I don’t know a person out there who does not worry about how safe their child’s car seat is in the event of an accident. I’ve had one accident — touch wood, touch my desk, touch my chair leg —…
Category: Reviews
General Mills #tabletalk — Day 1
My first blogging event ever! I was invited to visit the General Mills kitchens and sample new GM products. I was honored to attend with a group of mommy bloggers who blog about raising their kids, saving money, finding the…
Review: Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime
The Mrs. Dash bottle sat on the counter for about 0.5 seconds before my teen started talking about cooking with it. I did not ask my teen to test the product nor do I make her cook dinner. She’s just…
Review & Giveaway: Trix Swirls Are Definitely for Kids!
The new box of Trix Swirls® was on the pantry shelf for a nano second before the preteen found it. She has a nose for the sweet things. I implored her to please save some for her older sister and younger brother.…
Spotlight on PR: Jill Berry
Who am I? I’m a writer. In the early days of my career I shied away from the “writer” title. I was an editor of other people’s writing. I loved my job as a Senior Editor for a publisher, but…
Review: Rock of Ages
The 80s marked the beginning and end of what I term my obsession with music. You know what I mean…that time in your life when you live and breath music. When you wake up to music and simultaneously annoy your…
Gather.com: A Review
I joined Gather.com some time ago. I find this site very helpful. I was able to: – Meet people who share my interests — Mom to a kid, a preteen, and a teen. – Connect around life experiences – Talk about the news…
Practical Jokes and Pranks
To the best of my knowledge I have never done an April Fool’s Day prank. My kids have. We have had the “every sock in the drawer is mismatched” and the “piece of plastic over the end of the toothpaste tube.”…
Del Monte Fruit Chillers: Review
On a hot summer day, nothing hits the spot more than something cold and refreshing. I find ice pops to be too sugary and sickly for the most part. You know the ones I mean…the ones with 50 pops that…
Snikiddy Snacks
There are snacks and then there are SNACKS. I prefer SNACKS to snacks any day. A SNACK leaves you satisfied and happy, while a snack leaves you with the feeling that you shouldn’t have wasted those precious calories. Snikiddy is…
