Streamling the Family Schedule

Streamling the Family Schedule

| March 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

If you’re anything like my best friend’s family, you’re constantly on the go. With two working parents and three active kids, they seem to be running all the time! My friend and her husband are each responsible for dropping off a kid or two at school on their respective drives into work, then the late […]

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Budget Friendly Meal Ideas

Budget Friendly Meal Ideas

| March 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

We’re all feeling the economic pinch these days, and the rising prices at the grocery store aren’t helping matters. I buy almost the same items every week, and our total at the checkout counter has been slowly rising as the months have gone by. One of my goals for 2012 is to reduce our grocery […]

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TOMS Shoes Spring Collection

TOMS Shoes Spring Collection

| March 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

We are so excited to get to be one of the first to see the new TOMS Spring Shoe Collection. Just recently TOMS debuted their TOMS Ballet Flats as part of the TOMS Spring Collection! The Toms Ballet Flat Shoes are causing quite a bit of commotion in the fashion industry. Major fashion houses and […]

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Car Seat Safety Tips

Car Seat Safety Tips

| March 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

I’ll admit it: I’ve always been a little bit neurotic when it comes to car seat safety. A few years ago, my kids and I were in a rollover car accident, and when the paramedics came to the scene, they told me that if my kids hadn’t been properly secured in their car seats, their […]

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Fun Spring Break Staycation Ideas

Fun Spring Break Staycation Ideas

| March 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

You’ve heard the term “staycation” before, and we’ve talked about some ideas for vacationing without leaving your general area. Sometimes, though, you might not be able to spend much money at all on your kids’ spring break. Even a day trip or a visit to a local museum might break the bank. If that’s your […]

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Celebrating Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

Celebrating Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

| March 13, 2012 | 1 Comment

When I was little, I remember asking my parents, “If Mothers’ Day is in May and Fathers’ Day is in June, when is Kids’ Day?” They chuckled and said, “every day is kids’ day!” At the time I didn’t understand, but as a mom, now I do. Still, though, it has recently come to my […]

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Food

Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French invaders in 1862. Today it is celebrated not only in Mexico but in the US as well. We LOVE mexican food (as a matter of fact tacos are on our weekly family menu) and we can’t wait to have our fiesta tonight! Here are some […]

Turkey Advice: How to cook it, gadgets to buy

Turkey Advice: How to cook it, gadgets to buy

Our resident TopChef and cooking advisor has some Turkey tips for you this holiday season…… It’s just my husband and I in our household, so I rarely make turkey. Perhaps a turkey breast now and then, but never a whole turkey.  Besides I never needed to.  Thanksgiving was always celebrated at my uncle’s house with […]

Shopping

Things to Buy on Sale in September

Things to Buy on Sale in September

September is here! Summer may be coming to an end but there are deals to be had.

Now the kids are back in school (or returning after this upcoming weekend, if you live in an area that goes back after Labor Day) and most of the nation is back to wearing real shoes and opening their […]

What’s on Sale and Things to Buy in June

What’s on Sale and Things to Buy in June

Wow, June already; we’re almost halfway through the year! June brings Father’s Day, camp outs, the official start of summer, and some great sales on items that you want and need. Just like last month, June is a good time to buy mattresses; stores deeply discount last year’s stock. We were able to buy new […]