Years and years ago when Miss M was just a baby, we were sitting in a McDonald’s for lunch. I couldn’t help but watch a mother and daughter as they sat down to eat. The young girl, just a toddler, wasn’t partaking in a Hap ...
There is no doubt that we are a bit of a geeky family. While we are frugal, when we make sizable purchases, we try to make decisions that are well thought-out and weigh the costs versus the benefits, including technology advancements and lo ...
Some things are too much fun to share with the kiddos. Case in point: Spirograph. One of my favorites as a kid, the updated versions are SOOO much easier to use. The kits come with everything you need to begin – two different colored ...
One of the fun things about attending conferences is you get the chance to try out a lot of things you wouldn’t normally try. While attending BlogHer in Chicago, Kashi had representatives there to meet with some bloggers. While I wasn ...
While attending BlogHer 2013, one of the great perks is we receive an enormous amount of new product to test out, share and experience. This post is part of a series highlighting some of the stand-out offerings we were fortunate to be expos ...
While in New York for the BlogHer conference, I had the opportunity to get a sneak preview of the Hallmark Holiday collection. I’ve ranted about a lot of it ever since and I’m certain many people are tired of me blathering on ab ...
I really hate to admit this but my kids have no faith in my fashion sense. At all. I guess I can’t blame though because I rely on my husband to help me buy new clothes. I’m perfectly happy in jeans and a sweatshirt but that isn& ...
Our plans for today got a bit off track. We had planned on going out-and-about for the day but switched things up a bit when we all took too long to get moving. Since last Saturday and Sunday required us to be up at o’dark hour for a ...
Learning to watch what we are eating has made me look at everything with a different eye. That was the whole point and a year after starting our journey, I’m proud to say that it is working. I’ve said before that we don’t ...
It’s been less than a week since I returned from BlogHer and I have so much to do and say. Posts are coming, I promise, as soon as I crawl out from the avalanche of emails that were waiting for me when I returned. (And the avalanche o ...
