View Post

The Kings Of Road Tripping

In Motherhood, Parenting, Reviews by Jen

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GetPackin #CollectiveBias I have a family of six and flying my entire brood anywhere means dropping some serious cash, so instead, we travel by car. A lot. I actually think some of my children might have never even set foot in an airport. Indicating …

View Post

The Happy Now Blog Link- Up # 15

In Happy Now by Jen

Welcome to the Fifteenth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! I am so happy you are joining me today! Before we get started, I would love to connect with you on social media! {Facebook}  {Pinterest}  {Instagram}  {Google+}  {Twitter}  {Bloglovin} And of course here are a few things to keep in mind before you link up: …

View Post

Snack Brighter And Smarter With This

In Cooking & Crafting, Reviews by Jen

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SnackBrighter #CollectiveBias I am a snack-a-holic, and yes that is a real word. At least if it isn’t, it should be…. Most of us are familiar with the whole idea of choosing between good, better and best and I think that whole philosophy …

View Post

The Happy Now Blog Link- Up # 14

In Happy Now by Jen

Welcome to the Fourteenth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! I am so happy you are joining me today! Before we get started, I would love to connect with you on social media! {Facebook}  {Pinterest}  {Instagram}  {Google+}  {Twitter}  {Bloglovin} And of course here are a few things to keep in mind before you link up: …

View Post

The Happy Now Blog Link- Up # 13

In Happy Now by Jen

Welcome to the Lucky Thirteenth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Hello and welcome! Before we get started, I would love to connect with you on social media! {Facebook}  {Pinterest}  {Instagram}  {Google+}  {Twitter}  {Bloglovin} And of course here are a few things to keep in mind before you link up: All happy, family friendly posts welcome! Be nice …

View Post

Compassion Versus Being An A-Hole

In Parenting by Jen

This last week was a lot. It was the week of a traumatic event for my family, a horrific national mass shooting and a terrible tragedy involving a toddler at Disney World. Just when I felt overwhelmed by tragedy, more would follow. My emotions have been rubbed raw and I know I am not the only person who felt this …

View Post

The Happy Now Blog Link- Up # 12

In Happy Now by Jen

Welcome to the Twelfth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! Before we start the hop today, I want to share with all of you what is going on around here. Last Friday morning my mother had a stroke. The weekend was spent in the midst of testing, tubes and lots of  uncertainties. Today she was transferred to a …

View Post

Twenty Cool Treats Perfect For Summer

In Cooking & Crafting by Jen

Yesterday when I got into my car after a round of interminably long errands, the car’s temperature gauge said that it was 116 degrees outside. I think that Death Valley has a world record high of 134 degrees and here in southern Arizona we are (give or take) just a few degrees short of that record.  I believe it might …

View Post

The Happy Now Blog Link- Up # 11

In Happy Now by Jen

Welcome to the Eleventh Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! I am so HAPPY you are joining me today! P.S. You can thank me for this hot, um I mean happy GIF later. Before we get started, I would love to connect with you on social media! {Facebook}  {Pinterest}  {Instagram}  {Google+}  {Twitter}  {Bloglovin} And of course here are …

View Post

The Happy Now Blog Link- Up # 10

In Happy Now by Jen

Welcome to the Tenth Edition of The Happy Now Blog Link -Up! I am so HAPPY you are joining me today! The Happy Now Link- Up opens Tuesday mornings and is THE place to share all the things that are making you “Happy Now!” Is it a favorite recipe that you just shared, a post about babies, fashion, family, fun …