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June 2021 – Mama 'N Chief

I know what you're thinking. How complicated can a trip to Six Flags be to warrant an entire blog post from your fave blogger gal pal? Well listen, my sole purpose with this blog is to teach you something new and save you time, money, and sanity. I'm hoping that this post will touch on all of the above. Gone are the days that I was able to find a sweet little merry-go-round that kept my little one happy at a carnival or amusement park. Now the kid wants the thrills. The big roller coasters, the tall water slides, all the things his parents are not so enthused to ride themselves. Much to my chagrin, our friends and I had to step our game up and take a trip to Six Flags with our seven-year-olds. Now let me say this, some of the things I'm about to share with you, I'm not saying them because I was smart enough to actually do it the first go-round. They're being recommended because when I got to the park,

When we brought our home the basement was unfinished. We always knew that we would eventually finish it and use it as an entertaining space and gaming area. With just about 1800 square feet to work with, the possibilities of what we were able to do were endless. However, leave it to life to alter your plans. After my father died and we asked my Mom to move in with us, we dedicated more than half of the basement space to making her an in-law suite, complete with a kitchenette, en-suite bath, and living room area on her side of the basement. In the remaining part of the space, we decided that we still wanted to use it to entertain so we added a bar, an open area where we could add a pool table, a sitting area, a game area for kids, and a half bath. Before the walls went up during construction, I told our builder that I didn't want the space under the stairs to go to waste. I wanted to maximize the