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Meet Sara and Sammy, My Two Quirky and Lovable Rescue Cats

By: Dana Michele

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #yougottabekittenme #CollectiveBias Today I’m introducing my two cats, Sara and Sammy.  I’m partnering with Fresh Step and love having the opportunity to share their very unique personalities and quirks. Sara is a Calico and Sammy is a long-haired […]

Youth Baseball Players Gift Guide

By: Dana Michele

Youth Baseball Play Gift Ideas

  T-ball, Little League, School teams….if you have a child playing baseball, we’ve got some great gift ideas. Christmas, Birthdays, Easter baskets, or just for a fun surprise. If they’re already playing they probably already have the basics – catching glove, batting glove, bats, baseballs, baseball pants, cleats, batting helmet although upgrades are always a […]

Lego Advent Calendars – A Family Christmas Tradition

By: Dana Michele

We love having holiday traditions in our family especially for Christmas. One of my favorites is Lego Advent Calendars. I’ve always loved Legos – I even bought myself the Research Institute set last year (a present to myself). My son is also a huge Lego fan. Lego has three versions of Advent Calendars – Lego […]

Staying Connected with your Children When They’re With Dad

By: Dana Michele

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CloudPetsForever #CollectiveBias One of the hardest part of being divorced from your child’s father, is the time away from your child. Its very important for kids to spend time with both parents but its also important to find […]

Tips for Making Back to School Breakfast Simple and Fun

By: Dana Michele

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #QuakerTime #CollectiveBias Summer vacation seemed to go so fast this year and its already time to go back to school. Which also means time start thinking about breakfast and lunch for the kids. On a recent trip to […]

Outshine Bars – A Refreshing Baseball Practice Snack on our HOT Arizona Days

By: Dana Michele

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #OutshineSnacks #CollectiveBias My son loves to play baseball and we’re a baseball family. His dad coaches the team. I take the game photos, often provide the snacks and host the team parties. The league my son plays in […]

Best Beginner Chapter Books for Elementary Aged Boys

By: Dana Michele

chapter books for boys

Reading finally clicked for my son when he was around 7. It was a struggle for a long time. His reading skills were fine, he just didn’t have the interest or confidence. Now I find him sneaking a book under the covers, he loves going to the library and he reads books in the car […]

Classic Family Movie Night with Tweens and Teens

By: Dana Michele

One family activity we try to do at least once a month is family movie night. Since my son has finally reached a stage where he enjoys non-animated movies (though he does still love animated movies and shows), we’ve been selecting classic family movies to watch. Now I use the word classic and many of […]

We surprised my Scooby Doo fan

By: Dana Michele

My son is a huge Scooby Doo fan. For years he was never attached to any character like so many of his friends were (which is fine with me as we try to avoid all the licensed character stuff that goes along with it). When he was 5 he started to love Scooby Doo shows […]

Baseball Wreath { i made it! }

By: Dana Michele

   My son plays baseball (currently he’s in coach pitch) and my husband is the coach so we’re a baseball household. We usually host the end of the season party and since he plays up to 4 of the seasons each year, that’s a lot of baseball parties. Each season I try to make a […]

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