Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. My neighbor stopped by on Halloween with her adorable baby. He’s about one. He was strapped in his jogging stroller. The rain was starting to…
Category: Preteens and Tweens
Get Ready To Do Battle With the #BeyWarriors #chatterbox #giftguide
Disclosure: I was sent an item to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are to my amazon account. “I review stuff…you know…DVDs, toys, games, books, restaurants. I write about them on my…
Talking To Your Kids About How They Act Online #digifam
I do 100% of my work online. I’m either on a desktop, a laptop, or out-and-about on my smartphone. I’m writing blog posts or posting to Facebook/Twitter/Instagram or hosting a Twitter party. When I’m not online, I’m in the car…
Keeping Tabs on Your Teen Driver and a Twitter Party! #sponsored #drivesafe
Sponsored: I was given a device and a smartphone for the duration of the campaign, and received payment from Sprint for my blog posts. However, the views expressed in this post are my own. I thought my teen would NEVER…
Pondering the College Search Process with My 11th Grader #MOOCadvisor and #spon
There’s no avoiding the fact that my 11th grader is looking at colleges. I cannot be in denial any longer. For the last 18 months, our mailbox has been stuffed to overflowing with postcards, flyers, and letters of interest from…
Sponsored: Planning Activities for Summer @Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats
This is a sponsored post, though all opinions are my own. I only need one word to describe the school year. Busy. BUSY. Very busy. Three children in three schools. Two with school bus service. One without. By necessity I…
Messing About in Boats
Is there anything more fun than being near the water? As a kid, I have vivid memories of playing at Cheesequake Park somewhere in New Jersey. There was a sandy beach on the edge of the lake. At least I…
Get Your Craft on with Brach’s!
Brach’s Craft & Recipe Challenge Brach’s Craft & Recipe Challenge contest is giving people a chance to create a recipe, craft, or decoration using any Brach’s products. You could win a $1,000 gift card, three $250 gift cards, or twenty-one $20…
Wordless Wednesday: Goalie Duty
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Due Out November 22, 2013
My children are readers, too. If my children are reading, I want to know what they are reading. Over the years, I have read books to my children…board books, children’s classics, the Magic Tree House series, the Junie B. Jones…