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This article may include a provided product or affiliate link. See footer for full details. It seems that John and I are forever having the case or no case conversation. We take our phones everywhere, and that means there is a high probably of us dropping it. I can accept that I am incredibly accident …

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Happy 5 Years- Starbucks Giveaway!

This last week has marked my 5 year Twitter-versary. I know what you’re thinking, why is she celebrating her 5 year Twitter-versary but has yet to celebrate any actual blog anniversaries. Well, that is mostly because I always forget anniversaries. Heck, John and I celebrated our 10th anniversary a year late. Luckily at some point …

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Meet December

I figured since I you guys have met my kids, that I should probably introduce our pup since she is part of the family too. Im pretty sure I have mentioned her at least a handful of times, heck she has been the center of many many Wordless Wednesday posts.  Meet our December, our six year …

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How To Stay Out Of Debt

We just recieved the letter confirming that our bankruptcy is finally complete. Yes you read that right, our bankruptcy. I feel silly saying at 29 we had to file for bankruptcy, but we did. Partly because we were irresponsible with our spending and decisions, and partly because I could not work to help fix our …

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Wordless Wednesday 5/15 ((LINKY))

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May 03

Totino’s Pizzeria Rolls {{Review & Giveaway}}

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 I don’t know about your family but my family isn’t very patient whenever it comes to food, so I am forever looking for quick snacks. Totino’s pizza rolls have always been my go to snack for after school, especially whenever they need something a little more than just a cookie or two. Its like a perfect finger food for kids (and us grown folks too). Naturally whenever I heard that Totino’s had a new twist on the pizza rolls that I adored, I was all over it!  MBS_TotinosPizzeriaRollsPkgs

Introducing Totino’s all new pizzeria line. These new treats are available in Chicken Paremesan, Meatball Marinara, and Cheesy Garlic. Sounds delicious right? Well, they are! We tried the Meatball Marinara and Chicken Parmesan for lunch one day. I immediately noticed that these were a little different from the classic pizza rolls, because they were PACKED with meat, cheese and sauce! In fact the Meatball Marinara had pretty good sized meatballs. While we ate I went around the table and asked what everyone thought. It was no argument, they all loved them especially the meatball marinara (which is exactly which one I thought they would like.).

As for the Cheesy Garlic I served these along side spaghetti one night for dinner, in place of garlic bread. While these did not to seem as full as the other two, they were slightly less filling. They did however have a really delicious flavor very similar to cream cheese and garlic, which went along nicely with the italian dish that we were eating.

In all, I give these two big thumbs up. They fed my family and left them with smiles, and since they cost they same as the other pizza rolls, my wallet was also pretty happy as well! Be sure to pick up some of these at the freezer isle of your local grocery store.

While you are here be sure to win an awesome Totinos Prize pack that will include:3 VIP coupons, so you can try each of the 3 new flavors FREE  and 4-tile wood handle tray with salt and pepper shaker set.

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May 03

Fragment Friday 5/3

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- Report cards came home. My kids are very consistent with their grades.

- Its nice enough for windows open weather finally. Which is awesome because I am able to finally enjoy fresh air in the house. However my allergies REALLY do not appreciate it.

- All three of the kids had field trips this week. The boys went on a more traditional history based field trip, while Jayde went on a field trip to the bowling ally.

- I did eventually launch my other web site, and I can’t remember if I shared it here or not. So if you have a free moment and want to check out my other site go take a sneak peek here.

- John and Ethan went to see Iron Man 3, and apparently it was “the best Marvel movie ever”. I will let him write write about it though, because Im sure he has plenty to share about it!

Honestly, I am really struggling here to come up with stuff that I did this week because I did NOTHING because of my constant wheezing from my cold and allergies. So this week I will cut Fragment Friday slightly short.

Have a great weekend y’all!

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May 01

12 Must Have DIY Neon Essentials

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I am on a total neon kick lately, and luckily every store in sight has neon as far as the eye can see. Unfortunately I do not have endless money, which means I need to seek out some awesome neon DIY projects. Here are the best neon DIY projects that I have found so far!
12 Must Have DIY Neon Essentials

1. This awesome shirt by Henry Happened lets you have unlimited amazing shirts.

2. DIY neon rope bracelet by Transient Expression is the perfect accessory.

3. These neon gift bags by Finley and Oliver are just the cutest! Think of all the cool neon stuff you could fit inside!

4. How about these neon yellow shoes by The Singing Sunflower that were upcycled?! Love these!

5. And these cool neon rings by Henry Happened (whew this blog has some cool content!).

6. I especially love this statement necklace from A Matter of Style.

7. This cool neon pom pom Spring wreath by Crafts Unleashed would make a really trendy addition to your home.

8. Need a neon headband DIY, well Momtastic has just the thing.

9. This DIY Modern Neon Concrete Block planter by Modernly Wed
would make a really cool addition to your yard.

10. Tired of boring notes? Then check out these awesome printable neon stationary set from How About Orange.

11. I havent forgotten about the kitchen, check out this really neat neon edged DIY trivet by Madigan Made.

12. I love the simplicity of these DIY dipped neon pots by The Propper Pinwheel.

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Apr 30

WW 5/1 (( LINKY ))

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Jayde spent much of the afternoon gathering bits of small twigs and cutting strings to put in a box for the birds to make nest out of. She sat it on our front step and then sat a waited and watched the box to see if birds would come. Luckily we have a ton of birds in the yard and they did come pretty close to her box!Jaydes bird boxFollow on Bloglovin Read the rest of this entry »

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Apr 29

Menu Plan Monday 4/29

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Monday: Barbecue chicken tenders, fried squash and creamed peas

Tuesday: Grilled Steak, Grilled Corn, and baked beans

Wednesday: Chicken Tacos, chips and salsa

Thursday: Chili cheese topped baked potatoes, and salad

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Build your own sandwiches,  salad and chips

Sunday: Hamburger Soup and cornbread

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Chandler has taken a liking to baking lately, really he has always loved to cook but more so lately. He made me these hot chocolate cupcakes last week that were very good. So whenever I went grocery shopping I bought some special stuff to create a special recipe for him to make. Be sure to check back next week to see what we made, it is going to be delicious!

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Apr 28

Soft Scrub 4-in-1 Toilet Care {{Review & Giveaway}}

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I spend a lot of time cleaning my bathrooms, more than I feel like I should have to. From the tooth paste covered sink to towels dropped into the bathtub and left there, you name it. However, my biggest battle is the toilet. Im not sure if it is just my boys, or boys in general but I spend a lot of time picking up toilet related miss aims.

When I heard that we had the opportunity to try out Soft Scrub 4 -in- 1 toilet care I jumped at the opportunity, because I can always use the help. As soon as I opened the package I noticed the clean scent of Alpine Fresh which was a pleasant surprise because often times I toilet cleaners have a rather unpleasant smell. I also noticed the really sleek design, which would normally be a really good thing, however I was more worried that my boys would use it as target practice and it would just turn into a hot mess just like all of the other toilet care products before. Luckily because of its sleek design and the small holes throughout the design, nothing gross can stick to it.SS4in1-Products-SaphireWater
I noticed that the Soft Scrub 4 -in- 1 toilet care promised to keep the toilet fresh and clean for up to 4 weeks and fights toilet rings, so I decided to put it up to the challenge. I cleaned my toilet as I normally do and installed the Soft Scrub rim hanger (which was super simple), and vowed not to clean my toilet for 4 weeks. I have to admit that I was slightly scared because normally after 2 weeks I have this really gross toilet ring. Im impressed to say that after 5 weeks I still have a clean toilet bowl with no smells, no gross toilet ring, and the little bubbles of clean on the Soft Scrub 4 -in- 1 toilet care have just emptied completely. For under $2.00 per package I have to say that I am very impressed with this toilet bowl cleaner. In fact I am going to purchase more for both of my bathrooms. If you like having a clean toilet Soft Scrub 4 -in- 1 toilet care products next time you are at Walmart.

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Apr 28

Monsters University – Trailer

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I can’t wait for this one to come out in theaters on June 21st! My kids always adored the original Monsters Inc, so I hope they still enjoy this one as much even though they are older now.

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Apr 27

Do As I Say Not As I Do

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Jayde had this really cool project that required two weeks to complete. She spent a huge chunk of her Spring Break working on this because she was super excited about it. Basically the assignment was to create an animal and habitat, then write about it. Jayde created a “fleagle”, which was basically a mis of a flamingo, an eagle, and a few other things. Sadly Jayde only got an 88 B on the project. We were both pretty bummed because she did work very hard on it.

While I was reading over the teachers notes to see how the grade was calculated I noticed this little error:
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If you cannot read it, it says that her project needs to be neatly written or typed and grammatically correct. The teacher wrote “lots of speling errors!”. When I read this I literally laughed out loud, not only is it spelled incorrectly but it is also super sloppy. Ironic right?

This is where I will disclose that her teacher is in fact a really incredible teacher (Chandler had her last year as well), and is normally very fair on her grading as well as a ninja with grammar. So this isn’t the norm for her, but super funny all the same.

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Apr 26

Fragment Friday 5/28

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December fell asleep playing with iPhone
Jayde enjoying sidewalk chalk.
Boys first pro baseball game.
Love this guy!

I really need to write the days as they happen because I think that my memory is just getting worse and worse because I can’t hardly remember what we did all week… here is what I CAN remember.
- This week was the boys’ big trip to Cincinnati to see a Reds game and to visit the hall of fame. They had an amazing time, unfortunately I cannot share any of the photos that they took because they all had other kids in their class in the photos but, trust me they had a blast.

- While the kids went on their big trip we wanted to take Jayde out to a special dinner so that we could get some quality time with her, we told her to pick where ever she wanted to go. She picked Burger King. Silly kid.

- Chandler made some delicious hot chocolate cupcakes as a treat and they were crazy delicious. I love having a kid that love to cook.

- This week I vowed to start my diet, and still did not. I did however buy a ton of healthy foods today whenever I went shopping. So that is a start.

- John broke down and finally decided to buy iTunes Match. It is the great thing ever. If you have never heard of iTunes Match I highly recommend checking it out, because it is seriously the coolest thing ever. I ended up spending way too much money on music one night this week, John actually had to remove me from the computer, it almost got ugly.

- Because of iTunes match I discovered my deep love for will.i.am after buying his brand new album. Talk about talented, you should also check him out because he’s pretty amazing.

Thats my week in a nutshell. How was your week?

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Apr 25

Breaking Routines

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Chalk Outlines
Reindeer Jayde
Killed a bug mid air
When did Chandler get so big?
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Random act of Kindness caught
John’s a ninja
Jayde walking “Sticky”

This week we decided to surprise the kids with a trip to the park after school, we even had John show up after he got off work so that they could get time with Dad too. We ate frozen yogurt and animal crackers and watched the fish swim in the creek.

Then we decided to play a little soccer, but that didn’t last long because my teammates we easily distracted (see photo above of Jayde walking this massive stick she found, weird kid). So Ethan and John played football for a while, while I watched Jayde and Chandler color with sidewalk chalk. Of course John and Ethan couldn’t miss out on the chalk action so they decided to come over and join us by drawing chalk outlines of each other. Which actually was hilarious because the chalk outlines ended up looking NOTHING like the person it was supposed to.

Im so glad that I decided to break routine and take them to the park. Normally I am very strict on after school routines because this much needed trip to the park was so much fun.

And if you’re wondering, yes Ethan asked to take a fish home again. Sorry dude, not going to happen.  Also… see that picture of Chandler with Ethan and Jayde overlooking the creek, doesn’t he look HUGE in comparison?

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