Merry Christmas from our family to yours!! We hope that you are having a day filled with family, friends and joy. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. For to us a child is born, to us […]
You’ve still got time to grab a friend and join me for what I think is the best girls weekend away of the whole year! Two days tucked away beside a lake in the Blue Ridge Mountains sounds blissful as I look at my mountain of laundry and the gaggle of kids telling me their […]
I found several great printables that can be downloaded for some really fun activities. With summer fast approaching now would be a good time to print some FREE activities for children at home. These also make great activities for restaurants and road trips. I found these three that I think are excellent learning tools. I even found […]
It’s time for our DietBet to start! Are you ready to start your way towards a healthier lifestyle? If you’re like me, you’ve already started and you need a little push to keep you going. So far the community is already supportive, and as a frugal-minded person, the $30 is the motivation I need. I don’t look […]
I’m now two weeks in on Nutrisystem and so far things are humming along well. I lost another 3 pounds this week, so I’m down 8 pounds total so far. This has been a fun week because while pounds are a great way to measure weight loss, the real measurement is clothes and as of […]
I can’t remember a time in my life that I didn’t struggle with food and body image. In case you didn’t know food is really yummy, ice cream tastes amazing and butter really does make everything better and bread… You can see where this is going. Now over 30 lbs overweight if one more person […]
Looking for something fun to do with family? Don’t forget the National Park Service is offering FREE admission to everyone on certain days. During the entire year the National Parks Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. There are 409 parks to visit throughout the United States so there is sure […]
I hope that you are having a wonderful Christmas Day. May you remember today all the blessings around you, we all have so much be thankful for! Merry Christmas! How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear His […]
I took a few weeks off from Friday Finals thanks to having a baby a few Friday’s ago! This week I still have no shopping to share other than sending my sweet Husband to the store for milk and orange juice. He did great and only brought home what was asked (well he did through […]