Author: Tammy Litke

It’s summer.  The kids are out of school.  It’s too hot to be outside, or it’s raining, and they’re complaining they are bored.  Sound familiar?!

I have a solution…take them bowling.  My family loves bowling and it’s a great way to beat the summer heat or get through the rainy days.

At AMF Summer Unplugged each child ages 15 and under registered in the Summer Unplugged program* (Shoe rental not included, but they’re worth paying for.) get two free games every day.  

The new DreamWorks Animation film TURBO comes racing into theaters July 17!  Check out this fun trailer of the movie:

With school out, summer is filled with fun activities and new freedoms for teens, such as driving the family car (or learning to drive!).  However, keeping teen drivers safe from harm can be a big concern for parents, especially with summer being the dealiest time of year for teenage motor fatalities.  That’s why we wanted to share some steps you can take today to help your teens become a safer driver year round.

The tips and resources below may not only keep your teen and others free from harm, but also could save you money on insurance.

At the end of May I received an invitation to be a part of the Country Crock Casserole Club.  I was so excited and so honored to be asked to be a part of this.  Casseroles are right up my alley!  And being a part of this club has some fun surprises for my readers too.

Alright so let’s get on with the first casserole challenge.  Let me tell you what Country Crock sent me to work with.

Compared to most families I admit that we do stay indoors a lot.  We’re very fair and burn easily and we don’t like the cold much at all (good thing we’re moving to Texas right?!).  But despite that we probably spend more time outdoors than I actually let on.  Especially when we go on vacation.  Funny how that is.

I have so many great memories of the active things we’ve done when we’ve traveled.  It’s been such a pleasure to take in the sights, sounds and wonder of our daughter over the years getting to do and see things a lot of people only get to dream of.

Back at the beginning of May I had the chance, along with some other great bloggers, to spend a day at Nestlé Prepared Foods learning about all things Hot Pockets.  (That’s a perk of being a part of the very first Hot Pockets Blogger Advisory Board!) 

THE WAY, WAY BACK
Fox Searchlight
In Theaters July 5

We’re nearing the halfway mark for 2013!

How are you doing on those resolutions?

As we say good-bye to the month of June, it is the perfect time to take a good look at how you’re doing on the resolution front.

It’s one thing to make grand proclamations about what you’ll accomplish when you’re wielding a glass of champagne and quite another entirely to actually do the hard work to achieve your goals.

I think I may have mentioned a time or two on my blog before that I love pancakes.  It’s one of those foods that I could eat every day and probably never get tired of them.  In what feels like the never ending supply of food in my pantry and freezer that we need to use up before we move, I tweaked a recipe that I had from the National Honey Board, and made pancakes with a blueberry syrup the other morning.

Smoothies are one of my favorite quick, healthy things to make, and this recipe is perfect, it was even slurped up by the pickiest of eaters.  It’s good for hot summer days and it’s simple to make.  You could really add any of your favorite fruit instead of raspberries and make this smoothie all your own.