One of the magazines I read has a monthly piece called “It Happened to Me.” I always read those articles with a sense of urgency because if it happened to them, then it could happen to me too – right? Well, yesterday we had an “It Happened to Me” incident at our house.  In my school district the kindergartners… [Read More]

Up until this past summer, I had very little personal experience with cancer. I know you are all thinking…”REALLY???” But it is true. No one in my immediate family has ever had cancer, I have a group of spectacular girlfriends and they don’t have cancer [nor has their family].  Cancer has always been something associated to me from… [Read More]

Just a little reminder that I am still seeking sponsors for the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop. I have several WONDERFUL sponsors already lined up! I will be featuring each of them in the next couple of weeks but would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have you join us. I am looking for sponsors for the December Holiday… [Read More]

Welcome to the Sunshine Praises edition of Monday Minute with the Blogmania 2011 Dreamteam. This is a blog hop {vlog hop} of sorts where you answer one question in one minute.  The Monday minute is hosted by Life with 5 Monkies and 1 Ape and is sponsored this week by Calgon. To join, all you have to… [Read More]

It is a beautiful fall day here in Ohio. The leaves are changing, the weather could be called perfect. The kids are enjoying some time outside and I was blessed by yet another fantastic service at church today. All this beauty and blessing got me thinking about the praises and prayers in my life.  Praises: I was… [Read More]

Everyone has their favorite sandwich spread and mine is definitely Hellmanns. It is one of the few grocery items that I always buy the brand name. I have to admit, that I eat mayonnaise kind of like one would use ketchup – I dip my fries in it, put it on hamburgers, sandwiches and sometimes even on my… [Read More]

One of the best things about blogging is all of the fantastic resources I learn about from other mommy bloggers. Macaroni Kids is just that type of resource. A national based company, run by local moms, Macaroni Kids is there to to provide the scoop on all the family-friendly events and activities going on in your community. I was first… [Read More]

This past weekend my Mother-in-Law so very kindly came down to sit the kids while Chris and I went out on a much needed [the 3rd time EVER since Lu was born] date for our wedding anniversary.  During the day, we took her and our niece to a local “agritainment facility” [that is the fancy… [Read More]

One of the weekly menu items for our family is spaghetti and we always use Ragu’. Maybe it is because that is what my mother bought or because there are always coupons but nothing tastes as good as Ragu’.  It is inexpensive, healthy and easy to use in a variety of recipes – plus it is one of the favorites for little Lulu. We… [Read More]

It wasn’t until I started blogging that I heard of CSN Stores but I am so glad I did!  They have everything  and anything you could want in over 200 stores.  I find myself spending my Internet free time perusing all the wonderful items and dreaming about redoing my whole house.  The first room I would… [Read More]