2017 Regal $1 Movie List
2017 Regal $1 Movie List The official list of the 2017 Regal Summer Movie Express has been released. Look through the list to determine the movies you will be bringing the kids to this summer! I find it to be a perfect summer outing. Great air conditioning and with a show time at 10 AM, the kids aren’t […]
21 Things to Do This Weekend for Free with the Family
21 Things to Do This Weekend for Free with the Family Friday is upon us. It is time to scope out the weekend. Do you have sport games? Birthday parties? Family events? After that is all organized, see what time you have to do things with the family. You don’t want to spend an abundance […]
5 Quick Dinners to Create in 20 Minutes with FREE Menu Planner
Quick Dinner Ideas in Under 20 Minutes We’ve all been there. The days gets away from us. We are jammed with work, with meetings and with endless after school activities. Yet every day, we need to be certain there is food on the table for the family to enjoy for dinner. In this post I […]
Wobbly Worm Game Video Review for Kids Aged 3-8
Wobbly Worm Game Video Review for Kids Aged 3-8 We want the kids to be active and have fun. My 5, near 6 year old, daughter spent the afternoon playing with Wobbly Worm, a new game from Spin Master. This game is geared for kids aged 3-8 but to be honest older kids and mom & […]
Spring Break Road Trip Travel Tips from Max Warehouse
Road Trip Travel Tips from Max Warehouse What family doesn’t love a great vacation? Taking time out over the spring holiday allows families to reconnect and create lasting memories whether you’re flying off to a warm weather destination or road tripping to visit family. With Spring Break just around the corner, here are a few […]
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Roasted Butternut Squash Butternut Squash the Garden Vegetable Regardless the time of year, shoppers can find butternut squash at the food market. It’s displayed near the potatoes and adjacent to others in the squash family. A mature butternut squash will be approximately 2 to 3 lbs. After peeling and seeding, your squash will lose 2-3 oz […]
Top Tax Season Scams to Avoid this Season
Tax season is upon us and people are rushing to pull together their important documents and other information in preparation to file their taxes by deadline. Due to the amount of tax preparation being moved online through tax software, these types of scams are ever evolving. The reason they are so popular is because they are so profitable. […]
10 Springtime Home Improvement Projects that Cost Less Than $50
Are you wanting to do some updates to your home without having to take out a loan or strain your budget too much? You may be surprised to learn that there are actually quite a few home improvements that can be made on your home that don’t require a large output of money. In fact, […]
St. Patrick’s Day Printable Projects
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. We all feel a little Irish on this holiday! Our family enjoys Corned Beef and Cabbage, Irish Soda Bread and have even been known to make Green Popcorn! This year we will continue in the Irish spirit with some of these clever crafts and St. Patrick’s Day printable projects. I […]
Coloring Pages for St. Patrick’s Day
Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with one of these 10 St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages! Print some of these pages for the kids and even adults to enjoy this season. Coloring is a great exercise to relax and distract oneself. Be in the Irish spirit with these pages! Coloring Pages for St. Patrick’s […]
Edible Gardening 101 – How to Start Your Garden
Edible Garden Even if you’re extremely busy or restricted to indoor spaces, you can achieve the benefits of edible gardening. It’s a low-cost, low-impact hobby and you can invest as much or as little effort into it as you’d like. We built a potting bench – a table top with shelving making it easier to […]
10 Mouthwatering Peanut Butter Recipes
March 1st is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day. So, get ready to spread the creamy or crunchy love. If you’re crazy about peanut butter, you’re certainly not alone. Americans fork over millions of dollars a year on peanut butter purchases… over $800 million, to be exact. Do you need to wear this shirt? (It’s available […]
8 Green Cleaners Made with Vinegar
It’s pretty scary how many harmful chemicals are in conventional cleaning products. Even if a cleaner doesn’t create fumes, the chemicals in them can still be harming you, your family, and even your pets! To clean your home without risking your health, you should make your own cleaners. Not only are they safe, but they’re […]
Avoid Fake Shopping Apps and Scams
According to the New York Times, hundreds of fake retail apps have been popping up in recent weeks on Apple’s App Store. With online shopping becoming the venue of choice, shoppers are advised to beware of fake retail apps. These shopping apps act like and look like authentic shopping apps, but are actually scams targeting consumers’ private […]
20 Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes
Once a year we dedicate a day to be full of love. Don’t let the sharing of love with your spouse and children end with flowers from 1800flowers.com. Make a special Valentine’s Day dessert that will add the extra zing of love at the end of their meal. This round-up of 20 Valentine’s Day dessert […]
Warm Chocolate Melting Cake by Carnival Cruise Line
The Warm Chocolate Melting Cake made aboard Carnival Cruise Line ships is always well-received by my family. We make it a point to order it at least one time during a sailing. We were thrilled when Carnival Cruise Line release this coveted recipe to home bakers, ironically on National Chocolate Cake Day, this year! Carnival recommends […]
How to Choose Kids Luggage
How to Choose Kids Luggage When they are babies, you share luggage. If you have a separate suitcase for them, it is typically full of diapers. Soon enough they want it ALL BY MYSELF. We first purchased our oldest her own suitcase when she was 3. She loved it. She would fill it with her “stuff,” […]
12 Deviled Egg Recipes for Brunch, Appetizer or Lunch – Whole30 & Paleo
There is something about deviled eggs that I enjoy so much. They are light, savory and sometimes sweet or salty. A common ingredient in deviled eggs is mayo. Try my homemade mayo to make any of these deviled egg recipes even more out of this world. 12 Deviled Egg Recipes Deviled Eggs with a Kick […]
Homemade Mayo for Whole30 or Paleo Eating Plans
You need to learn Whole30 changed my mind and body. Today I want to share with you one of my must-haves when I am following Whole30 – homemade mayo. After you read the book, It All Starts With Food, you learn about the meal template. Every time you sit down and eat, your plate should look […]
Reduce Stress & Have a Cleaner Home with this Routine for Moms
I’m not about to tell you that I am stress free or that my house is ultra organized. I am like the rest of you – always running around from school to soccer to dance. Somewhere in between I manage this site, make dinner and get some clean clothes ready for the next day. I […]
Do This, Not That, on the Carnival Vista
Ready to book your family Carnival Vista sailing? Check out the Incredible Cruise Deals at CruiseDirect! Sailing the Carnival Vista You want to have the best family vacation ever. You KNOW that a family cruise is always fun for EVERYONE! How about sailing on the beautiful Carnival Vista? Based on our experience, taking a family cruise on […]
Clean Your Oven Naturally
It’s easy to find a commercial chemically-based oven cleaner, but not as easy to find an all-natural one. Which is unfortunate, as chemical oven cleaners contain some pretty strong stuff! Luckily it’s not too hard to clean your oven with natural products (that you likely already own)! Here’s How to Clean Your Oven Naturally! How […]
10 Free Winter Coloring Pages for Adults
Winter weather might be bone chilling and lots of snow for some. For others, it might be crisper air and more time outside. Regardless of your address, winter is synonymous with snowflakes and penguins. As you attempt to focus on all your New Years resolutions, take time to relax. These 10 Free Winter Coloring Pages for […]
3 BEST Money Saving Apps for Shopping
You’ve got to do it. The kids, husband and YOU have to eat. Buuuuuuut, it is a time hog, a wallet drainer .. you name it. It’s time that YOU save money and time grocery shopping with the best money saving apps. Going grocery shopping has and forever will be something that takes time and money. […]
Surprising the Kids with a Carnival Vista 5-Night Sailing with the Family
Want to surprise the family with a cruise on the Carnival Vista or other ship? Check latest cruise prices & reviews for the Carnival Vista on Expedia!. Their Carnival Vista Dreams My oldest said she was, “paralyzed in happiness,” when we surprised the kids that we were going on the Carnival Vista! They didn’t have a clue. Ever since […]
How Whole30 Changed My Life
In April 2016, I noticed a friend had lost weight and looked great. A few days later I chose to follow her plan and I lost over 15 pounds in 30 days. I followed the plan again a few weeks after with my husband (shocker!) and I lost another 10 and he lost nearly 20 pounds. More […]