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Smart Games Jump In Travel Board Game Review: A Portable Puzzle Game Kids and Adults Will Love Year-Round
My family wanted to share a fun game we originally featured in our Easter Gift Guide, but Smart Games Jump In Travel Board Game for kids ages 7 and up is one of those board games that doesn’t really belong to just one season. Jump In naturally fits into everyday family life, which is why it’s becoming one of those games we keep reaching for all year long. Our family has always loved board games, and during the years when Charlie was homeschooling full time, we leaned heavily into learning through play. That mindset never really left our home. Jump In, from Smart Games, fits right into that same approach…
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Coke vs Dr Pepper: What We Actually Drink in This House (and Why It Never Matches)
I don’t know you or your home but, in this house, soda isn’t just soda. It’s preference, personality, and sometimes a little bit of stubbornness poured over ice. More times than not it shows up in my home. Come have a drink with us. Coke shows up like the reliable one and Coke is the default in a lot of homes, and in ours it still has its place. My daughter, Suzanne, was a full-time Coca-Cola fan. No debate, no switching, no experimenting. If there’s Coke, that’s what she’s drinking, end of story. My sister is the same way—always Coke, always has been, no detours. Then there was my mom…
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Pork Schnitzel, German Potatoes, and a Kitchen That Still Remembers
As a child my parents liked eating dinner at the local German restaurant where we would listen to the singer sing Shinny Boobies and do the Chicken Dance more times than not. Once my parents moved to Oklahoma I almost forgot about the resturant. Then David and I started dating and I learned David spent part of his childhood in Germany. That led to David loving German food. I was able to take David to the resturant one for his Birhtday. Then they closed and we didn’t know where to get German food at. Then we walked into Aldi’s this week and they were celebrating one of their themed weeks…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
