The excitement of watching a kid open a gift is infectious. The eyes widen. The mouth goes slack. You can’t get the child’s attention. The kid is completely consumed by the package. “What is in the package?” “How can I…
Category: Musings on Giveaways
A Weekly Roundup of Musings from Me and Winners! [Week of 11/25/12]
So were you ready for the kids to go back to school? I’m going to sound like a cliche, but as much as I LOVE having my children home for the holidays, I LOVE having them go back to school.…
Do You Manage the Family Schedule or Does It Manage You? #goodnesstogo
My friend looking at all the papers tacked to my bulletin board said: “Your bulletin board is making me stressed out!’ Me: “Right!?” My friend: “How do you keep track of everything you have going on?” Me: [silence and a…
Holiday Gift Guide: Soothe Dry Skin and Pamper Yourself with Nivea Smooth Sensations #CBias #SocialFabric #HolidayGuide
When I first started writing my blog, I wrote posts about my family’s adventures. At some point in my blogging journey…perhaps 6 months after I started my blog…I began doing product…
Turkey Day Traditions
I didn’t grow up eating Thanksgiving Dinner. I was born in the United Kingdom, so it makes sense that traditions in England would be different to America. There is no Thanksgiving Day in England. No turkey or stuffing or pumpkin…
Perfect for Sharing…Hickory Farms Gift Baskets [Giveaway ends 12/2/2012]
Turkey, stuffing, and side dishes is what most love about Thanksgiving. I love all the holiday foods too. I can sink in to a turkey-induced coma as quickly as the next person. However, I am a strategic eater. I gorge…
Stumped for Weeknight Dinners? Try Green Giant Seasoned Steamers #myblogspark [Giveaway ends 11/26/12]
If you dropped by my house any weekday evening, you would see a blur of people rushing around doing homework or chores or napping or playing with toys or playing video games or dressing for sports practices or rushing out the…
Seizing Family Time with New Dip’ems from @kfc_colonel
I’m not ashamed to admit that when my children were babies, toddlers, and preschoolers I LONGED for them to go to full day school. The school bus would appear on our street each morning and afternoon. As I was talking…
A #Sandy Update, Roundup of Musings from Me for the Week of End of Oct./Beginning of Nov., and Winners!
I would be remiss for not mentioning the events of the last week or so. I have not written about #Sandy, largely because I don’t usually write in real-time on this blog. And by “real time” I mean that I…
A Roundup of Musings from Me: Week of October 21, 2012
So how did the week treat you? Ready for fall? Stocked up with candy for Halloween? Fall is busy for us. I’m hunkered down in my office much of the day. On the road in the mornings for car pool…
