To say that my family is switched on to media would be an understatement. Five years ago we had a home computer, a satellite dish because we have poor local TV, and a regular old cell phone. That was it.…
Category: Musings on Reviews
To Facebook or Not to Facebook: A Mom’s Dilemma #Yoursphere
My teen first started talking about Facebook in 5th grade. I joined Facebook around the same time. We don’t friend our Teen, BUT we have her password. She knows that anything she posts could be viewed by one of us…
Healthy Options When You Eat Out with Kids? Yes!
Joe’s Crab Shack The Corner Bakery Au Bon Pain Chevy’s Burger King Chili’s and even Carrabba’s Italian Grill I have eaten in these restaurants more than once. In some cases I have taken my family to the restaurants on multiple…
In Our Home Service Is a Family Affair — @VolunteerSpot Summer of Service
I have fond memories of going on retreat as a teen. My school would schedule several trips throughout the school year to a monastery a few hours’ drive from my home. The retreats were a way for us to get…
Get #SubwayFreshBuzz Gift Card [Giveaway]
Was it only over a week ago that I was in Asheville?? Seems like only yesterday that I got up at the crack o’ dawn to drive back home. In actuality it was over a week ago. I had been…
Domino Build Game by MegaBloks [Review]
Games and blocks. What could be more fun, right? We’re a second generation building block family. I remember building for hours and hours in my room, in the living room, and really anywhere in my childhood home. We moved many…
Pucker up for Raisels [Review]
One of the best parts of the school year coming to a close is that I no longer have to pack lunches. After weeks and weeks of packing lunches for three children, I can say with certainty that most days…
Seizing Family Time at Universal Orlando [Review]
Spinning on the Accelatron at Islands of Adventure. I had an idea about writing a series of posts on traveling to Orlando with a focus on Universal Studios rather than other attractions. You know what I mean… Fueling up with…
Winners and Stuff [Giveaway]
I’m catching up from the end-of-the-school year mayhem and madness. School is out. I can breathe easier as our summer schedule is a little less hectic than the school year. I have time for giveaways. If you entered a giveaway…
Protect Those Precious Smiles [Giveaway]
I have #BlogHer on the mind. See? I’m even adding the twitter hashtag to a blogpost. Crazy, huh!? As a newbie to BlogHer, I was anxious to soak it all in last year. I wanted to do everything, experience everything,…
