We LOVE Christmas and our Elf on the Self, but we thought it was time for some NEW Elf on the Shelf ideas! The old ones floating around Pinterest are great, but surely he’s gotten tired of them. So we set out to create some new shenanigans for your Elf on the Shelf for 2017….
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The Best Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake Recipe! Mixes up in 5 min!
Why start from scratch when this Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake comes out so perfectly!! With a spice cake mix as the base, plus pudding, pumpkin and sour cream, it comes together in five minutes but is the MOST MOIST pumpkin spice bundt cake you’ll have this fall! Every time I serve this or bring it…
Easy Halloween Treat Jars with Cut up Balloons & Mason Jars!
Quite frankly I wasn’t quite ready to tackle a Halloween craft yet, but let’s face it, Halloween candy has been out since August. So this year I’ve decided: I’m not going to fight it! We have four kids ages 2-7 and holidays are a lot of fun to celebrate with them, so why not start…
How to End Your Marriage in 3 Easy Steps
Please note this is a satire piece and may not be for everyone! As a counselor, I have witnessed the heartbreak and havoc relationships can cause in people’s lives. There are times when relationships do need to end. This is a light-hearted perspective on the foibles of marriage. Exaggerations of what people sometimes do to…
10 Ways to make life with sick kids easier
Life with sick kids can be really difficult. Keeping them comfortable, wondering if you should take them in or not, trying to keep them hydrated, trying to take care of other kids and not let them get sick, taking time off of work. It can all be a lot, especially if the illness drags on for…
4 Moms Share: How we get our kids to bed in 15 MIN OR LESS!
I remember after we had our first, the only way to get her to sleep at night was to feed her and then lay with her until she was out and then sneak out of the room. With each step I was fearful that a squeak in the floor or pulling the door shut would…
Super Simple Construction Themed Birthday Cake
Construction Themed Birthday Cake–> Around our house, the kids start talking about what they would like on their birthday cakes MONTHS before their birthday arrives. For our older daughters the discussion usually involves princesses, Sophia the First, and My Little Pony. But for the boys, its all about trucks, tractors and dump trucks. And when…
Teaching our kids to find truth despite hype, bias & marketing (with the help of a really funny YouTube video!)
Our new favorite family TV show has been the “Carbonaro Effect.” Michael Carbonaro is an actor, comedian and world class illusionist. The Carbonaro Effect is a hidden camera magic TV show. Michael may pose as a store clerk, warehouse manager, museum curator or the like and uses his illusionary skills to confound an unsuspecting victim……
Warm Chai Tea Cider Recipe, the perfect fall drink!
This warm chai tea cider drink came about earlier this year. I was recently married to an amazing Indian man. My bridesmaids wore beautiful Indian gowns as we danced the night away on my parent’s Minnesota farm. And that is the back drop for this warm, fall drink. It’s a picture of my new married…
Simple Triple Fudge Oreo Bundt Cake Recipe
Our youngest turned two this past weekend, and since it would be mostly adults celebrating, I decided to forgo the traditional birthday cake with too sweet frosting for a decadent triple fudge oreo bundt cake. I have been on a bundt cake kick for a little while now (my mom and grandma find it amusing…