Animal Encounters
Annual Snorkeling Trip to La Jolla Cove
Having grown up in Southern California, I fell in love with snorkeling when I was a kid. I probably snorkeled for the first time in Hawaii, but I didn’t fall in love with it until later when I was older and we went snorkeling at La Jolla Cove in San Diego. La Jolla Cove is… [Continue Reading]
Home and Garden
Yummy cookie peanut butter cup brownie
For 4th of July, I signed up to bring a dessert to the barbeque. I had seen a couple of desserts on Pinterest that I wanted to try, so I had my daughter pick the one that she thought looked the best. She decided on a dessert that has a chocolate cookie bottom, reese’s peanut… [Continue Reading]
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Annual Snorkeling Trip to La Jolla Cove
Having grown up in Southern California, I fell in love with snorkeling when I was a kid. I probably snorkeled for the first time in Hawaii, but I didn’t fall in love with it until later when I was older and we went snorkeling at La Jolla Cove in San Diego. La Jolla Cove is a protected marine reserve, so there are lots of fish to see. The water is of course much colder than Hawaiian waters, but during the summer it is fine. Snorkeling at the cove is what made me want to … [Read More...]
Yummy cookie peanut butter cup brownie
For 4th of July, I signed up to bring a dessert to the barbeque. I had seen a couple of desserts on Pinterest that I wanted to try, so I had my daughter pick the one that she thought looked the best. She decided on a dessert that has a chocolate cookie bottom, reese’s peanut butter cups in the middle, and brownie on top. Since we were making this for a pretty large crowd, I needed to use a big pan to cook it in. We made the cookie recipe from the toll house chocolate chip … [Read More...]
Having an active summer
The summer started out a bit difficult because I didn’t have a job set yet, so I was unsure what my schedule would be. It is hard to plan when you don’t know. Then we went on vacation to Yosemite, and we all got sick. That took us down for a week or two. I am now settling into my new summer job, and know what my schedule is, so I have been able to schedule active things for the kids to do. Here is a list of some of our activities: Ride bikes to … [Read More...]
Solution to a wet bathroom: shower splash guard
Well since this blog is called Smart Mommy Solutions, I thought that maybe I might post a solution that I just implemented. When my son leaves the bathroom after taking a shower, the bath mat is soaked, and the bathroom floor is really wet. He can’t seem to keep the water from getting past the shower curtain. He should be able to (my daughter is successful), but it has just become frustrating, so I made my way to Lowes and found this shower splash guard. It took … [Read More...]
Weekend Camping in the Desert
We went for a great camping trip in the desert over the weekend. We went to the Anza Borrego State Park, and went for a hike up Palm Canyon to an oasis that is up the canyon. The oasis is really cool because you start the hike in dry desert where you can’t imagine there being any water for survival. You end the hike in an oasis with a flowing stream, a little water fall, and lots of shade provided by palm trees. On our way up the canyon, we came across a group of 3 … [Read More...]
