The Resort at Long Boat Key Club – Awesome or Expensive Hype?
. Long Boat Key Club Christmas lights at night . Long Boat Key Club pool and building in background . Long Boat Key ...
Let’s talk about Rechargeable Debit Cards and Banking Fees
I bought a new car a few years ago and it of course came with a free trial to SiriusXM (th-eriously-therious-xm). Now as you ...
Top 5 (oops 6!) Kid-Friendly Games for Travel
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The Joy of Reading Together: Building a Love for Books in Your Child
This post contains affiliate links. Kids Books Benefits of Reading With your Child Reading to or with your child is fun! We read to or with our kids every night, with our oldest, I love reading with her where she reads a page and then I read the next page. Beyond it being fun, ...
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Top 5 Kid-Friendly Board Games for Family Fun
This post contains affiliate links, if you like the content, please support our blog! We have played so many fun games through the last few years with our kids, we started early with cooperative games where nobody really wins or loses (good for toddlers), now we play a wide variety of games. In ...
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Bugs Building – AKA Kid’s Jenga
This post contains affiliate links. These bugs building blocks add an extra dimension to the classic jenga game by having multi-colored pieces. The user rolls a die and has to remove the piece matching the color of their roll. The game became a huge hit with our four year old. She’s ...
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How to Childproof your Fireplace
If you have very young children or are about to have very young children you are probably searching for a way to secure your fireplace. You don’t want your kids to get hurt on it and unfortunately the only real suggestion is to get those foam corner protectors or similar product. Those foam things ...
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Mini Shopping Carts – A Great Gift Idea for Children
Magnatiles and their off brand competitors rein king in our household for best return on investment but there are definitely a number of honorable mentions. One such toy [category] is the mini shopping cart. We have several toy shopping carts within our house. Kids love putting things into ...
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The Best Toy Magnatiles
This post contains affiliate links. If you have Magnatiles then you know they are shockingly versatile and can be used for independent play, joint play, and fun for the whole family. We started out with one set and over time we probably have over a thousand dollars’ worth through sets we’ve ...
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Miscarriage: Molar Pregnancy
Miscarriage is so tough to talk about guys. Mr. and I were trying to start a family for nearly a year when I finally got the elusive double lines on a home pregnancy test. We were so overwhelmed with joy that we announced to both of our families in an elaborate way. Everything seemed to ...
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Best Umbrella Stroller
Hi!! So you’ve decided to add an umbrella stroller to your inventory of baby gear. You’ve probably decided this because they are lightweight and easy to travel with. And…this probably makes you think that one of these rinky dink strollers are inexpensive. Well, yes you can get an inexpensive one. ...
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Lovevery Play Gym – Is it worth the high price tag?
Is the lovevery play gym worth the high price tag? We recently added a third child to our family (hello party of five)! When you are going through your third pregnancy you think to yourself that you simply must have everything you need. Even though my three kids span just four years, baby ...
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Should you get a Stanley? Unpopular Opinion.
This post contains affiliate links. I feel like the Stanley craze snuck up on me. First, I saw them at the gym, then people started talking about them everywhere I went, and then at Christmas I saw Stanleys on every top gift list. Why is everyone crazed over these oversized cups!!! I will ...
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Comparison of Insulated Stemless Wine Glasses
For starters, if you don’t have one, you need one. It is great for wine, but it is good for cocktails too, especially if you are outside, or heading to a get together at a neighbors, the pool, lake, etc. I have two, one from Corkcicle and the other is from BruMate. I bought the first one on a ...
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Reviewing a Value Vacation Property
Preface: We’ve been fortunate enough to visit a number of places covering a range of social tiers, prices, and values. Many within the same calendar year. A lot of places reviewed and written about on the internet are solely for the Jones. Our intention is to write several articles on a range of ...
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Best Big Family Travel Hack
Okay okay, you’ve heard it all before – top travel hacks…travel necessities, etc. with a long list of random Amazon products that are mostly things you really don’t need. This is something different, it is a recommendation for one item, the BEST item for HOTEL travel with larger ...
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Book Review: Top Gun an America Story by Dan Pedersen
Top Gun an American Story by Dan Pedersen does an excellent job of blending the drama and tribulations of a military man’s life with world events which occurred during the times he lived. It's a quick read and can captivate your attention within the first couple of pages. I found the beginning ...
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