If you are looking for a delicious and different side dish or a lighter substitute for a meat dish, acorn squash is a tasty way to go. This Maple & Cream version is filled with a rich, maple sweetened cream and baked until tender. I love to eat mine as almost a soup, scraping the “meat” out of the squash, and spooning up some of the rich cream in the center- a perfect bite! If you like a little spice you can add a pinch of cayenne to your filling to flavor it up a notch! Maple & Cream … [Read more...]
Back to School Sleep for Success Tips
As a Children's Mercy Mom's Ambassador I was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.I know sometimes it is hard to keep your regular schedules and routines during the summer, but as back to school time approaches it would be a good idea to start returning to the regular routine so by the time school starts your kids are settled and know what to expect.Personally, my family basically keeps the same routine through summer as we do for school time. Sure when we are on vacation … [Read more...]
3 Fun School Lunch Ideas
We are only a month into the new school year and my kids are already sick of having sandwiches for lunch. I like sandwiches because they are easy and relatively mess free. I put on my thinking cap to come up with some fun school lunches that weren't sandwiches. I thought of my kids favorite foods and I came up with these three great options but found that they were messier than a sandwich. This means I have to remember to throw in a Wet Ones singles into their lunch boxes to wipe their sticky … [Read more...]
Balancing Parenting and a New Relationship as a Single Mom
The problem is rarely wanting a relationship. It is that a single mother has roughly four free evenings a month once school nights and the cost of a sitter are accounted for, and every one of those evenings competes with sleep. About 15.3 million children in the United States lived with a single mother in 2025, and a majority of single parents, 62.2% in one survey, were not actively dating while remaining open to it. The gap between wanting and doing is almost always logistical before it is … [Read more...]
Car Maintenance Tips to Remember for Fall
Fall is here and that means our cars need a lot of TLC. Last winter and this summer was rough on cars, so it’s important to take the time to ensure they are running their smoothest. Check out these car maintenance tips to remember for fall.Get Your Brakes CheckedIf your brakes are starting to sound a little squeaky this fall, make sure you get them checked. Cooler weather is drawing near and you don’t want to have any issues on the side of the road because of some faulty brakes. Failure … [Read more...]
Fall Place Card Holder
I always want to be the fun Mom with a beautiful table during special occasions. One year, when my husband and I were newly married we went to Thanksgiving at his Aunt's house. She is an amazing chef, interior decorate, pretty much amazing all around. At that dinner she had created homemade peanut butter eggs with our names piped on them. It was gorgeous. Talk about squad goals.Since I don't ever see myself going all out with personalized homemade peanut butter eggs, this simple Fall Place … [Read more...]
Batteries on Board: Navigating the Landscape of On-Board Vehicle Charging
There is something quietly reassuring about turning a key or pressing a button and feeling a vehicle come alive. In that small moment, you trust an invisible network of parts to do their job. At the center of that trust sits the battery system, working behind the scenes with a kind of patient loyalty. Yet for many drivers, on-board vehicle charging still feels mysterious, technical, even a little intimidating. You hear terms like charging modules, alternators, battery management systems, … [Read more...]
Mixed Fruit Popsicle Recipe
eMeals is an easy to use meal planning service. They offer meal plans for every diet type including slow cooker, classic, Paleo, low fat and more! Take the stress out of meal planning with eMeals. Right now you can get 20% off their meals plans with a Back to School sale. Use discount code SCHOOL for the savings. I love it when eMeals shares recipes with me to pass on to you. Especially when they are popsicles! This delicious fresh mixed fruit popsicle is the perfect after … [Read more...]
Chocolate Nutella Popsicles
eMeals is at it again with another amazing popsicle recipe. Finish summer with a bang with this delicious Chocolate Nutella Popsicle recipe.eMeals is also offering a 20% discount of their meals plans with discount code SCHOOL along with the FREE Back to School Recipes Download with purchase of an eMeals subscription. Life is about to get busy with school, after school activities, sports, music, church activities and more. Let eMeals plan your breakfast, lunch and dinner now with a discount - … [Read more...]
How to Keep Energy Costs Low This Summer
Summer tends to see an increase in energy bills as people try to stay cool due to rising temperatures. The constant use of your air conditioning is often a large contributor to this spike, but there are some easy ways put a stop to it. Keep hot air from enteringInsulation does not only keep the cold air out during the winter, it also keeps the warm air outside where it belongs during the summer. Without insulation, your home will have gaps that hot air can use to get in, forcing … [Read more...]
Factors Courts Consider When Setting Child Support
A recent study by Zipdo found that about 65% of child support cases have a formal court order setting out the obligation. In 2025, about 19 million children in the U.S. will receive some form of child support. According to a child support attorney Danaé D. Kinnett, deciding on the amount of child support can be hard, especially since paying child support can be really costly for the parent. Still, it is important to make a decision and be able to provide for the children’s … [Read more...]
Summer Park Exploring – Tips to find a great park
This post was sponsored by Landscape Structures as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.To help fight summer boredom we have started summer park exploring. We have lived in this house for almost eight years and have become pretty familiar with the parks around us, however, we haven't really stepped much out of our little sphere of the world we live in to explore parks beyond. Here are my tips to find a great park for your … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Maximize Your Summer Road Trip
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerIsForSavings #CollectiveBias #WFM3This summer we spent many, many hours in the car together as a family traveling to several family vacations. Our latest road trip, and last one of the summer (sad face) ended just a couple days ago. While I had several hours to think about life in general, I got to thinking about how I could help make the most … [Read more...]
Executive and High-Income Divorce Issues
High-income and executive divorces technically ride the same legal framework as any other divorce, but the reality behind it feels more complicated.The most recent preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention place the number of divorces and annulments at 672.502 in 2023. Multiple petitions were filed during the same time frame, some of which are referred to as executive & high-income divorces. In this type of divorce, the assets are harder to pin down for … [Read more...]
Steps to Take After a Slip and Fall Accident
Among all other types of accidental deaths, slips, trips, and falls share approximately 15% of them, and more than 25% have been reported to result from a fall in the workplace. They rank second in terms of occupational injuries and time loss from work, next to physical overexertion. Approximately 25 percent of seniors experience a fall in their later years at least once a year. This corresponds to roughly 3 million emergency department admissions, 1 million hospitalizations, and … [Read more...]
