Fabulous. Amazing. Wonderful. All of these words are overused , but they aptly describe our family’s stay at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando. I will even add “Awesome” to the mix! Our hotel stay was an experience from…
Category: Entertainment
Grand Theft Childhood: Bakugan [Giveaway] [Closed]
A few months ago I was invited to an event in DC. Work commitments prevented me from getting to the event. The event — Grand Theft Childhood with Dr. Cheryl Olson — focused on a topic near and dear to…
Sweatin’ to the Newbies [Review]
I’m not a fan of sweat. I don’t like exercising, but then who does? No, don’t answer that if you lurve exercising and can’t get enough of it. We can remain friends even if you are an exercise fiend. We’ll…
The English Major in Me Wants to See Gnomeo & Juliet [Giveaway] [Closed]
A few months ago we saw Tangled. We missed the official screening due to traffic. You would think after living in the D.C. area for over 20 years that I would check traffic BEFORE driving to an event AFTER learning…
I Play Chef for My Kids
It should come as no surprise to people who know me that I put things off. My procrastinaton genes run deep. Very deep. In the fall I said I would do roundup posts for all the articles I have written…
Date Nights…Western Howard County
Date Nights? Do you remember them? I have vague memories of when going on date nights was very easy. Lately with kids in a multitude of activities and general family exhaustion from our hectic schedule, date nights are few and…
Date Night? I Vaguely Remember…
Date night? What’s that? I thought when my children got older that we would be gadding about all over the place. So not true. Even with a built-in babysitter — my teen is a very responsible 15-year-old — we rarely…
Oyster Locals: The Search for Gourmet Food Trucks in D.C.
I’m at it again! I’m over at Oyster Locals Blog dishing on gourmet food trucks in D.C. and the role twitter plays. ___ You have to be living under a rock to NOT know what Twitter is. This townhall meeting/news…
Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaway — Dora’s Christmas Carol DVD and CD [Giveaway] [Closed]
When my daughter was 2, she loved all things Dora and Diego and Boots. She had the backpack and a range of Dora DVDs. I remember several car trips that were more bearable for all of us with a Dora…
Holiday Gift Guide: #Zhuniverse Fun with #KungZhu Pets
My kids like any other kids love toys. No surprise there. We buy more than our fair share of toys. As a mom blogger who reviews toys, I review toys before the toys hit the shelves. And by review I…
