Sponsored Post - Frigidaire Water Filters

Having a Frigidaire refrigerator  we love our Frigidaire water filter. It makes our mineral dense city water taste fresh and clean. 

Well water often tastes far different than city water, which can be rather annoying if you are used to city water and this is the first house that you have owned that has its own well. Now, some well water is very pure and clean naturally, fueled by underground springs, so you might be fine, but some of it tastes like iron. This is due to the mineral deposits that are in the soil, which are getting into your water. They are not bad for you at all, but they can make your water taste different, which is not ideal. 

There are a number of things that you can do to improve the taste. First, just make sure that the water is cold. Put a bottle of it in the fridge after you fill it up at the tap and let it cool down. If you are pouring it straight from the tap, think about adding ice to it before you drink it. Lukewarm water tends to carry more flavor than cold water - in the same way that warm air carries more scents than the cold, crisp air of the winter - and so the cold water is going to taste better even though it is actually the same. 

Another tactic is to boil the water before you drink it. This is the same thing that people sometimes do when they want to purify water. Yours is clean, so you are not trying to make it safe to drink, but you can still purify it from the metallic elements that give it that taste. Boil a large pot of it on the stove, pour it into a pitcher or a container, and then put it in the fridge so that it can cool down before you drink it. 

Finally, you could get Frigidaire water filters at Frigidaire-store.com and install them in your fridge if it has a nozzle that dispenses water. Since your water has minerals in it, you need to change these filters more often than someone who lives in the city. They are going to remove the minerals and the taste from the water. Ideally, you want to switch out the filter once a month. Most people do not take theirs out more than once a year, which may be why your water tastes so bad - it is being sent through a filter that is very dirty.

9 Months!

9 Months!

Deacon has two adorable baby teeth and is now army crawling.  He had the croup again last week and ended up in the ER in the middle of the night. Thankfully, he does well with some steroids and a nebulizer treatment. He's also started  baby classes and seems to enjoy the other babies. 3 short months away until his First Birthday!!!  Whoo hooo! 

Summer Flowers

Some of my favorite flowers from this summer. Not one of them came from my garden, because we did zero gardening this summer. Maybe next year... 

We have a little under two weeks of summer left! And we are taking advantage of every day of summer that we have. 

KiteReaders Giveaway

I'm super excited to be a part of this fun giveaway! KiteReaders is a digital publisher of children's books. They also have some amazing kid friendly accessories for your e-reader. They are having an awesome giveaway of Tablet Accessories and if you enter you will be able to immediately download one of their award winning titles for FREE!!  

KiteReaders is a multi-award winning digital publisher of children’s books. With over 100 titlesand 30 best sellers across Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks, KiteReaders aims to provide quality content for children and their families and increase literacy around the world. Visit KiteReaders at http://kitereaders.com and like them on Facebook at http://facebook.com/kitereaders!

Hosted By: KiteReaders 

Sponsored By: KiteReaders

KiteReaders is thrilled to host and sponsor a Tablet Accessories Giveaway! We have an amazing selection of some of the most popular kid-friendly accessories available for your tablets out in the market today! We all know how difficult it can be to maintain your tablet when you have a young child who always wants to use it. Whether you want to protect your tablet with a kid-friendly case, use a handy stylus instead of your fingers to touch the screen, or simply accessorize your tablet with some awesome headphones, we’ve got you covered!

When you enter the giveaway, not only will you have the chance to win one of these highly coveted prizes, but you will also be able to immediately download one of our award winning titles…for FREE! Simply enter the giveaway below and read more to learn all about our 20+ amazing prizes!
Prizes Include: 
Gumdrop Kindle Fire Case (Valued at $49.99): 1 Winner
iPad Smart Cover (Valued at $39.99): 2 Winners
iGuy iPad Case (Valued at $39.95): 2 Winners
Fisher Price Kindle Fire Kid-Tough Apptivity Case (Valued at $29.99): 2 Winners
Griffin Technology Cinema Seat (Valued at $24.99): 2 Winners
KaZoo MyPhones (Valued at $19.99): 2 Winners
Felix TwoHands Stand (Valued at $19.99): 2 Winners
Crayola Color Studio iMarker (Valued at $15.99): 2 Winners
Marware UpSurge Speaker (Valued at $9.99): 2 Winners
KiteReaders Stylus (Valued at $5.99): All Winners!

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Farewell to Summer

The summer is un-officially over now. Once Labor Day hits, I feel that Summer is over. The weather may stay nice and it might feel like summer, but it's really back to business as usual. It turned out to be a really fun summer, which I didn't think was possible with an infant and a toddler. But we did a lot of fun things and kept our sanity. Win!

Here are a few Highlights of our summer...

• Popsicles on the deck
• Piya's Birthday at the Fair
• Playdates with friends
• Trips to the Park
• Everett's first haircut
• July 4th Hotel Staycation with the Vlachs
• Movie Wednesdays for Kids
• Como Zoo
• MN Landscape Arboretum
• MN Children's Museum
• Annual Trip to Michigan
• Boat Rides
• Petting Zoo
• Swimming in Hotel Pools
• Beach fun
• Lunch at Cossetta's for Pizza
• Snuffy's Malt Shop
• A'Maze'N Farmyard
• Peppermint Twist
• Library
• Picnics with Grandma & Grandpa Robideau
• Fun with Grandma & Grandpa Singer-Towns
• Ponderosa (or as we call it Ponderrhea)
• Dance Parties

For Labor Day we are visiting my parents at their campsite and a day at the beach. Then tomorrow it's back to school for my husband (lame) and time for me to get back on schedule. September brings a couple of special birthdays, Apple Picking Festivals, Craft Fairs, Nickle Dickle Days (yes, you read that right), ECFE classes, MOPS, Garage Sale Days, Junk Bonanza, and cooler weather. 

Farewell Summer, you never cease to amaze me. 

8 Months!

We are a week past the 17th, but that happens when you are traveling.
Deacon loves to stick his tongue out and kick his legs like Micheal Flatley.
He's our Lord of the Dance Baby. 

We're Back!

We just returned from our annual trip to Michigan! It was a wonderful time and I'll share more in the next few days. It's so nice to visit loved ones, but it's also nice to be back in your own bed.

Staying at a hotel is soooo much better than driving through the night Mom!
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