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Our Favorite Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
April 25th, 2023
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Mother’s Day is a little over two weeks away! Can you believe how fast this year is just FLYING by? If you’re currently in need of a special gift for your mom, mother-in-law, sister, best friend or even your own wishlist we’re sharing our top five favorite gift ideas today. Also, be sure to follow along on our InstaGram stories for additional ideas and links for shopping. Some of the ideas we’re sharing are items we personally own and love, items that are on our own wishlist or items we’ve purchased as gifts. Mama Necklace – This sweet and meaningful necklace... Continue Reading

April 25th, 2023
Should Grandparents Provide Child Care At No Cost
April 18th, 2023

I recently heard a radio interview on K-LOVE that a mom was taken back by the grandma charging to watch her child. While the daughter in law acknowledged that she was grateful to have such a great support system for her child, she wasn’t expecting to pay her mother in law for child care and this caused hurt feelings. This got me thinking and made me sad for both parties that something so joyous as watching your grandkids could cause so much hurt as well. There are many reasons nowadays that grandparents watch their grandchildren full-time: child care shortages, cost of child care, being... Continue Reading

April 18th, 2023
4 Fun and Simple Ideas for Celebrating Earth Day with your Grandchildren
April 11th, 2023

Earth Day is a week from Saturday! Earth Day serves as a reminder of the responsibility we have to protect the planet for future generations. The Earth Day Theme for 2023 is ‘Invest in Our Planet’ and just as we invest in our grandchildren, we also believe, they are never too young to appreciate nature and care for their homes and neighborhoods by tending to the environment. Celebrating Earth Day together is a fun way to get outside with each other and make the world not only a happier but also a healthier place to live for all of us. Here are several fun activities you may want to try as... Continue Reading

April 11th, 2023
Festive & Fun Recipes To Make For Easter
April 4th, 2023
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Easter is this Sunday, April 9th. So many of us will be celebrating Easter at church, with Easter egg hunts & the Easter baskets. We hope many of you will also be enjoying some quality time with family and friends surrounding your tables with great food and conversation to be had. Last year, we shared some of our favorite Easter brunch recipes with you all and this year, we have added to that collection. We hope you enjoy them! Deviled Eggs (taken from Magnolia Cookbook) Our family loves deviled eggs and I first used this delicious recipe about 5 years ago and have not gone back to the... Continue Reading

April – Healthy Challenge
April 1st, 2023
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Our April Healthy Challenge – Stretching We are 1/4 of the way through the year now and we hope you are enjoying these healthy challenges we began at the start of the year: January – drinking more water February – eating a heart healthy diet March – working on our balance For a lot of older adults, maintaining mobility can be difficult. Muscles and joints weaken and our range of motion can deteriorate as we age. Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong and healthy and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in our joints. Without it, the muscles shorten... Continue Reading

Create a Simple Egg Carton Easter Gift the Grandkids will LOVE!
March 28th, 2023
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We’re always looking for a fun and simple Easter gift idea that we can customize for a grandchild, friend, a neighbor or teacher and this little idea is perfect for that! We found these adorable egg cartons, linked HERE on Amazon and we love the spring colors they come in. To create these you’ll just need the five supplies listed below: Egg Carton Easter Gift Supplies: Egg cartons (linked above on Amazon OR Hobby Lobby) White shredded paper (for a pop of extra color) Variety of candy Small accessories like lip balm, play dough, small succulent, tea light, bracelet, etc Pastel... Continue Reading

March 28th, 2023
Our Favorite Home Finds For The Spring
March 22nd, 2023
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Well, Spring has officially begun Monday, March 20th! For many of us, we are still in the cold weather and others, spring is definitely here. Wherever you live and whatever the weather is like, here are some of our favorites this season to make it look and feel like spring has sprung in your home. This beautiful farmhouse tiered tray that comes with 18 inspirational and seasonal rustic wooden frames will make your kitchen, guest room, living room feel like spring or any other season for that matter. Just add a few artificial or real flowers with some odds and ends and your space will feel transformed.... Continue Reading

March 22nd, 2023
How To Catch A Leprechaun
March 14th, 2023
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St. Patrick’s Day is this Friday, March 17, 2023. St. Patrick’s Day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Many of you wear green on St. Patrick’s Day and cook corned beef and cabbage, which I’ve done for many years as well. Last. year, I found this #1 New York Times & USA Today best seller book perfect for kids age 3-6 years of age. Start a St. Patrick’s Day tradition with this lively children’s picture book and the kids will get inspired to build leprechaun... Continue Reading

March 14th, 2023
March – Healthy Challenge
March 8th, 2023

Our March Attainable Healthy Challenge – Balance There are many great exercises to help us improve our balance but the goal here is “attainable”, so we’ll share the top 3 exercises that we’re going to incorporate into our daily routine for the month of March and we hope that you’ll join us too! The goal for performing any type of balance exercises is to improve our stability and coordination throughout our body. As we know, it’s important to try and incorporate exercises that improve our balance as we get older. If you wonder who should do balance exercises, the experts say, ... Continue Reading

Our Five Favorite Things
March 7th, 2023
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We are loving this skin body butter during the winter months. It’s very moisturizing and non-greasy – helps with all your dry patches during the cold, winter months. This can be purchased at Whole Foods; however, you can also purchase it here. Are you a golf lover and love to watch television series? If so, then this show is for you. It’s a golf documentary that is on Netflix and it follows a group of pro golfers, on and off the course. You really get to know these golfers and you’ll find yourselves cheering for them as the documentary follows them through a season... Continue Reading