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Summer Free Fun
Last week, the boys and I sat down and looked at some pins I had saved on Pinterest over the years to find some things we might have fun doing this summer. I am still hoping to visit my new baby niece (close to DC) this summer but we probably won’t go unless things open up more. We would like to take advantage of being in that part of the country to visit Washington DC so we may wait till the fall. Until our visit, we will enjoy pictures and videos of her as she is a cutie. But while we are home for probably most if not all of…
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Weekend at the Lake
This past weekend was the first time that we traveled since Martin Luther King’s long weekend. I have gone on errands, we have gone to state parks and places to hike but we have slept home every night for the past 4 months. So heading to our uncle’s lake house was something we looked forward to after we planned it a couple of weeks ago. The house sits on a lake in Alabama and is a 2 hour drive from our house. We always bring food with us to help with meals and try to clean up after ourselves so we don’t have things laying around while we are there.…
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Favorite April and May Looks
What constitutes a favorite look? Something new and unexpected shopped mostly from my closet, something I felt good in and looked good in pictures too (one doesn’t always translates into the other, lol). Color for some days and neutrals for others, variety I think for me is the key. I like to come up with new outfits either by looking at my closet or by finding inspiration from another blogger. Today, I am taking a look back at my favorite outfits from the last two months. I featured these white beach pants in the last couple of posts and this shows you again how versatile they are. I really prefer…
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Friday Favorites
While I haven’t shopped for clothes for a couple of weeks apart from updating one of my bathing suit, but I have been working on updating some things in my kitchen. I am constantly reevaluating which tools I use, how I am organizing things and how my cleaning works for me or not. Well the cleaning was not very exciting and here is where my first favorite comes in. Mrs Meyer’s Multipurpose Spray I bought a 3 pack on Amazon but I do not see it it there right now but am linking the Lemon Verbana scent that you can find at Target. I wanted a 3 pack in case…
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Creating Habits in Children
My kids don’t like to hike! My kids won’t play outside! My kids never play board games! Many a time, I have heard parents make that statement about their children when I share what we do. Yes, my children do grumble sometimes when I announce a hike or they whine when I tell them that it is time to play outside. They do not always jump at the chance to play board games with me. However they usually do all of these things and they enjoy them. How have we arrived at that point? By creating habits and expectations. Start Young! Do not wait till your children are 5 or…
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2 more Pinterest Inspired White Beach Pants Looks
Big thanks to my son for taking my pictures on Sunday! I wanted to write this post as a follow up to last Monday’s which meant taking pictures on Sunday and it was really sunny. So we took to the front of our house for our pictures to find some decent shade and backgrounds. No fun outing since we were still recouping from our 3 hours on the river on Saturday. You wouldn’t think that floating down the river would be exhausting but even with hats, the sun sure was beating on us. We did have a great time though and added two 1 person rafts to our arsenal so…
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Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
We have several recipes that are go to recipes when we have family or friends over. One of these recipes is our BBQ drumsticks. These are best grilled on the grill but you can also bake them. You will need: soy sauce honey (local honey is best) herbs of Provence BBQ sauce of your choice chicken drumsticks or thighs, skin on First, you need to marinate your chicken: pour equal amounts of soy sauce and honey over your chicken and make sure it is covered on all sides by rolling your chicken around. Sprinkle herbs of Provence liberally on your chicken. You can do this step either in a casserole…
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Nature at its Best
This is my third and last installment of my series dedicated on the beauty found in nature. This quarantine time came at the perfect time as far as weather goes in Georgia: we have had the most wonderful weather: cool and warm most days, the highest temperature we have had so far has been in the mid 80s and not much humidity to speak of. Usually by this time, we are about to suffer from heat stroke. We have 3 places within 15 minutes drives from our house where we can enjoy hikes. Thankfully, the boys have really enjoyed this outdoor adventures as much as I have and they are…
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Inspired by Pinterest: White Beach Pants and Stripes
I have an old pair of white linen pants that I call my beach pants because they make me want to go to the beach, put my feet in the sand and relax. I bought them at Target years ago and while they are not pristine white anymore, they still look good and are very comfortable. Wanting to create new outfits from things in my closet, I did a little search on PInterest and found 3 outfits that I could easily copy. Here is the first one and the source is elleapparelblog.com White pants? Check. Cognac sandals and tote? Check. Stripe tee and denim jacket? Check. Cap? Not a plain…
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New Summer Routine
Today is the last day of school work for my children. The school year ends on the 22nd but no new work will be assigned giving students time to catch up on past assignments if they need to. Our routine will not change much this month as we stay close to home and kept our social distance. We will continue to enjoy the outdoors as weather permits and figure out later on how June and July will look like. Will the neighborhood pool open this summer? Will we visit our friends on our usual road trip to Missouri? And will we have our long weekend in the mountains with my…