tumblr visitor stats

Shopping For My Other Child (the Secretive One) on Kmart Layaway

Battlefield3-XBOX-360

It’s been nearly 2 years since that punk kid of mine let me put a current pic of him on this blog. But, oh how he melts my heart, absolutely melts it. And he’s working so hard in college while holding down a job, how could I not buy him some things he needs? Yeah….his [...]

Parents.com Live Smart + $125 Healthy Holiday Prize Pack Giveaway

Healthy Holiday Giveaway Package

‘Fess up. Do you put a priority on your health? Or do you pretty much ignore it until there’s a health scare of sorts? I suspect many of us fall into the second category. Myself included. A few years ago, I got a wake-up call with an alarmingly high cholesterol count. With heart disease being [...]

Winter Wonderland – WW

Winter Wonderland

Last month when I was at the Kraft Kitchens for BlogEats, we came up with a fun snack idea that kids could make with their parents. We used Oreos, marshmallow fluff, regular and mini marshmallows, and a bunch of fun little decorations. To make the cute little presents, we spread some decorating icing onto mini [...]

Moxie Girlz Horse Riding Club Horse + Giveaway

Moxie Girls Horse Riding Club Cricket

If you have daughters, then you’re probably pretty familiar with the popular Moxie Girlz Riding Club toys. There are several different dolls, and there are also a couple of horses in the collection. Meet Cricket, a beautiful golden-colored horse which can not only carry a Moxie Girlz doll on its back, but it walks and [...]

Are You A Mama Bear?

polar bears on the tundra

As you know,  I adore polar bears, absolutely adore them. Always have. See? It’s fun watching the mamas with their babies. Did you know they almost always have twins? The icy blue background is so cool in this postcard, which I mailed to myself from the Arctic Home site. (There are lots of fun polar [...]

My Ragu Dinner Party + $150 AMEX GC Giveaway

Ragu Mom's the Word on Dinner

When I saw this month’s Ragu Mom’s the Word on Dinner conversation: What’s Dinnertime Like at Your House?, I thought about how much I love that dinnertime allows everyone to stop the go-go-go of their busy days. and just reconnect with each other. But because my kids can’t be at my dinner table every night [...]

The Evolution of My Daughter’s Christmas Wish List

holiday tree

In October, she emails that she doesn’t know what she wants. In November, she texts me once a week with ideas. In December, she’ll call on the freakin’ phone with fresh suggestions. Daily. And oh holy night, does she ever have expensive taste! Clearly she has home improvement on her mind, but dang …. she’s [...]

Fellowes P-12C Shredder Review + Giveaway

Fellowes P12C

Last month I shared a whole list of things you need to shred so I hope that you were listening and that you’ve been busily shredding all month. Very little escapes my shredder these days. And speaking of my shredder, meet my little workhorse: the Fellowes P-12C! With its sleek black finish and compact design, [...]