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November 6, 2018

Christmas Dove: Doing Good, not Being Good {review + a discount code}

It's that time of year when families start thinking about Advent books and studies, or what certain character they're going to hide around the house for the kids during the Christmas season. We don't do Elf on the Shelf (and you can see why here) and have done several really good Advent books together over the last few years. However this year, ...

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September 17, 2018

Our Trader Joe’s Favorites

Trader Joes' has some of our favorite things. It's a weekly stop for us. I never understood what all the hype was about this grocery store until the first time I step foot in one. If you have been to a Trader Joe's store, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't yet and if you have one close by, stop in this week. You'll be glad you ...

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August 28, 2018

Flying with Kids: 11 Tips to Keep You (and your kids) Sane

Flying doesn't have to be something you dread when planning a family vacation. Of course kids love to fly, but a lot of times parents dread traveling - especially flying with kids. We don't live near my husbands family, so when we head to Florida to see them we usually fly. Travel is also a big part of our family. We don't want our children to not ...

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August 7, 2018

Our 2018 / 2019 Homeschool Curriculum Choice

'Tis the season for Back to School! We officially started last week, however we did a couple weeks with a "soft start". It feels so good that school is back in session. We love the lazy days of summer, but there's something to be said about routine and getting things accomplished. Am I the only weirdo who feels that way? Probably so. I thought I ...

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July 31, 2018

Exploring Seattle in the 2018 Mazda CX-5

We recently returned from an Alaskan cruise. But before our cruise left, we spent 4 days in Seattle and grew to love the city even more than we already did. When we have visited Seattle before, we didn't have a car to go exploring beyond the city. This time we did, and it was wonderful! The Mazda CX-5 was our vehicle to whip around Seattle and ...

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