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Thanks to everyone who entered this awesome giveaway.  Today’s winner is…… Bill! I hope these batteries keep your summer going and going and going and going……. 🙂

In May, our cat, Baxter turned 15.  We have been without our other cat, Buddy for a couple months now and Baxter sure misses him.  They were best buds.  I remember getting Baxter on a farm in Wisconsin and picked him out because he was the cutest of the all the kittens. Reagan had her…

We had a great 2nd week of summer!  The chore list began, but the days were still laid back and fun.   Reagan has been begging to make this dessert ever since her latest AMERICAN GIRL magazine arrived.  So, since we had friends coming over Sunday night, we made her Caramel Apple Sweet-za and it…

Reagan has been begging to make these ever since we got the CAKE POPS by Bakerella book.  But, the cake balls hadn’t hardened enough, so we only were able to make these two.  Hopefully we can make up the rest today.  But, they sure are cute!

Do you have about 5 minutes a day to spend praying for your spouse? Did you know that doing so each day over the course of 31 days can improve your marriage?!? I’m joining hundreds of other spouses in the 31 Days to Pray for your Spouse Challenge.  This is taken from the book 31 DAY TO BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE…

I made these and they were delicious.  I feel like I am always trying to find that perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe and these are pretty darn close.  I found the recipe in my March 2012 Food Network Magazine.  These were part of the Chocolate Chip Cookie feature under the Chewy category.  You should definitely…

Spending the night watching our oldest play baseball……wearing a fleece and under blankets…..and I was still cold.  Summer in Iowa still means keeping hand warmers, blankets and sweatshirts in the van.

We needed to get to work on their school memories books.  I had been a tad behind on them.  

Last weekend Reagan was helping me organize one of our closets that I keep gifts in.  She spotted a few packages of Polly Pockets that I keep on hand for those last minute birthday invites.  That reminded her that she has Polly Pockets too.  So, I then helped her reorganize her Polly Pocket accessories into…

I LOVE it when I get a good deal on something.  I am a coupon user and watch fliers for discounts and sales.  I also watch online sales when I get the chance.  So, trust me, when I tell you about this site.  They offer daily deals and you can really get a bargain. Every…