In Barnes & Noble, I’m already like a kid in a candy store. So you can guess how amazing it was to be among the first to tour a newly designed Barnes & Noble! My kids and I previewed the new Barnes & Noble at City Place Shopping Center in Woodbury, which opens Wednesday, July […]
Our Experience at Huntington Learning Center
This year my daughter finished 5th grade. That means she starts middle school in the fall, which I can hardly believe. Where did the time go? This is a huge change for her, and will take some adjustment for all of us, I’m sure. My daughter does well overall in school, but from the homework […]
Valleyfair Peanuts Celebration is Weekends this June 2019 (Our Review & Ways to Save)
My contributor Kelly and her family went to Valleyfair for the first weekend of their Peanuts celebration all month long! Here’s her family’s experience: When my family heard that Valleyfair was going to be celebrating Charles M. Schulz’s classic, Peanuts, we didn’t want to miss it! We found out opening weekend was June 8-9 so […]
My Escape to the Woodhouse Day Spa in Woodbury (Review)
As a frugal mom, I tend to be a do-it-myself kind of person. Like, doing my taxes. Doing minor repairs. Doing yard work (with the kids’ help, of course!). And I do all that not just to save money, but to know it’s being done right and honestly, because it feels good to be self-sufficient! […]
Twin Cities Spring Baby Animals Festival & Ticket Discount 2019
Ready or not…or should I say, spring or not (!)…The Twin Cities Spring Baby Animals Festival is back in Brooklyn Park on weekends April 13th through May 5th! And I have a code for you to save $1 per admission! Last year we attended the festival and LOVED it. There was so much to do […]
Disney on Ice “Mickey’s Search Party” is the Best One Yet (My Review)
Our family has been going to Disney on Ice for years, and every show we’ve seen has been a magical evening with spectacular performances and memories. But this one – Mickey’s Search Party – I have to say was the best we’ve seen. In “Mickey’s Search Party,” Captain Hook and his pirates have captured Tinkerbell, […]
Our Winter Getaway to Spirit Mountain in Duluth
After a few months of mostly being cooped upside due to the all the cold and snow this winter in Minnesota, my family and I decided we needed to go somewhere fun to get away! So this past weekend we headed to Spirit Mountain in Duluth for an overnight visit to spend some time outside […]
The Church Basement Ladies: You Smell Barn Review (& Giveaway)
Coffee, hot dish and bitter cold winters. Ah, I think most of us here in Minnesota are familiar with these, whether we’re 80 or 8 years old! But if you’re also familiar with church potlucks, Christmas pageants and lutefisk dinners, you may have grown up Lutheran, and you have probably heard of the funny and […]
TOPGOLF in Minneapolis: Sneak Peek & Review (Opens Friday, Sept. 21st!)
If you have been in the north metro at all in the last few months, you may have noticed a new building off of 694 near 252 with large nets behind it. It’s called TOPGOLF and it’s opening this Friday, September 21st! It’s the first Minnesota location for TOPGOLF, opening at 9 a.m. Friday in […]
Bouncing off the Walls at Sky Zone – Now in Blaine and Minneapolis (Annual Membership Giveaway)
Woohoo! Sky Zone is now open in Blaine and Minneapolis, and to celebrate, I’m partnering with Sky Zone to give away a one-year family membership for either location! Sky Zone now has a total of 3 locations in the Twin Cities, with a 4th on the way! They are in St. Paul/Oakdale, Blaine, and Minneapolis/Edina, […]
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