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30 Day Dial-In Printable

A mommy fit group I am in is doing a 30-day dial in challenge. I am a checklist person, so I thought it would be great to quickly create...

3 Old Dawgs

Late winter hit, and I got the itch to get back into my Power Wheel hobby. So I purchased 3 cars, each of them were $35... all 20+ years old

DIY Outdoor Candy Land Decorations

This year I decided to step it up a notch, and do a Candy Land theme in our front yard. Thankfully I have a husband who is extremely...

Our Christmas Cards - A Look Back

Every year for the past... 10+ years I have designed our Christmas card and envelope. As I’m writing this, I’m unsure if I’ve got photos...

Printable Kids Letter to Santa

Our daughter LOVES Christmas time. She knows what she wants from Santa and that doesn't change. COVID-19 has tried to put a damper on...

Mercedes Benz ML63

This car was my first experience in dealing with a mechanical issue. When I bought it, the seller told me it didn't work, I wasn't afraid...

Kid Trax Police Chargers, Where it All Began

Last year I felt like my daughter was old enough to learn how to drive a power wheels (2.5 years old). I saw a police charger, with...

Jeep Hurricane Power Wheels

I ran across a post where someone was selling TWO cars. One was this Jeep Hurricane and the other was a Dune Racer. I was able to snag...

Old Firetruck Restore

At this time, I had already done one older firetruck, and two police chargers. The search was on for an EMS so we would have an entire...

Ford F-150 Custom Paint Job

My friend's gave us this little truck a few years ago for Adalane to learn how to drive Power Wheels. It was a great learning car... 6V,...

JEEP Edition: Pink to Police

My good friend contacted me after I had started restoring power wheels, asking if I would do one for her son. Both of us are LEO...

My First “Power Wheel” Restore

A little, semi-classic fire truck, YES! Earlier this summer my neighbor approached me about a new hobby that we should do together......

Toddler Valentine's for Classmates

It's that time a year again, valentine's day! So now we have two children, Adalane (3 years) and Bryant (9 months). Adalane loves to...

Chili Contest 2020

This was our fifth year hosting our annual chili contest. Every year I learn something new and add to the contest.

Mom2Mom Seller Tips

Last weekend I participated in my first Mom2Mom (M2M) sale as a seller. I've been to several of these as the customer, but being on the...

Men ask the best pregnancy questions

I previously wrote a post about some "offensive" comments people have made throughout my pregnancy, but didn't mention the funny...

I loved my baby bump, and so should you!

Before going through this blessing of carrying our baby.. also known as being pregnant - I loved seeing pregnant people. It was almost...

My Favorite Maternity Shops

[Photo credit: Monroe Fox Photography] I am probably part of the minority who began wearing loose fitting clothes RIGHT away. But not...

Baby Spangler's Gender Reveal

When we found out we were pregnant, I KNEW I wanted to do a gender reveal party, but had some apprehensions, due to some early pregnancy...

Pregnancy Milestone Signs

One of my girlfriends from highschool facebook messaged me, wondering if I would make her some pregnancy milestone posters. I jumped on...