• Fortnite Monopoly
    Kid Fun

    Fortnite Monopoly is Here!

    Our family loves Monopoly.  Well, let me restate that. My family loves Monopoly, as for me, I have a love/hate relationship with Monopoly.  When I was growing up my family played three board games, Risk, Aggravation and Monopoly. I have fond memories of playing games together but Monopoly drives me crazy! I feel it is all up to luck. Whoever can get around and snag up all of the properties gets an unfair advantage.  Others disagree but for me, personally, I do not enjoy playing it. My family, on the other hand, does. My family also loves board games and some of our favorites currently are, Beat the Parents, Family…

  • Recipes

    My Go To, Everyone Loves, Cookie Recipe: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Share Do you love chocolate chips the way I love chocolate chip cookies?  I love them so much that I have tried tons of recipes with variations on ingredients.  Let me tell you that this is the best recipe I have ever come across.  I got it years ago from my favorite recipe site allrecipes.com Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies submitted by Clarice Schweitzer Easy recipe: 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup chunky peanut butter 2 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup old-fashioned oats 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups semisweet chocolate…

  • Deals

    You Can Now Do This at Redbox!

    We all love Redbox! Remember when it first came out, it was the coolest thing ever!  No more wandering aimlessly around the video store and then paying  a lot for movie rentals. Not too mention the hoops you had to jump through just to get a movie rental card! I love that you can also return the movie or game to any Redbox not just the one you rented from.  One of the best things about Redbox?  That they are always offering awesome Promotions. Sometimes it is for a completely FREE rental, sometimes it is for a BOGO.  They always have something to offer, which is nice. They also have…

  • Recipes

    Toasted Italian Sub with Meatballs

    Everyone in my family loves bread, cheese and meatballs. How could I go wrong with a toasted Italian sub?  I couldn’t and I didn’t. This is amazing and it went FAST!  I needed a quick meal during a busy week and while running through the meat department at my grocery store, I spotted pre-made meatballs. I have never bought them before, always make them myself. However, time crunch! I was game. Grabbed a loaf of fresh baked French bread, a jar of sauce and some Parm Romano. Voila. These meatballs cook in 15 minutes. Just pop them in a saucepan with your favorite sauce and they are done when tender…

  • beef enchiladas
    Blogging,  Recipes

    Super Yummy Beef Enchiladas

    Go to recipes > This is one. As I have said before, I cook for picky eaters #MyKids. There are just a handful of meals that every member of my family will eat and one is Beef Enchiladas,  which for all intents and purposes, is really Cheesy Beef Green Chili Enchilada Stacks.  Too long right?  Beef Enchiladas encompass it all. These are different than most conventional enchilada recipes but honestly, I only like my Moms Red Chili and I have yet to learn how to make it. MOM!  She makes a delicious, savory, spicy red chili that cannot be duplicated.  So I make my enchiladas with our generations old family…

  • Life with the Family O Cheez It Chicken
    Blogging,  Recipes

    Mrs. O’s Cheez-It Chicken Recipe

    When I was growing up my mom worked full time. In spite of this, she always had a home cooked meal on the table by 5:30.  I truly admire this! When I think about it, I don’t know how she did.  I did cook when I worked full time but it was not every night and it was just for me and my roommate, my sister. She cooked a lot too. So yes, I admire and appreciate the fact that mom always had a delicious, hot meal ready for us every evening. She always found a way to be inspired and use the ingredients she had available. I would love…

  • Blogging,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun,  Recipes

    Easy, Delicious Smores Waffle Cones

    This yucky January weather has me pining for hot, summer days. Thought I would pull a sun-shiney post out to feel warm and happy. Every Summer we go away to Horsetooth Reservoir and stay in their lake front cabins. We love it and it has become quite a family tradition. We go with my extended family. We usually have about 20-30 people around at any given time. The kids all play on the beach, the adults play cards and have a great time. I always go to Pinterest for some yummy snack ideas.  This time around I found Smores Waffle Cones!  Yes… SMORES WAFFLES CONES.  You basically buy everything that…

  • Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings Museum
    Homeschooling,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun

    Manitou Springs Colorado Field Trip

    We love living in Colorado, we have plains, mountains and the foothills in between. There is never a lack of places to visit and enjoy. One of our favorites is Manitou Springs, just west of Colorado Springs. It’s just over an hour from our house and easy to get to. This past year we visited the Cliff Dwellings and Museum.  We invited some good friends along and had the best time!  The kids loved it! We visited the year before but with a school group so the experience was completely different. We all liked it both times we went. We also visited a natural spring fountain in town, that was…