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DIY Mask & Sanitizing Station for your Home

By: dmvollmercomment

DIY Mask & Sanitizing Station for your Home

We never realized masks, hand sanitizer and Chlorox wipes would become such a daily part of life. How many times have you left the house and forgotten a clean mask or hand sanitizer?  Are there masks all over your house? Are you not sure which masks are clean and which are dirty? This simple organizing […]

Experience of a Lifetime at the BMW Performance Center

By: dmvollmer

Experience of a Lifetime at the BMW Performance Center

This is a sponsored post with A Girls Guide to Cars in collaboration with the BMW Performance Center West. All opinions are my own. #drive2learn Fast cars High speeds Squealing tires Burning rubber Yes, I experienced it all at the BMW Performance Center West. It was an amazing, once in a lifetime experience (though I really […]

17 Tips For Staying Cool When Traveling in the Heat

By: dmvollmer

17 Tips For Staying Cool When Traveling in the Heat

Adding more travel to my life is a goal of mine right now. Some destinations are warmer than I would prefer but I don’t want that to stop me from getting out an seeing the sites and enjoying my time. Summer vacation is the easiest time of the year to travel but many destinations are […]

LEGOLAND® California Ticket Giveaway – Kids Go Free with Honest Kids®

By: dmvollmer

LEGOLAND® California Ticket Giveaway – Kids Go Free with Honest Kids®

We’re so excited to be partnering with LEGOLAND® California again this year to give away FOUR tickets to the LEGOLAND® California Resort (see more details on how to enter below). We’re also excited to share an awesome promotion going on right now! Kids Go Free at LEGOLAND® California Resort KIDS GO FREE to LEGOLAND® California Resort […]

My Travel Bucket List – Have You Written Yours?

By: dmvollmer

My Travel Bucket List – Have You Written Yours?

After writing my post about travel planning and why everyone should have a bucket list, I decided I needed to update mine. I have been to a few amazing places that should be on everyone’s bucket list. It felt really good to write down all the bucket list places I have visited. Some days I feel […]

Why YOU Should Have a Travel Bucket List

By: dmvollmer

Why YOU Should Have a Travel Bucket List

In honor of National Plan for a Vacation Day (January 30th), I wanted to write about why YOU should have a travel bucket list. Travel More. How many of you have travel more on your New Years resolutions or goals? I’m a big fan of writing buckets lists. Summer Bucket List Every year we write […]

Camping Packing List – Clothes to Pack

By: dmvollmer

Camping Packing List – Clothes to Pack

One of the many things I love about Arizona is the mountains up north. So much open land in the pine forests to escape for a day of hiking or camping trip. Get out of the city, breathe fresh air and enjoy the cooler temperatures. Every Labor Day weekend we join a large group of […]

Happy 100th Birthday National Park Service

By: dmvollmer

Happy 100th Birthday National Park Service

The U.S. National Park Service celebrate 100 years today!! All month long there are special celebrations including a FREE weekend. All National Parks are offering FREE admission August 25th-28th. How awesome is that? Do you have plans this weekend? How about an impromptu trip spending time discovering National Parks in your own backyard? Here in […]

San Diego Road Trip, Here We Come!

By: dmvollmer

San Diego Road Trip, Here We Come!

My favorite road trip destination is San Diego – and if you’re a regular reader of Sweet Shoppe Mom, you already know that. From Phoenix, it’s an easy 5-6 hour drive. I went to college in San Diego (University of CA – San Diego). I lived in San Diego for another 10 years after college […]

LEGOLAND California – Ticket Giveaway

By: dmvollmer

LEGOLAND California – Ticket Giveaway

Living in Arizona, one of our favorite weekend road trip destinations is San Diego. Ocean breezes, cooler temps and awesome attractions including LEGOLAND California. Have you heard about their new promotion? Such an awesome deal Hurry and get your pass today Pay for a Day Play All Year What does this mean? Buy a LEGOLAND […]

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Hi there and welcome to Sweet Shoppe Mom. My name is Dana and my son is Brendan, also known as B. Welcome to our blog where we chat about every day life with tweens and teens.

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#chucksandpearls Were you wearing them yesterday? #chucksandpearls Were you wearing them yesterday?

I’m still taking in all that happened yesterday. Hopeful for what lies ahead. Breathing easier with an administration focused on unity and equality.  One that is making dealing with this pandemic a top priority. One that is making science a priority.

No matter what side you’re on, history was made. This is election will be really be the first one my son remembers. First female Vice President, first black and first South-Asian VP.

#madamevicepresident #kamalaharris #bidenharris2020 #inauguration2021 #wediditjoe
#nationalbagelday has me thinking about NYC ✈️ #nationalbagelday has me thinking about NYC ✈️🚕

Rainbow bagels at @chelseamarketny from my trip a few years ago

#bagel #nyc #visitnyc #nycfoodie #nyceats #travellust #travelfoodie #instayum #rainbow #nycbagels #foodholiday #
Kicking off New Years day with festive 2021 pancak Kicking off New Years day with festive 2021 pancakes.

Happy New Year!! 🍾 We survived 2020 and I’m excited to see what 2021 brings. Looking forward to planning the year and setting goals (both personal and business).

#2021 #pancakes #breakfast #instayum #pancakeart #arizonamom #momofteens #momofteenagers #momlife #funfood #whatsforbreakfast
Merry Christmas 🎄 We skipped Santa photos thi Merry Christmas 🎄 

We skipped Santa photos this year (way past the believing in Santa years but its still a fun tradition...hopefully next year). #flashback Friday to Bs 1st Christmas (2006), and then 2017, 2018 and 2019.

#christmas #christmas2020 #teenlife #momofteenagers #teenagersareawesome #boymom #momofboys #thisis14 #highschooler
Merry Christmas Eve 🎄 How are you doing? Scram Merry Christmas Eve 🎄

How are you doing? Scrambling to get things ready for tomorrow or enjoying hot cocoa by the tree? We mommas take on so much of the holiday prep so I would expect most of us are still getting things ready.

I wanted to share MY two best tips for holiday prep and I’d love to hear YOURS

Tip 1 - Santa Sacks. We invested in these years ago. Pop in the gift and pull on the drawstring and you’re all set. We use these for gifts from Santa and wrap the others. Time saver and saves a ton of wrapping paper, thats a win!

Tip 2 - Put a lock on a closet and turn it into your gift closet. No worries about your kids discovering their gifts AND easy to find all your gifts. Who is still searching for gifts they can’t remember where they put them. A closet in a guest room or office is perfect.

#christmas #christmas2020 #momofteens #arizonamom #christmaseve #holidayprep
B and I had a blast playing with @superimpulse’s B and I had a blast playing with @superimpulse’s #tinyarcade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and #microarcade Frogger. So fun and an awesome idea for stocking stuffers.

We put together a huge list (over 100 ideas) of stocking stuffers for teenage boys (link in bio). They can be so hard to shop for and not so helpful when you ask for ideas.

#superimpulsepartner #videogames #frogger #teenagemutantninjaturtles #boymom #momofboys #momofteenagers #momofteens #teenagersareawesome #arizonamom #stockingstuffers #christmas2020 #giftideas #giftlist #giftguide
What holiday item do you collect? Did you know # What holiday item do you collect? 

Did you know #nutcrackers are a German tradition thought to bring good luck and fight away evil spirits?

Having trouble finding spaces to display some of my holiday decor as many of my surfaces are covered with plants now 🌱❤️ and then I realized these wall shelves were perfect. I stashed away the art that is usually sits on these shelves (and hides the huge doorbell box and security system glass sensor) and replaced with our @traderjoes #adventcalendar and #nutcrackers 

#holidaydecor #nutcrackercollection #myhome #arizona #arizonamom #christmasdecor #momofteens #momsofteenagers #boymom #christmas2020
Do you know a super fan of The Office? We’ve put Do you know a super fan of The Office? We’ve put together a #holidaygiftguide with over 20 fabulous gift ideas (link in bio)

B is a super fan. He has watched the series at least 10 times on @netflix. He was super excited when his @pewpewlasercraft personalized name plate arrived.

#theoffice #giftguide #boymom #momofteens #momofteenagers #giftguideformen #giftguideforteens #teenagersareawesome #dundermifflin #dundermifflinpapercompany #thatswhatshesaid
This is freshman year, 2020. He’s on a zoom wit This is freshman year, 2020.  He’s on a zoom with his class. Chatting on a call with classmates who are also virtual. Also planning his run for class president. One thing 2020 has taught him is technical skills and multitasking.

Do your kids sit in unusual positions when studying/virtual schooling? For 2020, what ever works. He has a 4.0 and all caught up on assignments. He’s staying to connected to his classes and friends. School is still open for in-person but we decided to switch him to virtual after Thanksgiving because we thought numbers would rise (and they did). 

Oversized poofy chair from @costco It was going to be a Christmas gift but I decided to give it him early since he’s home now 🎁 

#coronalife #2020 #virtuallearning #highschooler #teenlife #momofhighschooler #boymom #momofteens #arizonamom #teenagersareawesome
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