In our home we love Christmas. We are the kind of people who pull down our Halloween decorations and put up our Christmas tree. I mean I figure if we are going to all the work to decorate the house we might as well enjoy it for a couple months. It’s not that I don’t […]
Big Gifts For Kids Worth Buying
I have found over the years with my children that rather then buy them many small gifts for Christmas I am often times better off getting them a large gift that they can enjoy together. These gifts often get more use and my kids remain interested in them much longer. Plus, they don’t clutter up […]
7 Gift Ideas For Someone With Alzheimer’s Disease
I don’t want to say that I have a lot of experience buying gifts for someone with Alzheimer’s disease because that is something nobody wants to say. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s disease has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up my Grandmother was diagnosed with the disease when I was […]
Guide To Black Friday Shopping Online
Do you love getting a good deal? How about waiting for hours in lines and fighting crowds of people, while being enticed to buy a bunch of stuff, that will just clutter your house in the weeks following Christmas? Growing up I have memories of Black Friday shopping with my mother. That was when the stores gave out […]
Minute-To-Win-It Halloween Candy Game Night
After writing last weeks post about leftover Halloween candy and taking my kids to our local trick or treat on main street where they collected a ridiculous amount of candy I couldn’t wait to try out some fun ways to use it up. So this week for our weekly family night activity we competed in a minute to […]
10 Creative Ways To Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy
Halloween is almost here! There are so many fun Halloween events for kids to participate in. However, at each event they attend they collect candy. Lots of candy! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-candy. I enjoy candy as much as any other sugar-loving American, but how much candy can you give kids without things […]
