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Rescheduling a Disney trip due to COVID-19
I have mentioned several times that we were planning a couples' trip to Disney this July. We had even booked Fast Passes, reserved all...

Lara Draxler
May 16, 20207 min read


Mother's Day pizza party
We had a fun, festive Mother's Day lunch that I LOVED! All my favorites were there... Homemade garlic cheese sticks homemade ranch...

Lara Draxler
May 12, 20203 min read


Disney copycat eats-beer cheese soup
I have found in quarantine that the ONE thing that always gives me peace is being in the kitchen. I have enjoyed having the time to...

Lara Draxler
May 11, 20202 min read


Booking Disney Fast Passes
Just this week, we reached our 60 day benchmark in which we are allowed to book fast passes for our upcoming (fingers crossed) July...

Lara Draxler
May 7, 20204 min read


Salt/Chalk art project
Today, I went back to the old faithful kids' activity book I got for free from the library castoff shelf. It is SUCH a fun little book....

Lara Draxler
May 6, 20202 min read


Disney copycat "kitchen sink sundae"
During quarantine, we are busy being creative with how to make all this time at home fun. I have been LOVING perusing so many food and...

Lara Draxler
May 4, 20202 min read


Fairy Gardens
A few years ago, I attended a fairy garden workshop at a local garden center near my apartment. In the workshop, I learned about the...

Lara Draxler
May 3, 20202 min read


"All about me" collages-family frugal fun activity
Today, we took inspiration from another favorite blogger of mine, Kelle Hampton. She recently posted about a fun and simple family...

Lara Draxler
May 1, 20203 min read


Plan to park-part 2-add on extra magic!!
So, you have decided WHEN you want to book. You have decided WHERE you want to stay (either on site at Disney or off site). You have...

Lara Draxler
Apr 30, 20203 min read


Candy Sushi for kids
Today we tried out a fun "home ec/cooking with stepmom" activity--candy sushi! I have really enjoyed having the time during quarantine to...

Lara Draxler
Apr 29, 20202 min read


From plan to park-part 1
So...you have heard the hype and you want to know, how do I plan a trip to Walt Disney World Resort? This post will kick off the first of...

Lara Draxler
Apr 28, 20206 min read


Staycation fun-grasshoppers, murder mystery games, oh my!
Within the last week, we have been enjoying some wonderful simple pleasures at home. Some favorite moments include... *walks in nature...

Lara Draxler
Apr 27, 20203 min read


Copycat Dollywood Cinnamon Bread
One of my FAVORITE travel destinations is Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park located in my home state of Tennessee. It is such a great...

Lara Draxler
Apr 25, 20202 min read


2019 Travel recap and recommendations
As I look back, last year was such a great year for us. Especially now that we are kind of stuck and can't travel, I can't believe how...

Lara Draxler
Apr 24, 20203 min read


Lemon Granitas & Cinnamon Spritz
This week, we tried some fun and frugal family activities in the kitchen. Our family is BIG on food and home cooking (and dining out too)...

Lara Draxler
Apr 23, 20202 min read


Married and Family Travel-2018
After we got home from our honeymoon, we slipped into married life. As with all blended families, I was an overnight stepmom to three...

Lara Draxler
Apr 22, 20203 min read


Travel Story 2018-Disneymoon
Wow! It is indeed the last chapter of my travel story up to this point. What I am really looking forward to is getting to travel AGAIN. I...

Lara Draxler
Apr 21, 20203 min read


Stay cation report-April 20th, 2020
Hi friends! How is everybody holding up? I was looking over what I did last week that actually kept me sane. I definitely had my ups and...

Lara Draxler
Apr 20, 20202 min read


Cookie Painting
So, now that we know we are at home for the long haul, I am looking for new and frugal activities for us to do as a family. I headed to...

Lara Draxler
Apr 16, 20202 min read


Travel Story-2016 to 2017
I left off with my move to Wisconsin being exactly what my heart needed to heal. I felt that I needed to start 2016 off right. I did a...

Lara Draxler
Apr 15, 20204 min read
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