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Personalized Place cards for Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner

December 7, 2017 Andrea

We hosted Thanksgiving dinner this year and one thing that I definitely wanted to do was create individual place cards.  It's a great way to personalize place settings and avoid confusion as who will to sit where (in our case all the kids wanted to sit next to their … [Read more...]

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Easy Fireworks Art Project For 4th of July

June 30, 2017 Andrea

This is a really simple project to do with the kiddos this 4th of July weekend! MATERIALS Construction Paper 3-4 toilet paper rolls (or paper towel rolls cut in 1/2) Paint Paper Plates DIRECTIONS 1) Gather materials & prep surface.  I used brown bags & leftover … [Read more...]

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Entry Table Redo: From Craigslist to Entryway

June 28, 2017 Andrea

We bought 3 pieces of furniture off Craigslist last year for $60 total - a coffee table, an end table, and this table that I decided to use as our entry table.  This was my first attempt at painting furniture of any kind, and I think it turned out really well!  I painted it with … [Read more...]

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Handmade Christmas Cards Made From Glitter Scrapbook Paper

January 15, 2015 Andrea

I decided to take on a pretty big project for Christmas - making and sending out my own handmade Christmas cards.  I was inspired by a story I read about a woman who created handmade cards every year up until her death and the year she passed away she started the cards.  Her … [Read more...]

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Christmas Planters Made From Christmas Tree Clippings

January 11, 2015 Andrea

This past Christmas I really wanted to go out and purchase some cute planters for the front of our house to bring a little life to the outside.  Unfortunately everything I found was pretty pricey for what I wanted, and since they really only needed to be there for a few months I … [Read more...]

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Hi there!  We are stay-at-home, work-at-home parents of 4 active children who try to balance life while running a business from home.  Is your life chaotic? Do you find it hard to separate family, work, kids and time with loved ones? By sharing our experiences here, we hope you feel better knowing that you’re not alone.  We believe that life truly happens in the messy, unexpected, unplanned moments of everyday life.

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2 “MUST HAVE’s” for Lego Parents.

March 12, 2014 By Eric

Many of you our there might have a child who enjoys everything there is about LEGOS!  Welcome to what I like to call vacuum mine field.  Many of you know the endless lego pieces found scattered throughout your home.  Or many of you yourself have potentially broke a fingernail or yourself have used a butter knife and maybe even your TOOTH to try to pry or separate a Lego.  This post is ALL ABOUT that. Having 2 boys that love building things and with very active minds we have come to find that … [Read More...]

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