“What do we have to eat, Mom?” and “I’m boooored!” We’ve all heard it, right? Nearly every single day in my house! My kids come home from school and they are hungry, and they want to be wowed. They don’t want they same ol’, same ol’. I guess I have sent them to the refrigerator […]
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Turn Your Kids from Hangry to Happy with a Tree Top Sweepstakes
I swear two out of four of my kids must be going through a major growth spurt, because they are always hungry! “When do we eat?” says the little boy from Dick Tracy. People must think I starve these kids, but I promise it isn’t so. I am partnering with Tree Top to introduce an […]
Moisturize Your Lips Beautifully with Natural Lipstick
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Burt’s Bees. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s winter, and with that comes dry and cracked skin and lips. The dryness is probably one of my least favorite attributes of winter. When I lived in Idaho, my hands and lips were always cracked, and […]
Levi’s® Kids are Holiday Favorites in Kids Fashion
Levi’s® have a great history and most of it took place right in my backyard of Northern California when Levi Strauss, a Bavarian-born dry goods merchant, teamed up with Jacob Davis, a garment tailor to create the quintessential riveted blue jeans in 1873. Levi’s were created to meet the demand for a sturdy pair of […]
Fabulous Tween Fashion Styles for Winter
After having three boys, getting a little girl has been so much fun when it comes to shopping. My boys couldn’t care less about clothes and shopping, but my Bea loves to shop and be super stylish. My daughter is only 6, but because she is a tall girl we are already into size 10 […]
Sandwich Bros of Wisconsin for Convenient Lunches
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin. All opinions and statements are my own. Portable food – yup, that’s the description of the eponymous Sandwich (named for the Earl of Sandwich who claimed the invention). Our western cultural surely needs portable food, given our hectic lifestyle. There’s […]
Teaching Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches
We are a month into school now, and I can’t even believe it. While I have been a parent of school-aged kids for 6+ years now, I am still learning and adjusting. Some things I have learned since the kids have been back in school: I need to look in each of the kids’ backpacks […]
Kids Fashion with Personality
This post is promoted by Levi’s Kids. Every wardrobe should have a few staples. With a couple of go-to pieces that can be changed up, dressed up or down, then you or your child should be set no matter the circumstances. The trend for kids’ fashion this year seems to be leaning toward kiddos showing […]
Laundry Hacks for Working Men
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Arm & Hammer. The opinions and text are all mine. Free product was received for posting. Since I married in January, my laundry habits have been a bit different. Because of the heavy duty jeans and work shirts that my husband adds to the […]
Back to School Deals On Last Minute Items
“This blog post comes by way of the good folks at RetailMeNot, who contacted me with an opportunity to get to know their site and app.” With all of the back-to-school posts I’ve completed over the past couple of weeks, I think it’s pretty clear that I want to tackle this year with simplicity and […]