Tips + Tricks

We’re a few weeks into summer, and I don’t know about you, but my kiddos are looking for a little spice to the day. If yours are like mine, try one of these three STEM-based activities. We aimed for...

I know what you're thinking. "Have an original idea, Audra." But seriously, what better day is there than National Pi Day to eat pie??? (Other than National Pie Day, of course.) I could eat it all day–strawberry pie, apple...

I have four boys, and each of the older three is involved in a sport at least once during the year. After almost a decade of having kids in sports, I’ve learned a few things along the way. What...

Pranking within a family is fun. It's a lighthearted way to connect and express creativity. Anyone who has followed us on social media has seen our shenanigans. The kids prank us and we prank the kids. It's our way of showing that...

Two years ago, while visiting family on the east shore of Lake Michigan, my children spent an afternoon knee-deep in warm lake water filling an ice cream bucket of rocks and pebbles—which later turned into what we call pebble...

I had the best childhood. It's filled with irreplaceable memories that make my heart yearn to live just one more day in my adolescence.  My parents were the parents at every sporting event, dance recital, school play, and holiday party. ...

As a stay-at-home mom, one of my primary tasks is to make sure everyone’s fed. As a budgeting consumer, I also try to be cost-effective when it comes to food as in, making it at home is usually cheaper—and...

If you’ve ever walked into one of the Omaha area’s local bike stores, you may have felt a little overwhelmed with the selection and precision that goes into selecting a bike. It really doesn’t have to be that hard,...

2020 is here! Did you make new health goals to follow this coming year (and decade)? If so, you need to plan how to make exercise a daily habit to accomplish your fitness goals. Of course, we’re in the thick...

I love Easter. There’s just something so wonderful about new beginnings and new seasons (oh and lots of sunshine) that I just simply love about this lovely holiday. But you know what I don’t love about Easter? Candy by the buckets that...