This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Wyndham Vacation Rentals. Some of us are enjoying the final days of summer vacation before school starts. Others have another month or more to party and vacation before reality sets in. For either scenario, I’ve found a great excuse to get away for a […]
Peace on Earth DIY ornaments
December 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
This project originally appeared on Design Dazzle as part of their Christmas Wonderful series. I’m happy to share it here with you now! I have been wanting to do a Christmas focused on “Peace on Earth” and “Joy to the World” for a while now and have been collecting ideas on my Pinterest board. These DIY […]
Gift Idea and Giveaway: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt
November 22, 2013 by 18 Comments
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” — Mark Twain When I was 11-years old. My family lived in the Dominican Republic for a year. It was a completely life-transforming experience for me at a time in my life when I was transforming into the person I was going to become. I learned Spanish […]
Disneyland Travel Baskets with Silhouette Design Studio
July 2, 2013 by 4 Comments
Hi everyone! I had a little bit of a hard time getting this post up because I have been somewhat consumed by the news of the loss of the firefighters from my hometown of Prescott. One of our friends lost her husband in the fire. Before I get on to business as usual, I just […]
Disneyland on a Budget–14 money-saving tips
March 26, 2013 by 12 Comments
The main reason we had never taken our kids to Disneyland before, was of course, the money. I’m a bargain hunter, and Disneyland is not a place that tends to offer deep discounts. It doesn’t need too. Even with hefty admission prices, people flock to the parks. I don’t anticipate that will change anytime too […]
Disneyland for Newbies
March 21, 2013 by 10 Comments
I’m not a true Disneyland newbie, but so much has changed in the 20 years since I have been there, that I may as well be. I mean, there were only minor changes to “It’s a Small World” and “The Pirates of the Caribbean” (Jack Sparrow looks so life-like, btw, I wondered if Johnny Depp […]
Disneyland Travel Kits
March 19, 2013 by 13 Comments
I promised you that I had another surprise for the kids for the morning that we left for Disneyland and here it is! I set these baskets up for them the night before so they could come down the stairs and discover them. Honestly, it felt a bit like Christmas morning. So why give the […]
We’re Going to Disneyland – How to break the news to the kids
March 18, 2013 by 2 Comments
It’s Disney week on the blog, and I thought we would start at the beginning of the fun: Telling the kids that they were about to take a trip to Disneyland! It wasn’t hard to keep the trip a secret, since we didn’t know for sure that we were going to be able to swing […]
Serenity: Word for 2013
February 23, 2013 by 6 Comments
I originally wrote this post back in January when most other bloggers were writing about their words of the year. I started second guessing myself before I got around to publishing it, but just read it again, and decided that even if this isn’t the only thing I focus on this year, it is still […]
What I Did Over Summer Vacation
August 10, 2012 by 2 Comments
(Can you see what BSB chose as the flag for his masterpiece sand castle?) If my children are asked to write an essay this year, they will have plenty of material to work with! 3 1/2 weeks on the road 3 family reunions 4 states 3 Theme parks 3000+ miles on the car 4 Beach […]
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