Author: thekeptwife

As a child, my parents never shared the tradition of Santa Clause with me or my siblings.  In Kindergarden (at a Christian school, I might add) I told my entire class Santa wasn’t real and long about the second grade I wrote him a letter to prove it to my best friend. I don’t remember…

This post has affiliate links.     For months, I felt like I had been begging the little people and my husband to help me get a grip on our shrinking house situation. We were being controlled  by our stuff and it wasn’t fun anymore. As the promised weekend got closer, I mentioned the laundry…

Ingredients: Carmel, white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, your choice of nuts (I use walnuts), and your choice of chocolate chips ( I use semi-sweet).  Directions: slice apples and place on a plate. Then, pour Carmel and apply nuts to apples. Pour each chocolate separately and top with chocolate chips. Enjoy! 

Yes, a last minute trip, Labor Day weekend is, well I’ll admit it obserd. I went to bed the night before we wanted to leave feeling defeated, we always stay in a cabin so I can bring my baby, our 10 pound Batdog.  I posted to Facebook and in no time a friend had offered…

It’s been 9 years since my mother was sent home to tell her children goodbye. Nine years since ovarian cancer became part of our lives forever. What that Doctor failed to realize that day was that God wasn’t done with my mommy.  Terminal is a word that has become part of our daily vocabulary. Yesterday,…

  By far one of the most action packed birthday parties! We love the Living Arts & Science Center http://www.lasc.com and the boys jumped at the chance to have their birthday party there. The morning of the party I ended up alone with three kids trying to get everything together. We picked up Chick-fli-a party trays I…

Ingredients:  Creme Cheese – Fat Free is best but I could only find low fat at the store 🙁  Cool Whip – Light  Walden Farms Marshmellow Dip – completely free of fat & calories!  Instructions: Mix together in a bowl adding some Vaniella if desired for taste. (I only made a half portion in the…

It didn’t happen on purpose. I simply went to the grocery store alone and read the labels. I selected products we use everyday based on nutrition first and then price. Fresh fruit and Veggies without pesticides or GMO’s. Frosted Flakes and lunch meat; my buggy kept its’ balance. At the checkout, noticing my product choice…

It’s here again, Treat Yourself Thursday and I have chosen 5 more products for you to check out! I personally bought 2 of these Fruit Infused Water Bottles! I bought pink but there’s several colors to choose from. Originally $20, this water bottle is on sale for less than $6! http://amzn.to/2bpAgrK Next is a book by…