DIY Coffee Sugar Scrub

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Make your own deliciously fragrant Coffee Sugar Scrub at home!  Wonderful for exfoliation and can be made with ingredients you already have on hand! Every year for Mother’s Day I try really hard to focus on all the positives in my life.  My own sweet mother passed away years ago and as much as I [...]

Our Spring Routine

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Allergies.  Ugghh.  They seem to get worse every year around here!  This year we had winds like you wouldn’t believe that have extended the usual allergy season – not fun.  In addition to the extra tissue that we stock up on during allergy season I like to remind the boys – daily, if necessary – [...]

Flashback & Giveaway ($25 Walmart Gift Cards – 5 Winners!)

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Flashback:  Chris and I are on our way to visit his parents in the Bay Area.  We’re relatively new parents.  Reece is just a few months old.  About halfway through our trip (about 45 minutes in) we hear some gurgling from the back.  And it’s not the gurgling that comes from that sweet baby mouth. [...]

Strawberry and Cream Cheese Muffins

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Strawberry & Cream Cheese Muffins are perfect for breakfast any day of the week! I had every intention of making some blueberry muffins for this weekend.  My Target always carries blueberries – always.  Checked in twice this week and nada.  Even went by my local farmer’s market store and they didn’t have blueberries either.  What’s [...]

Captain America’s Sweet Shield Cakes & Disney Giveaway!

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My boys are really into superheroes.  Like, REALLY into superheros.  I’m sure many of you moms with little boys can totally relate here :)  We have everything – masks, capes, toys, figures, and they still can’t get enough!  Reece had an Avengers party for his last birthday and of course my boys were super heroes [...]

Strawberry Lime Agua Fresca

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 Strawberry Lime Agua Fresca is the perfect refreshing drink for a hot summer day! I love making up punches and other special beverages when we have parties or guests over.  Sometimes though I just want something that I can whip up super quick and that isn’t overly sweet.  Agua frescas are perfect for just those [...]

50+ Amazing Reese’s Recipes

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 More than 50 Reese’s Recipes for all the peanut butter and chocolate fans!  Bars, cookies, cheesecakes, popcorn and more! Go ahead, get your Reese’s on! I think it’s well established here at Mom On Timeout that Reese’s are my favorite candy.  I’m guessing that those chocolate and peanut butter cravings hit some of you too [...]

Reese’s Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars

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Reese’s Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars are perfect for the peanut butter lover in your life!  Serve with an ice cold glass of milk for extreme satisfaction! Reese’s: My favorite candy. Peanut Butter: Makes everything better. Oatmeal:  Now it’s healthy! Cookie Bars: Easy to eat, easy to make. Do you see where this is going?  I’ve [...]

Muy Bueno Slow Cooker Carnitas

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Slow Cooker Carnitas recipe that is muy bueno! Reece has picked a really bad trait that apparently runs in my family.  He gets it from my sister Melissa.  She’s the only other person I know that does this.  When he eats certain meat, he tucks it into his cheek.  He’ll take bite after bite, chewing [...]

Your Creative Timeout Party {No.79}

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Welcome to this week’s party!  I don’t know about you but it’s been like summer around here lately – like high 80s!  Now I’m left wondering what happened to Spring? We’ve been staying busy – as always – and eating all kinds of yummy stuff: Coconut Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars | Homemade Flour Tortillas [...]