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Cranberry & Chocolate Quinoa Granola Bars

When perusing Pinterest for Quinoa recipes, I stumbled across this fabulous one from Vanilla & Spice. Because I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand, I modified this recipe for what I had and for our own  taste buds! Cranberry & Chocolate Quinoa Granola BarsAdapted from Vanilla & SpiceDry1.5 cups whole wheat flour1 tsp cinnamon (LOVE cinnamon – I DUMPED it… View Post

Day in the Life:: Walmart

One year ago, I never would have gone out, by myself, with two boys. Somehow, with two mobile gentlemen however, I am prepared to brave most stores on my own. This morning, we ventured to Walmart and here’s just a play-by-play of our time out and about. 1. Prepare mentally to head out to the store. 2. Dress everyone in… View Post

Ava the Elephant

Our recent family tradition includes Friday nights filled with Chipotle and Shark Tank. Since we came late to the party, there were plenty of old episodes on Hulu to help us get our Shark Tank fix. One of my favorite presenters was Tiffany Krumins and her product, Ava the Elephant. Ava is a children’s medicine dispenser and was born out of a desire to… View Post

Fix Under the Sink

Last year, we had the unfortunate occurrence of old pipes bursting under our kitchen sink. This left the wood & contact paper warped and unappealing. In an effort to make future clean-ups a breeze and to ensure that the water damage did not happen again, I found this pin on Pinterest that I wanted to try out.  My friend, Colleen,… View Post

Cinnamon Swirl {almond milk} Muffins

One of my most recent favorites is almond milk! Low in calories, high in calcium and still tastes delicious! I wanted to bake some muffins for this week that wouldn’t break the calorie bank, yet still tasted yummy! I found  one recipe here for Cinnamon Swirl Muffins and tweaked it a bit! Cinnamon Swirl {almond milk} Muffins Ingredients: 1 3/4… View Post

Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau

This past Friday, Jim and I brought the boys to the Oak Lawn Children’s Museum {{giveaway still going}} to participate in a promotional video-taping that was going on there to be featured on the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors’ Bureau.  Our friend, Scott, from high school works for the CSCVB and tipped us off to the great opportunity! I can’t wait to… View Post

Writing on the Wall :: Vinyl Lettering Review

Home is Where the Heart Is! One of my favorite elements of home decor is the use of words throughout to give life and meaning to the rooms we love.  In my blog reading, I stumbled across Misty’s vinyl lettering business,  Writing on the Wall.  As a long time blog reader, I knew that this would be a great venture for… View Post

Easter Egg {Paint Chip} Garland

This past week, a new blog friend of mine, Lani,  posted a cute, quick tutorial for a darling Easter garland. I wanted to re-create something similar over the boys’ breakfast nook. I plan to dress up the area more throughout the week. I used yellow ribbon that I had on hand and had Charlie choose the colors for the “eggs!”… View Post

Royal Family KIDS

For Christmas this past year, we filled shoe boxes for children through Operation Christmas Child! Charlie loved putting the boxes together and picking out the goodies inside, so when I saw the opportunity to do something similar for the upcoming Royal Family Kids Camp, I jumped at the chance! We filled a Birthday Box for a boy (ages 7-11) and… View Post

Pee Wee Sports :: Tee-ball

Today was the last class of Pee Wee Sports through Pleasantdale Park District. With the beautiful weather, Coach Bubba opted to take the kids (and parents) outside to enjoy! Charlie at first didn’t want to go into the gymnasium, but once he found out we were going outside, he ran right in! Momma, Poppy, & Jack joined us today, so… View Post

Redeeming Creations

Our family story is being featured at Redeeming Creations today! This amazing site takes a look at re-purposed crafts and redeemed people. Head on over for some inspiring stories for your soul and DIY ideas for your home! Happy Wednesday!

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