This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #KempsLocallyCrafted #CollectiveBias After what feels like an eternity of winter, the warmer weather is finally making it's way and that means that we almost always have ice cream on hand. Is there any better way to spend the end of a Summer day than enjoying ice cream on ...
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Raising a foodie
I'm not sure what turned AJ and I into foodies, it might have been traveling to California or maybe it was our visit to Milwaukee's famous Mader's way back in the day when we were dating. It's impossible to argue, we're officially converted to complete foodies and spend way way too much of our income on dining out. So naturally that obsession has transferred over to our ...
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is severely underwhelming
All my life I dreamed of going to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, ok maybe not dreamed, but I probably Map Quested it when I was a teen. Cleaveland isn't a terribly long drive away and I thought I would have to take a road trip at some point. So I was psyched to see how close the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was from the hotel we were staying at for a weekend trip. That's ...
Leveling up our geeky Christmas decor
I come from a family that's crazy about Christmas, on Thanksgiving my aunt had 3 Christmas trees...in her kitchen. We're at that stage of life where we have some Christmas things tucked away that we bring out each year, but it's not a whole lot. Last year we bought a Stormtrooper to guard our tree and it's one of my favorites. I was so excited to get him out of his storage ...
Why does my preschooler need to learn how to code? and the toys that make it fun.
STEM has been a buzz word on every top toy list for the last couple years, and this year the science, technology, engineering and math toys have definitely gone in the direction of coding this year. This brings up two good questions for parents of preschoolers when shopping in these categories. Why should I teach my preschooler to code? Are these toys really teaching them ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We spent last weekend in Chicago kicking off the holiday season with teh Chicago Toy & Game Fair, The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade, lots of eating, and lots of shopping, we won't talk about the fact that the trip ended a bit earlier than planned with a need to get to the dentist for emergency oral surgery, damn bacon waffles. Today ...
Mac and Cheese Wontons
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AD #Tailgreatness #CollectiveBias We're the best at coming up with food combinations that are completely ridiculous. I believe that wonton and egg roll wrappers are an open invitation to stuff with whatever epic food you can think of. Scramble some eggs and stuff ...
Happy birthday Gilmore Girls! AKA The day that Luke’s Diner took over the world.
So this morning has been a heck of a morning, I first found out that Luke's Diners were taking over the world on Monday. Oh, and I'm officially a part of the Netflix #StreamTeam for a 4th year, and I'm really super excited, all opinions are my own I'm really just a crazy fan of almost everything Netflix. After I found out about the Luke's takeover, I immediately mapped out all ...
5 Spooky Board Games for Halloween
Here are our top 5 favorite spooky board games that are perfect for Halloween. Number 1. Betrayal at House on the Hill 3-6 players 1hr+ age 12+ Turn out the lights, light some candles, put on some spooky background music and scare the hell out of your tweens, at least that is what did one night! Betrayal at House on the Hill is the perfect game to break out for a spooky ...
Doctor Who Baker Essentials – Gifts for a fantastic Whovians kitchen
I love gift giving. Not for the warm fuzzy feeling, nope, I love gift giving because I make it into a competitive sport and I most always win...to the point where I get mad when AJ gives me a good thoughtful gift. He can't win. Never. Is there anyone else in the world that feels like this? Or is this just my weird blend of being type-A and basically a completely ...
The Barnes & Noble membership has all of the benefits.
I hate when you go to a store and they ask if you want their discount card, only to find out you actually have to pay a membership fee to save money. Annoying, right? Well last year I decided to bite the bullet and pay the $25 for a Barnes & Noble membership. I actually just received a notice that our membership is about to expire, and you better believe I'm going to ...