This past January I had the wonderful pleasure to review the Rock ‘N Learn Phonics 1 DVD with my son. (You can read the full review here). Eph absolutely LOVED and still loves the practicing his phonics using the DVD.  Even my 2.5 year old has started dancing around to the program when we have it… [Read More]

My family are book addicts.  No seriously we are.  We typically have the maximum number of books on loan from the library and our shelves are bulging with almost every kind of book that is imaginable. But lets be honest, how often have you purchased a children’s book from the internet or school sale only to… [Read More]

This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Revolve Conference at Nationwide Arena. The revolve conference is a 2 day event for teen girls full of dynamic speakers and awesome musicians. The theme for this year’s conference was Dream On and even though I am not a teen girl (and I don’t have one yet), the speakers were… [Read More]

Did you know that we are only two weeks away from the biggest event in the blogosphere?  That is right ladies, the ever popular Blogmania event has returned and we have added 1 more day to make sure you have plenty of time to get all those entries in. Blogmania runs from April 9th -11th, 2011… [Read More]

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pier 1 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Today is the first official day of spring and I don’t know about you but I am sure looking forward to spending more time outdoors.  A few years ago my husband and I added a… [Read More]

I consider myself to be environmentally and economically savvy.  I use cloth diapers, I try to by local and handmade. I bring reusable bags when I go shopping. I recycle paper, plastics and glass. I do my best at buying home grown and organic products.  However there is one area that I have not completely… [Read More]

There are few topics in which I have a zero tolerance for and one of them is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. There really is no safe amount of alcohol to consume and then drive a car. If you are old enough to order a beverage then you are also mature and responsible enough to… [Read More]

This past Tuesday I started coughing and I haven’t stopped yet. Then sweet little Lu Bug caught some type of a virus and has been battling a high fever since Thursday. Between taking care of her {she is extra clingy}, not getting enough sleep of my own, my first Macaroni Kid booth, the time change and this… [Read More]

It was a random Thursday about 2 months ago when I forgot Lu’s paci at home.  Our babysitter usually has an extra one but this day, she decided to try and lay her down without it. Lu was fine, went straight to sleep and didn’t even ask for it. The paci struggles had gone on… [Read More]

Is there anything that makes you smile more than a Little Debbie?  For years children have opened their lunchboxes to find that Mommy had snuck in a special treat. Maybe you have your own Little Debbie memory?  For me, it was always the honeybun. A special treat that I would buy at the 7/11 when… [Read More]