As a kid, my dad’s watch seemed enormous. Clunky. With a heavy linked chain. Every so often he got a new watch. One watch fascinated me as it was water-resistant. He purchased the watch from Switzerland in the late 70s/early…
Category: Musings on Giveaways
The View: What’s on Tap and a Giveaway!
Today for the first time I watched The View live. I’m a DVR watcher. While I like watching live, I like the flexibility of rewinding and fast forwarding to favorite parts of the show. Tonight you know I will fast…
Oooey Gooey What Is Not To Love about Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls?
When my second child was born, I was prepared. Oh I forgot plenty once the baby arrived, but I knew what I needed to do after going through the hazing of having a baby and going back to work after…
Watch Time Fly in Style…Giveaway, too!
I wear very little jewelry. Scratch that. I wear no jewelry save my wedding ring and my watch. Over the years, I have been given…by my husband…several necklaces that are lovely. One is even sparkly. But, I am more comfortable…
Review & Giveaway: SIMS Animals Africa for DS
The DS? I have no recollection the exact moment when I first saw one. But, I probably saw a kid sitting on the sidelines playing with one at (a) basketball practice, (b) soccer practice, or (c) swim practice. Practice can…
Review & Giveaway: SIMS ANIMALS Africa for wii
Two summers ago we purchased a wii. We were stuck at home in August…feeling a little sorry that we were not going on a big vacation trip in August. We did go to the beach in June of that year,…
Review: Nerf-n-Strike Elite Bundle
It was a direct hit. I aimed. I fired. I nailed my target. My target? My then-boyfriiend/now-husband. The location of the hit? The toy aisle at the Gaithersburg Square Toys R Us. My weapon of choice a Nerf Javelin. It…
Conferences, Conferences, and More Conferences
Over a year ago, I had barely heard of blogging. I had a blogspot blog that I started when I created a blog for a design class. I let the design blog lapse, while continuing to write on the personal blog. The posts…
Kim Crawford Wines Launches Artists’ Lounge
I don’t know about you but I love walking around an art gallery alone. Now don’t get me wrong, I treasure spending time with family and exposing my children to new experiences, but there are always the distractions of who needs…
Cervical Cancer: Pearls of Wisdom
Thank God cervical cancer has not hit my family — is all I can say. Cervical cancer is a brutal, unrelenting disease that strikes indiscriminately. Cervical cancer kills thousands of women in the U.S. each year. I participated in a conference…
