It's time to pull out the summer gratitude journal! We arrived at the event we were all so excited about. Lunch rolled around and we discovered the cost of our food was more than what I usually would like to pay. I didn't say anything to the kids about it or my husband. Well, I hand my son his very expensive burger and fries that I had to wait in line 30 minutes for at the only food truck that sold food my kids would eat. I still had not even taken one bite of my BBQ sandwich. He ... continue reading...
Giant Bubbles Recipe
Simple summer fun at your finest--Bubbles! If you're ever feeling like you've lost the magic in your life and your childlike wonder--just make bubbles. Seriously, bubbles are magical. Next time you're going from one mundane activity to the next and need a little magic pull out the bubbles and sit in awe. Okay, so I'm tweaking my recipe I shared over here but the cute diy magic wand I shared, is a must see, so hop over and check it out. Bubbles are a great inexpensive activity to ... continue reading...
Panzanella Tuscan Salad
Who says you can't create your own sunshine? The skies are gray here, but I can definitely bring some cheer into our life by brightening up our dining room with a fun color tablecloth and a delicious Tuscan salad. Panzanella Tuscan salad is a rustic meal traditionally eaten in Italy with stale bread, fresh tomatoes, basil and other fresh ingredients. We're meat eating kind of people so we added bacon to ours and I bet it would also taste good with sausage! It's simple and delicious--perfect ... continue reading...
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
For some reason summer time is the perfect breeding ground for "entitlement" to creep in. But raising grateful kids in an entitled world is not impossible. Below I share some practical ways. We had just arrived at our nice hotel in the Amazon jungle, a trip we'd enjoyed before but this time we were going to go deeper in and visit with the indigenous indians. I was so excited because for years I've wanted to return, but either we had a baby and it's not recommended to take babies to the ... continue reading...
French Toast Fruit Kabobs
The other day I served up the boys french toast like this and they went wild. They were amazed by my creativity--it doesn't take much to amaze little ones. Or maybe they were just amazed that I made french toast, I usually don't. These french toast kabobs are the perfect way to add a simple twist to a family breakfast favorite. I'm not really into french toast which is why I don't make it very much but my husband's family loves it. They pretty much eat it every day when we are ... continue reading...
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