Weekly Menu for July 31 Monday: Grilled Chicken with Coconut-Jalapeño Sauce and Rice Pineapple Snack: granola bars Tuesday: Cream Cheese and Chicken Orzo with Tomatoes and Basil Green Salad Snack: Apple slices with peanut butter and mini chocolate chips Wednesday: Roasted Vegetables and Chorizo over Polenta Sweet Potato Fries Snack: Healthy Orange Julius Thursday: Crispy Shrimp Tacos Tortilla chips and…
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6 Book Deals for a July Weekend
This week has been go-go-go at our house and I’m looking forward to a little bit of calm before the storm of next week when family starts arriving for my brother’s wedding and lots of festivities. Here are some of my favorite book deals going on this weekend: Book Deals For a july Weekend A Place to Hang the Moon…
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What We Gave Ella for Her 12th Birthday
Last week, Ella turned twelve. We celebrated with a little lunch date (one of our favorite birthday traditions is both parents taking the birthday girl out for breakfast or lunch together), a lake morning with a few of her friends, and dessert with extended family on Sunday night (I made these chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars and Ella made this…
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25+ Audiobooks With Sound Effects or Music
There’s no question we’re audiobook lovers in our house but there is something extra delightful about audiobooks with sound effects or background music. It brings a whole new level of fun and delight to a great story and really makes for an immersive experience. Here are some of the best audiobooks with sound effects or background music for all ages…
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50 Delightful Toddler Books
It’s a magical moment when you move into the toddler books phase. Board books are probably still part of the rotation, but now you can start to add in some picture books with a bit more text and a few more pages. These are fifty of my very favorite toddler books. They have bright illustrations, lots of fun details to…
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