A few weeks ago I was invited to a media event. Often I have to turn these events down due to conflicts with kid activities. Fortunately, I didn’t have to turn this one down as it was a lunchtime event…
Category: Cooking/Eating
Is There a Time When Ice Cream Doesn’t Hit the Spot? #seizingfamilytime
We’re a family of 5. Always flying in different directions. To work, Cub Scouts, soccer, school events, swimming, volleyball, and more. I can just about remember the days when having a doctor’s appointment and a playdate in the same week…
Friends Through and Through
I met up with two mom friends for coffee a few weeks ago. We had planned to see each other in May, but end-of-the-school mayhem and madness put a dampener on our plans. We could not find a time when…
Sweet But Very Low in Calories. 5 Calories!
Disclosure: I was sent a sample pack of Bai drinks to facilitate my review post. He likes it with ice. I don’t. He can drink one straight from the pantry shelf. I can’t. He orders extra ice. I ask for…
The Fizzy Drink Report: #PepsiNext
I did a head snap last month. I was at the pool watching my kids swim. Sitting in the shade…as you do. Reading a book…as you do. Doing some people watching…as you do. When in walked a woman. Older than…
Reclaiming a Deck from Neglect in Time for a Birthday Celebration
We recently purchased deck furniture to replace a table and chair set that was completely rusted. Like more rust than metal. The table and chair set was new to us 12 years ago when we built our deck, but had…
Eating Our Way Through @CaesarsAC #DOAC #TasteofAC #JerseyLove
Sponsored: I was given hotel accommodations, ground transportation, and meals from Caesars, Harrah’s, DJais, and D6 Surf Skimmer as compensation for writing about my trip to the Jersey Shore. I paid for my own conference ticket and travel expenses to…
The Musings from Me Family’s Hyundai Santa Fe Epic Playdate #epicplaydate #CGC
If I have said once, I have said a thousand times that my life is busy. My kids are busy. My husband is busy. We are all busy. From having children in three different schools to having a husband who…
Sponsored: Planning Activities for Summer @Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats
This is a sponsored post, though all opinions are my own. I only need one word to describe the school year. Busy. BUSY. Very busy. Three children in three schools. Two with school bus service. One without. By necessity I…
Wordless Wednesday: The Class Picnic
The 4th grade picnic is kid driven. No input is needed from mom or dad. Unlike other picnics where the teachers decide the format or the parent sign up to bring items, at the 4th grade picnic the kids are…