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Avengers Augmented Reality App at Walmart #MarvelAvengersWMT

My kids loved The Avengers movie, which is no surprise since the movie was so popular it set box office records everywhere.  I thought it was very fun too, and we have been looking forward to seeing it again on DVD as a family. The kids also love gadgets, so when I heard that Walmart had a special Augmented Reality App I knew my children would enjoy going to Walmart and playing with the app for some Avengers family fun.

Labor Day Weekend Family Game Night and Picnic

My oldest daughter, Grace, decided to come home from college for the holiday weekend, and even better she brought her roommate, Ashley, with her.  They wanted to get away from schoolwork and relax for a little while. This called for some family fun, so we planned a Family Game Night picnic

What is in Your Fridge Right Now?

Here is a fun Blog Carnival, started by Trisha at MomDot, the “Get to Know How Badly I Eat” Challenge.  She challenged bloggers to show the contents of their refrigerators and pantry with no staging!  So here is mine,

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Renting LOL at Redbox for a Teenage Movie Night

My sixteen year old daughter Eleanor is a huge Miley Cyrus fan.  She watched every episode of Hannah Montana multiple times.  She owns all her albums, and when her first movie, The Last Song, came out she went to see it in the theaters with her friends for her birthday party. So naturally she was interested in seeing the new movie starring Miley, LOL, which was just released on DVD.

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NCAA Football 13 Review with a Giveaway

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NCAA Football 13 was released last week, and my son wanted a copy to try out all the new features and manage his online Dynasty team.  The game was released a few days before he left for a week at Boy Scout camp, and he wasn’t expecting to get it until he got back, but I thought it would be fun to get it beforehand and play it together as a family. So I headed off to Walmart to pick up a copy.

Planning Summer Fun

Summer is here and it is time to grab summer fun! With the Fourth of July approaching it makes sense to celebrate, so I planned a little Independence Day/Pool Party party for my family. The first step – buying party supplies of course!

So I headed to the store with my 16 year old daughter, who loves to plan celebrations. The first thing we needed were some more pool toys.  Our rafts did not make it through the winter, but these ones look like fun.

Summer Gardens – Self Watering Planters

I love growing my own vegetables every summer, they just taste better when they are fresh picked from the garden.  This week I was thrilled to find that I already have a red tomato!

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Why We Enjoy Camping

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Camping is a great way to spend a summer weekend!  I like refrigeration and electricity too much to camp for a week, but for 3 days or so it is fun to get away and enjoy the outdoors.  Here are some of my favorite things about camping!

Wordless Wednesday–Boating Fun

We have had such a warm spring that for the first time in years we were able to get our boat in the water by Memorial Day.  Hopefully this is the start of a great summer!

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day is tomorrow!  Here are some great gift ideas that Mom will love, some cheap and some not so cheap.

Homemade Cards

Homemade Mother's Day Cards

Always a hit! I have an entire collection, going from crayons on construction paper to more fancy scrapbook ones now that the children are older. I especially like the one my daughter started out, “My Mom is weird…”

Time Saving Kitchen Tips

Dirty bowl in a sinkI love to cook for my family – but I don’t want to spend any more time than necessary in the kitchen. So here are some time saving kitchen tips that help.