Are you ready for the most amazing blondies in the world? Ingredients: 2 1/4 C flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 sticks of butter, softened 3/4 C sugar 3/4 C brown sugar, packed 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 bag of semi sweet chocolate chips 2-3 tablespoons kosher salt Mix all but kosher salt together and spread into a square baking pan. Sprinkle the kosher salt on top of the brownies before baking. Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes. Grab a HUGE glass of milk and enjoy! HEAVEN! … [Read more...]
Finances and Children–Guest Post
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Today we have the pleasure of having Dr. Deanna Cole, a a licensed psychologist with a broad background in neuropsychological and psychological assessment, therapy and psychoeducation share her thoughts on finances and children: It’s important that parents talk about money and money issues with their children. Kids are often aware of their parents’ financial burdens even when adults attempt to shield their children from life’s stresses. They should also be made aware of the good things money brings! Teach your kids the value of financial planning, saving and possibly even investing. When you enjoy a vacation, a trip to the circus or a simple trip to the ice cream shop, you have a perfect opportunity to talk about how nice it is to have money to enjoy life’s luxuries (and slip in a bit of education or your own financial wisdom as well). Better yet, work out a plan with your kids ahead of time to come up with the money for a special event. Have them get creative about ways your … [Read more...]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Raising Kids…
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We all know that raising children has good, bad, and ugly times. Today we bring you a little humor related to raising your little ones! The Good: Pregnancy gives you the best, most luxurious hair you've ever had. The Bad: Four months after you give birth, your hair begins to fall out. The Ugly: You no longer care that your luxurious hair is gone because there's no time to wash and style it anyway. The Good: Pregnancy gives you glowing skin. The Bad: Six months into your pregnancy, stretch marks begin to show. The Ugly: Your skin now looks like a prune. The Good: You thought that your third trimester of pregnancy prepared you for sleepless nights. The Bad: Tossing and turning in bed is nothing compared to actually having to get up with an infant. The Ugly: Due to sleep deprivation, you have now used breast milk or formula as coffee creamer. (photo source) The Good: You bought the safest, cutest car seat for you infant. The Bad: You didn't realize how … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Fruit Kabobs
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Holidays tend to be surrounded by food, at least they are in my family. Memorial Day is no exception! Looking for a snack that will sure to please, then look no further. Memorial Day Fruit Kabobs are really easy to make AND there are a few different ways to do them. My kids love watermelon and blueberries so I usually use those fruits. All you need is a few skewers and some fruit and a few marshmallows. Ideas for RED Ideas for BLUE Ideas for WHITE Strawberries Blueberries Bananas Cherries Grapes Apples Watermelon Blackberries Marshmallows Raspberries Popcorn Grapes … [Read more...]
Fun Stuff Fridays (#21)
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Remember when Linkys were all the rage in blogging? They were a great way to find and get to know other bloggers before social media and Pinterest became mainstream. It didn’t hurt that they brought a ton of traffic to your site too. Lindsi and I started our Fun Stuff Fridays linky back in 2011. We kept it going for 20 weeks before it fizzled out (or we got sick of doing it, I’m not sure which happened). It is now soon to be 2017 and at lot of the links in those linkies no longer exist. Plus, I’ve let my link up subscription lapse so you can’t get to them anyway. Instead of deleting the Fun Stuff Fridays posts, however, I have decided to clean them up and make sure our featured links are still valid. After all, on a rare occasion I get traffic from one of these old posts. The linky may be gone but the featured posts are still valid as of December 2016… Welcome to Fun Stuff Fridays. We love seeing what our readers have been up to and cannot wait to share some of our favorites! … [Read more...]
Tie Dying with Kids
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Eeeek! I know, tie dying with kids sends shivers up my spine too! What a mess, and all that work. I have braved tie dying with my kiddos a few times and it was totally worth it. Tie-dyeing came to the United States in 1909. However, it became popular when musicians like Janis Joplin began wearing fabrics that had been dyed using this method. However, tie-dyeing is not a new concept. It has its roots in older methods of dyeing fabric used throughout the world. Many different cultures dye their own fabric using plants extracts. (thank you eHow) Things to try tie dying: pillowcases, hats, t-shirts, night gowns and pajamas, socks, shorts, sweatshirts, purses, swimsuits, scarfs, neck tie, fabric, blankets, and the list goes on. Different techniques: knot tying bunching pleats spirals, rosettes, stripes, diamonds, ovals, squares, bullseye, circles Helpful sites: Fave Crafts Prochemical Rit Craft Information … [Read more...]
