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My 4 Favorite Iced Drinks Made with My Keurig

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Do you love your Keurig like I do? It is one of my favorite Christmas gifts I received last year. The crazy thing is that I don’t even drink coffee on a regular basis. This past winter I made a list of my favorite non-coffee drinks using the Keurig. Now that it is in the 80s and warm here where I live, I have been testing out iced drinks. I am drinking one right now as I am typing.

When I first went to the grocery store to check the aisles for iced beverages I didn’t see anything that caught my eye but as soon as I checked Amazon there were many options. Here are my top 4.

My 4 favorite iced drinks made with my Keurig. Now that it is summer I wanted to make some iced drinks in my Keurig and here are my favorites. [Read more…]

5 Minute Pop-Culture Lesson for Kids – Who is the King of Pop?

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A few weeks ago I figured out that my kids were behind in their education. They had no clue about who  were some the most important figures in America, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson! I did a little lesson on Elvis last week and it is amazing how fast they picked it up and how often we hear Elvis music. Next I moved forward to my 5 minute pop-culture lesson for kids – who is the King of Pop.

I wanted to teach my kids about Michael Jackson. This includes some fun facts about Michael Jackson that kids will think are fun plus some links to his videos. Remember when the moonwalk was introduced to the world?

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5 Minute Pop-Culture Lesson for Kids – Who is the King of Rock & Roll?

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We were driving a couple months ago in the car and I pointed out some blue shoes on a sign and started singing “Blue Suede Shoes” and the boys were freaking out covering their ears. I said what’s wrong don’t you like Elvis and they said “Who’s Elvis?”. WHOA, WHAT!!! I have been failing in their education! How have I missed this important subject that these kids of mine need to know? So I said that as soon as we got home I was going to have a lesson on Pop-Culture and we were starting with Lesson #1…who is the King of Rock & Roll – a lesson for kids on Elvis.

When I realized my kids didn't know who Elvis was I had to fix that immediately. Here is a 5 minute lesson for kids about Elvis. A few facts and links to his videos on YouTube. I love that they can recognize Elvis songs when we are out now.

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How to Decide if Your Child Should Quit an Activity

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Do you have a child that isn’t happy with their activity anymore? Or it is getting really bad where you are having to drag them out of the car or bribe them to get their uniform on for practice? Are you wondering how to decide if your child should quit an activity?

I was raised to never quit anything. I was a NCAA Div 1 athlete and had success in part because I was not ever a quitter….so this is very new territory to me. Some of my deeper thoughts are that I am partly worried that it could make them a “quitter” in life.

Is your child no longer liking their sport or activity? How to decide if your child should quit. Here are 2 situations where we had to make this decision and our results.

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Having Kids Spaced 4 Years Apart – Pros and Cons

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Before I had kids and before we had our youngest daughter I was so curious about how many years apart we should have our kids. I think everyone draws back to their own experience growing up with siblings. I have 2 younger sisters. One that is 3 years younger than me and one that is 10 years younger. While we are all good friends now, when we were growing up the one that is 3 years younger than me and I fought non stop. Looking back I don’t know how my parents survived it. I vowed not to ever have my kids 3 years apart but ended up having kid spaced 4 years apart.

My list of pros and cons of having siblings 4 years apart in age. Here are my thoughts on the positives and negatives to having children 4 years apart in age.

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4 Favorite Outdoor Games to Play with Kids of All Ages (No Toys Needed)

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This past week we were on spring break and had a great time at the beach. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t warm enough to be at the beach all day so we spent more time at the park than we normally do. Usually I can just let them run around at the park and I don’t need to entertain but we were there every day for at least an hour so I had to get creative to keep it fun. My boys helped me come up with 4 favorite outdoor games.

Easy fast games to keep things interesting when playing outside with kids. This weekend my boys taught me some of these and I love that they are quick and not complicated games that all different ages can have fun. I actually enjoyed playing them too.

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Keep Track of Your Beach Towels With This Easy Tip

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This past weekend was the first day of Spring. Exciting times here in the south because our neighborhood pool opens up this weekend. Yes, it is March and our pool will be open! This means we will gather a million things in bags and trek up to the pool and get everyone slathered in sunscreen and then they will jump in the pool and completely freak out that the water is too cold and want to go home immediately. Ha! It happens every year.

A few years ago, throughout the summer, we were constantly leaving beach towels at the pool and losing them. I couldn’t figure out why we couldn’t keep up with the towels. I would replace 1 or 2 through out the summer if I found a couple on sale but it continued to be a problem. Then I finally came up with a solution.

I kept leaving beach towels at the pool until I came up with this solution. Now I can quickly scan the area and find the towels that belong to us.

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Top 5 Favorite Pool Toys for Kids

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Do you spend all summer at the pool like we do? I love being able to walk to our neighborhood pool. We spend many afternoons there with neighbors. Our pool is opening up soon (yea for living in the south) so I was taking stock of what toys I need to replace from last year and which ones I can throw away.

My 3 kids love the go to the pool every day. Here are their top 5 favorite pool toys the past couple years.

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