Recently, a friend introduced me to the Milk Can Dinner, a tradition in her family. The Milk Can Dinner is food for a crowd cooked outside in an old...
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Summer Activities
Milk Can Dinner
Recently, a friend introduced me to the Milk Can Dinner, a tradition in her...
4 Backpacks, 7 Planes, A Rental Car, Trains, Boats,...
It all started three years ago, on a warm summer evening. We were reading...
50 Shades of Confused
Rumor has it that inquiring minds want to know more about the latest literary...
Summer Activities
There are many amazing activities going on in our region this summer! Undoubtedly there...
Milk Can Dinner
4 Backpacks, 7 Planes, A Rental Car, Trains, Boats, Buses and Taxis
It all started three years ago, on a warm summer evening. We were reading the book Madeline to our youngest daughter. My oldest daughter then 7, piped up and said, I...
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Honey for Allergies
Here in God’s country we tend to be fond of natural remedies. So I’m sure many of you have heard that eating raw local honey can cure allergies –...
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Helping Kids Say Goodbye to a Family Pet
Last weekend, we went camping with friends, and then came home to find our much loved 19 year old cat dead. I won’t sugar coat it. It was truly...
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Things We Love and a Giveaway: Earth Swag (Updated with a Winner!)
And the winner is… Jennifer! Congratulations Jennifer, you will love your Earth Swag! —————————— Have you heard of Earth Swag? These all natural, machine washable snack baggies and sandwich...
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Summer Activities
There are many amazing activities going on in our region this summer! Undoubtedly there are camps and programs offered through the organizations you belong to, but the following is...
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Girls on the Run
More than 1600 participants from all over the Western Slope gathered on Saturday for the Girls On the Run 5k in Grand Junction, CO. GOTR serves many communities including...
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Soap Creek – Great Camping for Kids
Nestled behind Blue Mesa Reservoir, Soap Creek Campground is a gorgeous place to camp with kids in Southwest Colorado. As we first drove up, I was thinking mostly about...
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Grow a Sunflower House!
Here’s a fun thing to do this summer with your kids! Sunflowers are incredibly easy to grow and beautiful, so why not grow a sunflower house? Some of the...
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Mini Golf!
Looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon with your kids? What about a playful date night with your spouse or a fun date idea for your teenager?...
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Good Food
Milk Can Dinner
Recently, a friend introduced me to the Milk Can Dinner, a tradition in her family. The Milk Can Dinner is food for a crowd cooked outside in an old milk can. Her family has catered family reunions, engagement parties and more with this unique and fun way to make an enormous amount of food...
Gluten Free Razzleberry Pie
My mother in law recently had a birthday. She is a fan of pie and has always preferred it over cake. So because we have been gluten free since the end of November, I set out to make her a gluten free version of her favorite -- Razzleberry Pie. My mother in law is...
Lasagna Soup
Here’s a soup recipe a good friend of mine shared with me a while back. It’s super easy and satisfying. The best thing about it is you can whip this delicious soup up in no time at all and everyone will enjoy it. Lasagna Soup 1lb Italian sausage 2 C onion, chopped 1 C...
Lemon Drop Martini + 1/2 Marathon=The Black Keys
A few weeks ago my neighbor invited me over for Happy Hour, and I thought, “Why not?” My hubby was out of town, the kids were watching a movie, and what is the worst thing that could happen? The neighbors had family visiting from Grand Junction, and friends from Ft. Collins. The appetizers were...
Good Reads
50 Shades of Confused
Rumor has it that inquiring minds want to know more about the latest literary...
The Hunger Games Trilogy
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, 2010). I had no intention...
Historical Fiction for Kids
Good fiction has the ability to direct a child’s life. I know from personal...
The Ripple Effect by Alex Prud’homme
Sometimes there’s nothing scarier than the truth, and Alex Prud’homme’s book The Ripple Effect,...
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