Source As the holidays are coming up very soon, and no doubt you want to keep your children entertained without them sitting in front of the television throughout the entire season, you've got to find some suitable ways to keep them occupied, but also, ever so slightly educated. Crafts is a perfect balance of both, and if you are running behind in creating some festive crafts for the upcoming season, you can get stuck in. So, here are some ideas. DIY Holiday Ornaments It's very simple, all you have to do is head to a craft store, grab a few basic supplies, like paint, foam, and some ribbon to make some ornaments. Or if you are looking for something a bit more artful, you could create paper snowflakes, as it's easy enough to fold up some paper and cut out paper patterns. The great thing with snowflake designs is that there are numerous options for limited money (and minimal mess). Decorating Cookies If you want to get the children involved in the kitchen, this is the … [Read more...]

Hey Everyone well I thought I wrote you all yesterday at some point but apparently I did one of those open the dashboard & ramble and not finish deals Anyways, the weekend was a fast one! David worked half a day saturday and we went over to my mom and dads for a late lunch /dinner.  I know we went out sometime late Saturday evening to publix but I can't even for anything remember what we actually went and got... Sunday we had the snow/sleet/freezing rain event. Storm of the lifetime ? NO. Not in my book by far lol. It was pretty weak honestly- but it is odd for us to have an accumulating snow/winter event this time of the year. We generally don't have those until January/ Feb.  It was more ice or freezing rain and whatnot than anything. All you could hear was it on the windows- it was crazy. .. most of our windows are front facing and it was like hearing someone throw gravels at them (like when we get hail storms sometimes) I spent the day cuddled and burrowed and reading … [Read more...]

With so many choosing to bring their new puppy home over the festive period; you’ve probably been tempted to do the same. There’s nothing quite like the memory of the scene in Lady and the Tramp when the new puppy pops out of the box on Christmas morning. However, life can be somewhat different from Disney movies, and you’ll have plenty to prepare for if you are planning a puppy’s arrival. Aside from some sleepless nights ahead; there are an array of things to invest in and prepare the family for in advance of them getting to you. Therefore, it’s worth writing a thorough list and getting the whole family on board with the puppy plans. A new dog will bring you plenty of laughter and joy, but, just like kids; they have a tendency to wear you out and challenge you on multiple occasions when they’re young. If you’ve made up your mind that Christmas is the time where you add a new furry family member to your household; make sure you’re heading towards puppy parenthood and becoming a … [Read more...]

 I received no compensation for sharing about this book! I'm just a super nice girl who is loving to share about all the awesome books that I'm getting acquainted with lately. In the future swag & ARC's might come my way but for now, i'm doing it all simply for the fun! I was SO very excited about this book release. I think I had heard on Thursday evening that it was going to come out on the weekend and I stalked Amazon like CRAZY. I fell asleep cuddled up with my fur folks on Sunday while David was doing some random things and when I woke up BAM it was on Kindle Unlimited and I was set for the rest of the day :) It couldn't have came out at a more perfect time with our little snow storm/ice storm you know? :) I am actually on my way to reading it twice now. It really punched up a notch since the first one!   Title: Buy My Soul Author: Jade West  Genre: Contemporary Romance  Series: A Sixty Days Novel #2      Add to your TBR - … [Read more...]

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Hey Everyone Well... It is Saturday about 11:20 a/m and i'm just waiting for David to get off of work and then we are heading to my moms for tasty vittles (that means food if you didn't know lol) We are having porterhouse steaks & assorted veggies (homemade mashed potatoes and such)  I'm already ready to go even though my skin decided to take a major breakout this morning. I have it covered up with some concealer and i've cleaned the heck out of it beforehand. I hate having to wear the concealer because i know it isn't a good thing for it but I'm not going out of the house with red bumps blaring!  it has actually calmed down quite a bit but ugh it was doing SO SO good. ... hopefully it will go back the other way. I gave my mom my old iphone because she was fussing about her phone acting up , but I don't think she is going to use it , so I think i'm going to snag it back and sell it in the Eco Atm thing. I can use the money to get some drinks and the stuff for my french dip … [Read more...]