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The Best Garden Fresh Pasta Salad Recipe

by summers1405 May 10, 2017May 17, 2017.

Looking for a fast and easy dinner that you can make mostly from your garden? This garden fresh pasta salad recipe will have everyone coming back for seconds.

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Slip, Slide and Paint This Summer

by summers1405 July 5, 2016July 7, 2016.

Summer is already fun, but make it even better with a homemade paint slip and slide that is sure to be a hit with everybody! Get the scoop on how to make your own in under 10 minutes.

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Books We Love: My First Reference Book About How Things Grow

by summers1405 June 27, 2016June 28, 2016.

I had passed over this book every time I looked through the website or catalog because it just didn’t seem that impressive to me.  I was so ridiculously wrong.  I had a customer order it and the order arrived at my house so I got to check it out.  I immediately added it to my…

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Summer Essential Oil Diffuser Blends: My Top Five

by summers1405 June 24, 2016August 9, 2016.

I love my essential oil diffuser and use it a ton during the winter months.  The summer is no different.  Well, maybe a little different – we aren’t inside to enjoy it nearly as often because we are too busy enjoying the amazing weather.  When we are inside though, you can bet that our diffuser…

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Grilled Garlic and Red Pepper Potatoes Recipe

by summers1405 June 8, 2016June 8, 2016.

I was looking for the perfect grilling food and I think I found it. I always want a little something to go along with my meat though and I had the perfect grilling potato recipe in mind. Grilled red pepper and garlic potatoes. I left the store feeling I had nailed this not going inside to make dinner thing!

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Two Natural Bug Off Sprays to DIY

by summers1405 April 25, 2016May 2, 2016.

With three small kiddos, it’s no surprise that we spend a lot of time outside playing.  These days lately have been some of my favorites – fresh air, warm sunshine and absolutely no bugs!  Unfortunately, I know that part will end.  Soon, probably very soon, the bugs will be out in full force and we…

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FREE Reading Game: Banana Splits – A Game with Compound Words

by summers1405 April 14, 2016.

I am a fan of making learning fun no matter how old you are.  Plus, I love ice cream so I am super excited to share this free game with you.  Head on over to All About Reading to get your free banana splits game.  

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Have a Flip Flop Party and Make This Summer the Best One Yet

by summers1405 July 24, 2015July 31, 2015.

Get the most out of summer with a Flip Flop Summer Fun party. From recipes to crafts to fun with friends, gather your best flip flops and get in the fun.

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The Joy of Learning Something New

by summers1405 July 22, 2015July 22, 2015.

The other day I looked at Maggie, you know, really looked at her.  Somehow, right before my very eyes, this amazing little girl of mine grew up some more.  She keeps telling me that she will be 5.  I am starting to believe her.  We work together to learn new things all of the time,…

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25 Blueberry Recipes to Wake Up Your Taste Buds

by summers1405 July 21, 2015July 21, 2015.

The other day the kids and I went blueberry picking. I was hoping for at least 3 buckets full; we only filled one before the boys were ready to nap. I figured that we would be going back to get more blueberries, but I wanted to figure out what we would be making. Scouring the…

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Summer Safety with an Accident Prone Kid

by summers1405 July 20, 2015July 20, 2015.

Since we live in Minnesota and it is July, we are hitting that really humid, hot time of year.  That means that we get up, eat breakfast and get outside as early as we can.  Today we did just that.  Since most of you haven’t met my kids in person, I will clue you in…

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Essential Oils for Summertime

by summers1405 July 2, 2015.

With summer comes scrapes, SUNSHINE, bugs and so much fun.  Our essential oils get a ton of use all summer long for so many different things.  Below you will find a list of some of the oils we use most often during the summer months. Lavender is always a favorite and one of our most…

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A Day at the Beach + FREE Kick Off Summer Cookbook

by summers1405 June 13, 2015June 13, 2015.

This post is sponsored post by Lunchbox. #CookingUpSummer #Kraft   Life may often be full of uncertainties, but there are a few things that are guaranteed to be home runs around here.  One is cake.  The second is the beach.  The third is anything in the form of a freezer pop.  I love that they…

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How to Have a Successful Garage Sale

by summers1405 April 23, 2015April 28, 2015.

 This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MiFabuloso #CollectiveBias   If you don’t already know this about me, let me enlighten you.  I LOVE GARAGE SALES.  My 2 and 4 year old even get it.  They see a sign in the summer and suddenly my…

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Banana Split Pops Recipe

by summers1405 December 6, 2014June 20, 2018.

I was so excited to find out we would be receiving a Zoku Quick Pop Maker, Storage Case, and recipe book to review. The kids love to help create anything in the kitchen, so I knew they would have as much fun as I would with this.

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Harvest Time

by summers1405 September 3, 2014.

I am so excited that we actually started a garden this year. I had wanted to have one last year, but John wanted to do it his way, so it never got done. This year, I made sure we had a garden. I won’t lie. I had absolutely no clue what I was doing, but…

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Kite Flying Fun

by summers1405 July 2, 2014July 1, 2014.

Charlie just turned 2 on Sunday, can you believe it?  Well, I can’t!  People kept asking what to get him and I really had no clue what to tell them.  There were a few things I could think of that he wanted or needed, but not too much for ideas.  Well, somebody got him a…

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Summer Fun at Noah’s Ark Waterpark #NoahsArkDells

by summers1405 June 20, 2014June 18, 2014.

*Disclosure:  We received complimentary tickets to Noah’s Ark Waterpark.  All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.*   We finally got to go on our first actual family vacation.  We have talked about a vacation plenty, but couldn’t quite decide where we wanted to go.  Noah’s Ark popped up on my radar and I realized…

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Cooling down on a hot summer day

by summers1405 July 18, 2013July 18, 2013.

We are in a stretch of 90’s with very high humidity.  The only way we can play outside is if we can stay cool.  My kids, especially Maggie, are always asking for treats.  I do my best to keep them healthy, and thanks to Emeals, I found a great summer treat for them. We love…

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