Over the past couple weeks our holiday gift guides have mostly provided toy and game gift ideas for kids of all ages. Today’s gift guide highlights some home and electronics items, including personal care, jewelry, beauty and home dec ...
This post is in collaboration with Balance Your Plate and Stouffer’s. As part of the collaboration, I received product and incentives in exchange for participating in the program. When I was 8 years old, I had an assignment at school that a ...
I don’t know about you, but I can visit the same place multiple times and still learn something new. Last year I went behind the scenes at Domino’s World Resource Center, spoke with the leadership team, made pizza and did a vari ...
There’s a running joke with our family. When someone is out of town (usually me) or at some kind of event (usually the kids), the rest of us go out for sushi for dinner. The key to a successful sushi venture is the photographing and b ...
Maybe it’s because I’m a mom or possibly because I’m getting old and forgetful, but I often find myself drinking cold coffee. Considering my love for frappes, this isn’t that big of deal. Half the time I drink it col ...
Scott and I share duties around the house and I believe we both have strengths and weaknesses. However, I was recently informed by Madison and Kennedy that Dad is better at grocery shopping. I think my sensible purchasing habits lose out to ...
Pie. It’s a word that conjures happy thoughts. For some people, it’s pecan. For others, banana cream. Some people prefer chocolate peanut butter pie. Then there is the group where any mention of the word makes their mouths water ...
It’s a parent’s job to be a perpetual cheerleader for the entire family. Parents need to find ways to pull out the best abilities in education, pursuit of the arts and socially. However, the most prominent place where we see the ...
Just the other day Scott and I were discussing how much we learned during our years of living in Los Angeles. We learned about other cultures, traditions and foods that we would never been able to appreciate if we had never left the area wh ...
Don’t laugh, but I have a confession to make. While our family room is loaded with board games (thanks to the obsession Scott and I share for wanting one of every game ever), our kitchen plays host to more than one coffee pot. I wish ...