Happy Saturday!

Today was our Sams Club stock up day, you know the type...load up the top and bottom of the cart so high that you can't see and then have a minor coronary when the total rings up? The ones where you start out so great with boxes and organized packing but then eventually you run out of boxes and are just shoving stuff wherever it fits! This is our one weekend a month that we spend at home deep cleaning, working on another remodel on our list and shopping. 

Today was the start of winter project #1. We finished half of the attic when we bought the house for our daughter to use as a room, the other half remained unfinished. Today the old subflooring was torn up and a new one was put down along with running new electrical. This will be a project that will most likely last all winter but I am glad to get it started. This half of the attic will become a hang out room for the kids and their friends. It will house comfy chairs, bookshelves, a table, tv and game consoles along with board games, a minifridge and other odds and ends. 

Enjoy every single minute my friends!!

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Monday Musings...

Welcome to Monday! I hope your weekend went well. Ours was packed to the gills but we had so much fun and would love to have spent all day today in bed, but alas the week must go on and we plan on tackling it with a smile.

We're ticking things off of our bucket list daily and loving it! The kids love seeing that list get full of lines. they are off to camp next week, and cannot stop talking about all the fun things they will do. I love all the energy that kids have and how animated they can get when talking about everything. Want your own BUCKET LIST? GO HERE!  Please feel free to link up ANY activities you have done this Summer or your own lists! I love seeing what everyone is up to! Even a pinterest board dedicated to Summer will do!

On Friday we hit the park for Friday Night Flix and spent the evening eating popsicles and playing UNO and then watching a movie and eating popcorn. We had an absolute blast hanging out with friends and enjoying the weather.

On Saturday we enjoyed our evening at a Chicago Rush football game. These arena football games are some of our favorite to attend, there is enough action to keep you enjoying the game and the players are so friendly that they sign autographs, pose for photos and even chat with the fans after the game. It's an awesome evening of family fun and never too expensive!

If you are one of the first in the door, you have many opportunities to catch footballs, watch practice, sign up for games that take place in between periods and even get a lot of door prizes!

Our relaxing Sunday was spent tidying up the house and then another movie, this one in a Victorian Village! Have you taken a look at events right in your own community? You will be surprised at what you find and you will love discovering new places and enjoying new things.

How was your weekend?

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Happy Weekend!

The weekend is here and we started out spending it in our very own city for once! We went to movies in the park and rode the trolley around downtown. We had so much fun together that it was sad to see Friday come and go so quickly!

Do you ever run around so much that you have to push grocery shopping back too many times? I found that when you are down to 1 banana and just random Smore's leftovers, it came down to getting creative in the moment. Slicing up the banana and breaking up the graham crackers made them stretch to feed all 3 kids that wanted 1 banana! Add some cheerios for a fun topping. It may not be a pretty snack but I made the best of what I had and that's what it's all about.

Enjoy every minute my friends!!

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Wonderful Weekends

Happy Monday my friends! How was your weekend? What did you do? Please share! We spent the weekend outdoors getting the garden ready and harvesting things that came back up from last year. I love beautiful weather!

The first 2 strawberries of the season have everyone clamoring to have a taste! I hope the animals stay away as we wait for more of them.

The oregano & chives came back full force! It's fantastic to see and the kids were so excited to begin chopping! I love fresh herbs in the kitchen and in all of my cooking.

Our celery that we are growing from the stump of the last batch is starting to sprout, how cool to grow things from cut off ends.

We made our own popsicles with fresh fruit and juice that we squeezed ourselves. I love getting the kids involved in the kitchen.

I made up these fantastic tickets to use in many different situations with the kids! I edit in their names if needed or we print them and the kids make their own things for birthdays and such. So fun!

Enjoy every minute my friends!!

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