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We are getting close to Mother’s Day, which is always exciting because that means it is usually safe to plant your fruit and vegetable gardens without worrying too much about your plants freezing. Planting a vegetable garden at home is becoming more and more popular as people start to catch on to the hobby and …
At this point almost everyone has been affected in some way by the Coronavirus, whether you are practicing social distancing, working from home, homeschooling the kids or full on quarantined. Nevada, like most states is under a Stay Home or “shelter in place” order until the end of April. We never know how isolation is …
Every year February 14th seems to creep up on me faster and faster, leaving me scrambling for ideas to celebrate. I feel like I am shopped out, have attended numerous festivities and exhausted all gift ideas by the time it rolls around. In our family we are coming off of Christmas, New Year’s Eve, my …
There are tons of benefits of getting your kids into sports, and one sport we love to do with the kids is skiing! If you follow our instagram, you will probably notice that I post a lot about the boys skiing up at Mt. Rose and how they progress over the year. I think all …
About six years ago a friend asked me if I wanted to volunteer to be a coach for Girls on the Run Sierras, the Nevada/California branch of Girls on the Run International. I just had my son and I was beginning to go back to school for my MBA, and I felt like my plate was so full, …
It is officially crunch time for holiday gifts. I have a lot of people in my family who are really hard to shop for because many people we know are looking for less “stuff” and more fun! If you are traveling or still need to get gifts for people, here are some experience-based gifts for …
Are you looking for the perfect gift for kids this year? If you are thinking about getting them something unique and fun instead of toys, here are some ideas for getting them an experience instead. I love when family members get the kids something that they can go do together because they are bound to …
Hi Friends! Just wanted to share with you some of these great holiday finds from Wal-mart! Yes, Walmart! We all know you have one close by. I will have to admit that I even have a tendency to dodge this place during the holidays because it is like navigating through a crazy zoo of people and waiting in …
Just northwest of Verdi is the most amazing (and easily accessible) crystal mine. We ventured out last weekend to see what all the hype was about and it was definitely worth seeing! Our son, Hudson is obsessed with crystals so naturally this was the perfect adventure for us. The mine is right next to Crystal …
Whether you love pine nuts or the great outdoors, this is such a surprisingly fun activity! There is a short window for this here in Northern Nevada, but if you catch it just right, you can get bags full of pine nuts! We brought home 5 big bags of pine cones, and we got about …