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Since we had such a LOOOONG drive to Florida and plenty of down time this last week, I was able to get TWO BOOKS read in one week!  Maybe I need to take more vacations so I can get caught up on all my reading!!! THE HUNGER GAMES  (THE HUNGER GAMES #1) By Suzanne Collins…

I was sent some disposable gloves from MAGID GLOVE AND SAFETY to review.  I have never really thought about how handy having disposable gloves are around the house. I was sent the EconoWear Blue Powdered Nitrile Disposable Gloves to try out.  Find them HERE. I have been using them to clean, work with meat, and…

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. THANKS FOR ENTERING! I remember as a child, I had a book that had MY NAME in it along with some friends and family members.  I would read that book over and over and thought it was so neat that the story was told about me!  Because my name has a different…

We went to the sunny cloudy state of Florida this last week.  Even though the weather wasn’t ideal, it was still WAY BETTER than Iowa and our family made the best of it.  We stayed in Pensacola Beach, Florida and also spent time in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  The kids handled the looooong drive really well and…

We had a hectic week getting ready for our week-long trip to Florida!!!  I was busy getting the house picked up, getting everyone packed, doing laundry, and even did some subbing.  The boys had a concert on Saturday.  Both Patrick and Bennett made an Honor Band and we went to their concert.  Both of the…

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. Buddha Are your thoughts filled with joy? Is your first thought of the day one with joy or frustration, joy or disappointment, joy or grumbling?  Which do you think would be…

“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” Ronald Reagan How many nights a week do you sit together as a family around the dinner table/breakfast table?  For us, the dinner table is a priority.  Some nights it just isn’t going to work, but for the most part, I will hold off on…

“To find out what one is fitted to do and to secure an opportunity to do it is key to happiness.” John Dewey Are you doing what makes you truly happy?  I know that I was meant to be a MOM and nothing has made me happier and more fulfilled in my life.  But, there…

“I will speak ill of no man and speak all the good I know of everybody.”  Benjamin Franklin Won’t you try this for today?  What if we all did this for one day? One week? One month?  One year?  Oh my, what a different world it would be.

During the month of February, I featured games that our family has enjoyed over the years.  I hope that these posts have inspired you to take some time and pull out those old favorites from your childhood to teach to your kids, or maybe add to your family’s collection…even finding some new favorites.  We have…