With Spring here and kids coming and going on spring break it is time to start stocking up on the fun things they can do. We’ve been cooped up inside the house due to snow but I’ve been taking advantage of those sells at the stores and the little $1 aisle in the kids toys at Walmart. Here’s a few fun things you can get this week.
Fun Toys at Walmart:
.99 Sidewalk chalk
.99 bubbles
.99 kites
4/$1.00 seeds
.99 gardening tools
After a long winter my kids can’t wait to break for the outdoors and just enjoy the fresh air. I’m sure my oldest two …read more

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in the Midwest. We’ve already had a few inches of snow and a couple of ice storms. And it’s not even officially winter yet. When I was a child I loved living in Iowa. My friends and I would play in the snow for hours coming in to go to the bathroom and sip some hot chocolate and then back outdoors. But now that I’m an adult I prefer curling up in a blanket on the couch over building a snow fort.
Even though I really want to stay indoors all winter …read more