Shanda Rhea

  Hey there! I don't know about you but I'm a snacker and my kids love snacks too. I'm sure your kids or grandkids do too! I'm just going to make this a quick one with more photos and short descriptions! Today, I'd like to share with you some of our staple snacks at the Techau house! I've got 5 options for you! Granted- my kids eat unhealthy snacks too. You've probably seen my daughter organizing our pantry with not so healthy snacks on my Facebook story haha! But as much as we can we like to eat healthy and I truly believe your snack options can improve your health and diet.  I know many people like to fast, but I think feeding your body healthy fuel helps you get the best results.  Okay, here are some options and our favorites: Snack 1: This veggie tray comes from Kroger and I love that its organic. My kids love when I open this up and leave it out for them to snack on after school or when we get back from the pool! They love that it has the ranch for dip...

Hey there! Hope everyone is having a great week so far. I also hope that who ever out there that has kids, their first day back to school went well. I think this topic of my blog hits well since school is starting back and crafts can be part of school.  BTW- my front door and front steps in this picture is definitely not super picture perfect and I do want to do some renovations one day(possibly install a double door, etc), but I've said in one of my blogs before that I'm not always out to get the best looking photo. Yes, professional photos are great and I've had them done, but my mothers helper took this photo and it works for my blog. :)  Okay, so back to crafting- did you know crafting stimulates the feel good neurotransmitter that is responsible for pleasure and enjoyment? Crafting also has been proven to improve mental agility.  I remember as a kid making scrapbooks! I was so into those! My scrapbooks were nothing great but I loved taking pictures from my life and m...

  Hey there! Let's just start out with how unwise I can be at times. No one is perfect but we can either learn from others/mentors or we just learn as we go. This helps us become wiser. I've asked a lot of questions as I've gone through life and especially on raising kids. I've asked a lot! Read a lot! I do not know everything but one thing I do know is technology has changed our world. The phone technology.   I want to keep this blog post short and not drag it out but it's really hard because we have so much technology accessible at our fingertips. Do you agree?  Touching lives... what's that mean? It means that we don't pick up the phone and call people anymore. (and listen-some may do this and good for you- love it) We don't sit in the moment and watch the sunrise and forget about the phone.  We don't just go show up at a friends door step and have a good conversation. I remember as a 5 year old little girl- I would go over to my neighbors house a...