Just a Day in the Life of a Mom with Twins

I've started preparing for my BBQ on July 4th and the first thing I knew I wanted to make was a centerpiece for the table where all the food is going to be laid out. Regardless of what's going on in Washington and who is President right now, I'm a diehard America fan. My father was in the Air Force, I grew up a Military Brat, tons of uncles and aunts and my grandparents have served... and my brother is currently serving the US Air Force so I'm a little obsessed with these patriotic holidays. I think I mentioned before that July 4th is becoming one of my favorites but anyway because of this I'm going all out for this BBQ so let's get into the craft. What You Will Need: A large clear jar or container Pinecones Red, White & Blue spray paint Fun, patriotic sprays 2 Cardboard boxes - to keep the mess to a minimum I found my pinecones about two years ago now from a floral shop on craigslist that was closing. They had thrown out everything and I was there...

Because I'm ready for the 4th of July I've been looking up fun facts for you. You are welcome! Here are 10 facts you may not know about July 4th.  According to author Kenneth C. Davis, July 2nd is the real day of independence, but it's celebrated on the 4th because that's when congress accepted Jefferson's declaration. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a "laptop," which was a writing desk that could fit on one's lap. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826. James Monroe died on July 4, 1831. Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872.  Only two men signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 - John Hancock and Charles Thompson. Jefferson's original draft of the declaration of independence was lost, and the one eventually signed is the engrossed document.  The printed version of the Declaration was called Dunlap Broadside; 200 were made but only 27 are accounted for.  Congress declared Ju...

Mr. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States of America I don't usually talk politics or hot topic issues on social media so I debated for a long while on whether or not I would blog about Mr. Donald Trump becoming the President-elect. I finally decided that this is historic and I should be talking about this. So I sat and thought about this subject pretty much all day long trying to figure out how I wanted to articulate my words.  Are we truly surprised it ended like this? I must say, I'm not. What we saw in the American people this year was a want for change. President Obama started that with his campaign in 2009 and it's very much alive and well today. We no longer wanted "politicians" but the "every day man," enter in Mr. Donald Trump and Mr. Bernie Sanders. The second no surprise to me is that we have a Republican in office once again. This is a typical pattern that we often see, one political party will hold the office fou...