When the girls were little, we used to attend the semi-annual library book sale to purchase a wide variety of kids’ books. At only a quarter each, I would purchase different genres and styles in hopes the girls would find ones that re ...
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 ...
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 ...
Summer is finally here! The kids are our of school and finally getting some sunshine and fitness. Right? Wrong. Only in my dreams, at least. Mother Nature has been hitting us with monsoon-like weather leaving our ground soaking wet. We̵ ...
One thing is guaranteed about being a mom: we are constantly learning, always on-call and there’s no monetary compensation. Payment comes in the form of giggles and kisses, hugs and fulfilling wishes. Sometimes, things happen that mak ...
Yesterday morning, our family got up, ate breakfast, grabbed some healthy snacks, strapped on some running shoes and headed to a local park to participate in a race. Okay, technically, only the kids were wearing actual running shoes but tha ...
There a few things about myself that I cannot deny. One – I have a terrible sweet tooth. Two – I’m frugal. These two factors came into play as I took to the kitchen to create a few custom recipes. Hey. Stop laughing. I can ...
Black Friday… Oh, how I love and loath you. Great deals are to be had but the crowds are absolutely unbearable. Although I’m a people person, I’m absolutely NOT a crowd person. So while others were braving the crowds and s ...
My girls have it all figured out. Today’s boys don’t care about girls that can cook, can speak intellectually or keep a clean room – they care only about toys, video games and sports. Remember, I’m talking about pre ...
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 ...
