I enjoy cooking but sometimes it’s a nice break to have someone wait on me and not have to scrape dried applesauce off my own dining room floor. I’m sure my own mother felt that way many times but...
If you're anything like me, you adore decorating for Christmas, but hot glue guns and Mod Podge aren't really your forte. It's cool, friends. We lazy girls must stick together.
I've found that the easiest way to incorporate the holiday spirit into my...
Happy National Beer lovers day! My husband and I have a long-standing love for a delicious craft beer. In our past life pre-kids, we would often check out the local breweries with friends or for a date night on...
I first became aware of blogger Nancy Ray’s Contentment Challenge a few years ago, and it quickly became one of my annual goals: three months of not buying anything that I didn’t expressly need. Like many, I’m guilty of...
I love an outdoor movie night! There's something magical about gathering with friends and hanging outside to watch a movie on the semi-big screen. My daughter is also obsessed with outdoor movies.
We watched and loved Disney's Zombies and Zombies...
Have you thought about how you'll be celebrating Mother’s Day this year? A family gathering? Or perhaps the perfect Mother’s Day gift is doing absolutely nothing at all. If you have yet to pin down your plans for Mother’s...
Earth Day is Friday, April 22, and I am excited to focus my three girls' homeschool day on this important topic. Over the last few years, my family has become more aware of how our daily lives impact the...
I don't know if you caught this heartwarming letter from a West Virginian Superintendent canceling classes in honor of the first snow day of the year, but it brought tears to my eyes. Growing up in Virginia, we had...
More than the in-laws, more than the kids—couples argue about money more than anything else.
It doesn’t matter if couples are wealthy or struggling, financial issues don’t discriminate.
People have different financial priorities, different comfort levels around risk, different ideas about...
Maybe you've noticed the Facebook pictures of all your friend's car dashboards with the temperature display, or maybe you've seen the Tweets with the forecast for the week, or maybe you've just walked out your front door in the...
With so much going on at the end of each year, it can be easy to overlook traditions and customs that many don't typically celebrate. Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of life and a great way to plan...
Back in March, we began a series titled "Featured Blogger" and we were so thrilled to have had the opportunity to talk with Casey Leigh Weigand. (You can read her interview HERE.) But after searching the internet over, we realized how...
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Save the Date :: July Kid-Friendly Events in Dallas
How do $2 movies sound? Or concerts by the lake? A magic show . . . the circus? There is so much to do with the kids this month! Have a look at our roundup of family-friendly July events in Dallas.
