One of the pluses of having children at different preschools is the variety. For a myriad of reasons, my three children attended four different preschools. Each preschool adhered to the preschool calendar of projects tied in to holiday traditions and…
Category: holidays
Holiday Gift Guide: A Gift Box Sure To Please One and All
Cheese. Cheddar. Gouda. Smoked Cheddar. Creamy Swiss. Mission Jack. And even Jalapeno and Cheddar. To me, cheese is a major food group. I can eat cheese morning, noon, night, and even late in to the night. Cheese hits the spot.…
Camp Is Not Just for Summer
Whether you are working from home or working out of the home, you will want to have piece of mind that your children are occupied. Winter break is short his year, so Kindercare is offering winter camps to keep your…
Winners! I Love Announcing Winners!
It’s that time again! What time you say? It’s time for me to pick winners! Love my job! Congrats to ACMommy3, Michelle, Kate, Dagmar, and Emily on winning the ChicaPC-Shield Giveaway from Chicalogic! Congrats to Sara for winning the Real…
It Is #BlackFriday Isn’t It?!
Shopping is a necessity not a desire. For me I shop when I need things. My days of browsing the racks and window shopping are long gone. I have a more precise, laser-like method of shopping than in my teen/college/premarriage…
Musings from Me on Thanksgiving
I’m not a born and bred American. I grew up in a country where Americans were always called — affectionately — Yanks no matter if they lives in Texas or Alaska or New York City. America was the land of…
Phototaking without Tears
Look at the wall. Locate a photo. Evaluate the frame. Do I like it? Does the frame match the photo and vice versa? Would this photo look better in the living room? Take the frame of the wall. Switch out the…
Get Ready for Halloween Night and a Giveaway
Halloween is an evolving holiday in our house. From the earliest days when I placed my baby in the infant car seat so that I could be near the front door to give out the Halloween candy to the year…
Day One Musings from Me Trip to Southern California: #BlogHer11 and @SeaWorld
As a mom in blogging, I review toys, games, DVDs, hotels, food, amusement parks, and if-you-name-it-I-have-probably reviewed it. I get packages delivered 2 to 3 times a week. You can bet that the kids stampede to any package delivered to…
Sharing Is Caring at @MomSpark’s #BlogHer Forum
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know I tweet. A lot. It’s what I do. I have made a science — at least in my own mind — of keeping my tweets pithy, on point, concise, and informative. All…
