This post is all about the DIY twin loft bed we just made for our daughter. I’m very proud of it because it turned out just like the vision I had in my head. The best thing is how much both of my kids LOVE it and how much it has improved the storage and organization in her room. My hope is that my loft building experiment will show you how easy it would be to DIY your platform or…
This post is about adoption from the perspective of someone who actually was adopted. Hopefully it will inspire and help people who are thinking about adoption, or maybe you yourself were adopted and can relate to my adoption story. Blessed by my adoptive family Now that I’m an adult I can honestly say that being adopted by my family was the greatest blessing I ever could have possibly had and I am forever grateful to my family for deciding to…
I’ve added a new page that pays homage to the beautiful island of Kauai, where I was raised and think is the most beautiful of all the Hawaiian Islands. I am of course biased having grown up there and I just wanted to share a post about my home island because I think Kauai is what most people around the world still envision when they think of Hawaii. Gallery I promise to update the gallery on the Beautiful Kauai page with…
Fish Extender Gift Mahalo/Thank You I just want to give a shout out to all the amazing and creative people who were in my Disney Wonder Fish Extender Group – Pluto. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a picture of all the incredible stuff we were gifted, so I may not have listed your gift because it was already used or eaten, most likely by my kids before I could get pics. The Fish Extender Gift Exchange really made the cruise extra-special…
Time for Easy Fish Extender Gifts We had an amazing time on our Disney Wonder Cruise to Alaska and a huge part of what made it so fun and magical was the Fish Extender gift exchange we participated in. The kids loved getting little gifts in our custom Fish Extender every day and this post is all about the gifts we gave out to our fish extender group. All the stuff we got in return was amazing and the amount…
Disney Cruise DIY Minimalist DIY I have decided to coin the term minimalist DIY for my arts and crafts projects. This is because due to time constraints, because of my full time job, all of my projects are done with the minimal amount of time, supplies, and effort necessary. I’ve basically done all the research on Pinterest, Google, Etsy, etc. for you to show you how I produced a great craft and product with minimal investment. What is a Fish…
In the middle of seeing a clinic patient I see my caller ID and realize that the buzzing of my phone is coming from my children’s school. The only reason the school would be calling me in the middle of the day would be the health and safety of my children. So I take a breath, and in that brief pause before discovering what is going on, a million worse case scenarios run through my mind. Did my child break…
It is Tie Dye Tuesday at my kids school for spirit week and despite knowing about it ahead of time, since last week, the day seemed to suddenly spring up on me. Oh no! Where was I going to find tie dyed shirts? Better yet, could I make them easily, affordably, and quickly? Store Bought Kit Luckily, I remembered seeing some yarn dying kits at Ross Dress for Less in their Arts and Crafts section. I quickly went there after…
This post is for people who are thinking about taking an Alaskan Cruise. Are you wondering whether the experience on the Disney Cruise Line is worth the extra money when compared to other Alaskan Cruises? After our family vacation in May, 2017 on the Disney Wonder, for a 7 day Alaskan cruise, the answer to that question from the whole family would be a unanimous and resounding YES! The cruise was an amazing experience. Just being on the ship itself…