During a recent game of Uno, the kids and I came up with an invention to make our game-playing much easier. You see, in the game of Uno each player receives 7 cards each. Well, as an adult even I sometimes have trouble fanning my cards out so that I…
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{friday finds}: 07.01.2011
~ Special 4th of July edition ~ My mouth waters at the very sight of this 4th of July red-white-and-blue patriotic pound cake! This is a must make! {@ 3 Kids & Us} This super easy DIY patriotic banner will keep you and the kids busy crafting and singing the…
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My adventure in home-building with Libby’s & Habitat for Humanity Kansas City
A few weeks ago you might recall a post I made about the homebuilding event taking place here in Kansas City as part of the Libby's Get Back to the Table initiative. As excited as I was for that day to come where I'd get to meet up with some…
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Jacob: 21 months
I love how he: Quitely utters "shthththth" when trying to imitate the swooshing sound of a basketball net every. single. time. he sees one! Says "tey" when I ask "OK?", as if he fully understands me. Maybe he does. Eats everything. Even burgers loaded with mustard and pickles (mommy style)…
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Not just for jelly rolls
I was recently invited to a Pampered Chef party by a friend of mine as part of a fundraiser she was taking part in. I ended up buying a few things I felt my kitchen was lacking at the time. This new rectangular bar pan (a.k.a., jelly roll pan) was…
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Not your typical library finds
Our summer days are filled with regular trips to the library. Most of the time we're able to fill our canvas and reusable book bags to the brim with colorful reads, exciting chapter books, autobiographies about baseball stars and football stars, and even a few fun DVDs for the occasional…
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Kimberly-Clark & Disney launch some fun with Cars 2 products!
If ever there were a movie our family has been anticipating seeing, it's the Cars 2 flick! I mean, how could it not be?? So hard not to love the crusin' characters that began charming us years ago. We even love them so much we decorated our two oldest sons'…
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Grill o’ Rama
I won't lie. Ever since our insurance company offered to replace our old grill, along with our roof, as part of hail damage claim, I was giddy! I mean, I loved our old grill but it was just that – old. It was a wedding gift from my awesome dad…
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{friday finds} 06.24.2011
Two of my favorite kitchen staple items are bananas and cream cheese, so naturally I am very excited about trying this banana cake with cream cheese frosting next time I get the baking urge! {@ The Menu Mom} I could spend all afternoon printing out these fun summer activity worksheets…
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One decade ago . . .
We were eating cake! Happy Anniversary to my husband! We're pretty proud of a LOT of things, one of which being that a decade later, we are still featured on the Grand Wailea weddings photo gallery here. Yes, that's us pictured on our wedding day with the gorgeous Maui sunset…