of foods I make fairly often and we also go out to eat quite a bit. But the past couple months, I've been trying some new recipes to keep things interesting, and plus I've got nothing better to do! I'm not typically a big soup fan, but the other day I had a friend share a picture of their chicken dumpling soup. It looked so good, and I decided to try making some since we had chicken in the fridge. It was Read more [...]

I was sent a Nadine West shipment. There are affiliate links in this post. All opinions are my own. Nadine West is a clothing subscription service. When you sign up, you fill out a style profile sharing what size clothing you wear and other details about your personal style. Do you want to conceal your tummy area? Do you refuse to wear stripes? Do you love wearing purple and dislike wearing orange? These types of details are shared when you take your style profile quiz. Shop NadineWest.com and Read more [...]

Thanks so much to Celebrations in the Kitchen for sending me this Rainbow Dough! As always, all opinions are my own. I'm so excited to share another product from one of my favorite small businesses! A couple weeks ago I shared about Celebrations in the Kitchen and their At-Home Cookie Decorating Kits. Our kids had SO much fun decorating cookies with icing and sprinkles! This week, we got to try out their Rainbow Dough which was another great way to spend the afternoon during quarantine, and was Read more [...]

Thanks to Microscope.com for sending me this JuniorScope. As always, all opinions are my own. If you've been following the blog for awhile, you probably have read that we homeschool our six and four year old kids. This year has been really fun for us, with a variety of science experiments, activities, and field trips with our homeschool co-op. Unfortunately due to Covid-19, our co-op has been canceled for the rest of the year, but we've still found many ways to teach at home. One of our favorite Read more [...]