Ways To Save At Disney: Things To Know Before You Go

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guest post by Kasandria Reasoner I have been to Disney World a whopping 7 times in the past five years. Yep, I’m a Disney nut. The main question anyone asks me is: “How can you afford to go?” My answer is PLANNING! There are SO many Ways To Save on a Disney World Family Vacation even in today’s economy. You just have to do your research! One website I always check is: http://www.mousesavers.com/ Like right now you could get the buy 4, get 7 or

My Favorite Summer Moments

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What is it that makes summer so special?  When you’re a kid, summer means no school, lots of swimming, and sleeping in late.  When you think about it, it really isn’t any different when you become an adult, is it?  We get a break from our children’s homework, too, and like to take part in the summer fun just as much.  Yeah, we don’t get to sleep in late, but we do get a itty bitty break and that counts for something. So, what are

Big Crowds, Little Kids

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I will start by sharing a few of my tips about wrangling my little ones in big crowds but what I am hoping for out of this post is a lot of comments and tips from all of you readers. Lets start a conversation about this because it is summer travel time and whether you plan on being a tourist or if your town becomes flooded with tourists in the summer, it is always good to have a plan when you are dealing with big

How to Avoid Housework this Summer

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I considered taking some extreme measures to ensure that I don’t spend my summer doing housework, because I’d rather be at the beach. After finding a particularly over-whelming mountain of dirty clothes next to the washer, I announced to the family that we were joining a nudist colony. I figured that would really cut down on laundry. The baby didn’t care, and my five year old, who can be found running around the house sans clothing at any hour of the day, was all for

Fill Your Love Tank

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Just as we need to fill our gas tanks often we need to fill our love tanks often as well. I first heard of this analogy in the book The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman.  I absolutely love this analogy, it is simple and makes so much sense! Let me share with you and example.  Last week my son was giving me a hard time the whole day, I was super exasperated with him and quickly started hating that is was Summer break. Lo

Father’s Day Norelco Makeover for My Husband + Giveaway {giveaway closed}

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::GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED::  Congrats to Lauralee Hensley. Yes, you heard it right, this past weekend I gave my husband, Ryan, an early Father’s Day gift – a Norelco makeover!  What is a Norelco makeover, you ask?  Well, it consists of a $400 gift card to purchase a brand new Norelco razor, replacement heads, and anything else that could possibly makeover a husband.  With Norelco’s help and my superhero powers, I had the confidence that I could transform this man. Before we started, I asked Ryan

Story Time Extension: Make Reading Fun!!

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guest post by Wendy I love reading to my children. We find ourselves cuddled up in the chair reading books several times a day. If you have a favorite title, a great way to extend that book is to create an activity based on something that happened in the story. Today I read The Gingerbread Man to Lani and my other child care children. To extend that story we baked our own gingerbread cookies. While baking the cookies we talked about the book. What were