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Deciding to Be Content Even When Life Doesn’t Go the Way You Plan

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s been a long haul for our entire family, and we eagerly looked forward to the day when we could leave Chicago and move closer to family and friends in Michigan. And then, in March, my husband learned that his mentor was likely going to be moving to Florida. We’d miss family.

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International Women’s Day and 1-800-FLOWERS.com Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

There are a lot of women I admire but right now my thoughts are with my aunt. My aunt is my father’s only sibling and so my brother and I have always been close with her. Unfortunately she hadn’t even been in Florida for a week when she got sick and is now in the hospital with pneumonia! Enter the Giveaway!

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Sunday Reads: Free Kindle Books

For the Mommas

Having lost both her parents and grandparents, and with nowhere else to go, Layla is moving from Florida to a small town in North Carolina to live with the only family she has left: her estranged uncle and aunt. And her family are hiding a horrifying secret; a secret that threatens all those she loves.

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Sunday Reads 7/13: School For Mysteries, Butter in the Well and More Reads

For the Mommas

Swedish immigrant Kajsa Svensson Runeberg fights to survive and build a homestead on the Kansas prairie as she and her family faces the trials of weather, disease, accidents, and loneliness. When her long-missing sister ends up dead, Maggie flies to the south of France to find the little niece that no one in the family even knew existed.

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Nutrisystem Week 14 Nicole, Week 11 Jamie

Nicoles Nickels

To add insult to injury my aunt just moved to Florida (like last week) from Boston so she could be closer to family in her retirement. Needless to say it has been a tough week for our family. I had to leave work I was so upset and I am definitely a stress eater.

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The Luxurious Kia Optima SXL

Nicoles Nickels

This is a great feature to have living in Florida! I love this for those chilly mornings that we get a few times a year in Florida. My thoughts about this car are that it is a great car for a family. by Mer Related Stories Breakfast with Aunt Jemima: Lil Griddles Yopa! My favorite feature was the air conditioned seats.

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How to Plan a Multi-Generation Family Vacation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We Baby Boomers are fueling the travel industry and many of us are taking our extended families along on our vacations. We aren’t the first generation of my family to include multiple generations on trips though. We took my Mom with us to Florida in the 1980’s. Plan on providing at least some funding.

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