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50+ Things for Teens To Do This Summer

By: dmvollmer

50+ Things for Teens To Do This Summer

Schools out, now what? Our teens probably would be perfectly happy sleeping in and playing video games all summer, but we’d like them to do more than that. And I think with unlimited play and sleeping in, even teens will get bored. So to get them out of their rooms and off electronics, what could […]

Our #Coronakit, Living Life During a Pandemic

By: dmvollmer

Our #Coronakit, Living Life During a Pandemic

2020 has really not gone as expected with the Covid-19 world-wide pandemic and we wonder if things will ever be the same again. In February I was at Disneyland for a blogger conference and Disney’s Food and Wine Festival media day. Until this time the virus was spreading through China, just starting to hit a […]

8th Grade Graduation Gift Ideas for Boys

By: dmvollmer

8th Grade Graduation Gift Ideas for Boys

8th Grade graduation is approaching. Some celebrate with a gift while others do not. Gifts are not required and the decision you decide for your family. For me personally, I see it as a milestone as the high school years are so different than elementary and middle school. We enjoy celebrating milestones for our family […]

14 Ways To Celebrate Your Child’s 8th Grade Graduation

By: dmvollmer

14 Ways To Celebrate Your Child’s 8th Grade Graduation

With the end of the school year approaching, you may be thinking ahead about graduation. How should we celebrate it? Should we get them an 8th-grade graduation gift? Not only are there graduation ceremonies and celebrations for high school and college but often for 8th grade and even kindergarten and preschool. My son’s school calls […]

High School Graduation Gift Guide for College-bound Kids

By: dmvollmer

High School Graduation Gift Guide for College-bound Kids

As the school year almost comes to a close, that means graduation is fast approaching. Whether it’s your son or daughter, grandchild, a close relative, or family friend this gift guide should be helpful in getting ideas for this really special occasion. A child’s high school graduation is a really special time in their life. […]

Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2020

By: dmvollmer

Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2020

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10th and while this year may be different with stay-at-home orders we still want to make Mom feel special. Some extra love, relaxing time, breakfast in bed, maybe a special Mother’s Day cake, and a gift that will make her smile. 10 Fabulous Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Iconic Cocktail Co […]

10+ Ideas for Celebrating Mother’s Day at Home

By: dmvollmer

10+ Ideas for Celebrating Mother’s Day at Home

As  Mother’s Day approaches and we realize we’ll still be under ‘stay-at-home’ orders you may thinking about how to celebrate Mother’s Day. Even when, the Covid-19 pandemic settles down, there may be years when you want to home (someone in the family sick, bad weather, save money or just because Mom has requested a day […]

10 BEST Keto Low Carb Cookbooks

By: dmvollmer

10 BEST Keto Low Carb Cookbooks

Cookbooks, I love them. Yes, there are a million recipes online. But I find them hit or miss. I LOVE cookbooks. Did I say that already? I own more than 100 (if I’m being honest its over 150). I find greater success with recipes from a book. I feel like many are tested more in […]

Happy Earth Day! 20 Things Our Family Doing to Be More Green

By: dmvollmer

Happy Earth Day! 20 Things Our Family Doing to Be More Green

Happy Earth Day! Did you know that this year’s Earth Day is the 50th anniversary since this holiday was created? Earth Day is the perfect time to think about what can we do better for our Earth. What are we doing AND what more can we do? As we’re currently in a worldwide social distancing […]

Phoenix Delivery and Curbside Grocery Shopping

By: dmvollmer

Phoenix Delivery and Curbside Grocery Shopping

With the current Pandemic and stay at home guidelines, many of us have switched to delivery or drive up for our grocery shopping. While grocery stores are open at this time, there is less contact with other people when you order groceries for delivery or pickup. I recently got flour and yeast on my last […]

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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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#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
Starry nights ✨ @scottsdalequarter has a few fu Starry nights ✨

@scottsdalequarter has a few fun photo backdrops and B let me capture a few photos of him (when teens let you take photos of them, you go with it 🤣). Bs a pretty good sport about it #momaratzzi  #bloggerkids 

#scottsdalequarter #teenagersareawesome #teenlife #momofteenagers #momofteens #boymom #momofboys #arozonamom #scottsdale #momlife #arizonablogger
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