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As many of you know, I love wine almost as much as I love coffee. I have tried many varieties over the years and consider myself something of a connoisseur. I love sweet whites in the summer and rich reds in the winter. I love opening a bottle and inhaling the aroma of a freshly…
When you place a road on the wall, it is expected that the toddler boy will test it out by driving every toy vehicle he has on it. Or so I quickly learned! But who can blame him? These adorable wall stickers from Bright Star Kids just scream come play! And we had so much…
Welcome to the season of candy, cookies, treats, and freezing blustery cold. This leads to a couple problems in our house, specifically an unbalance in the ratio of sugar intake and energy output for my kids. Personally, I am not a fan of the cold and snow. Living in Michigan this means we have to…
With just 28 shopping days until Christmas I am feeling keenly aware of the fact that I have not yet completed a single person on our Christmas Shopping List (at this crunch point I count the ability to shop online between making stuffing and stuffing myself on Thanksgiving as a shopping day). One of the…
I know it is no secret that I *love* soup season. It is one of my secrets to getting nutrient dense, homemade chicken stock into my family on almost a daily basis during cold and flu season. But lentil soup? I mean, come on. Can we say BOR-ING. Yep – usually it is a pretty…
**I received pre-screening tickets to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own** I am always very uncertain whether or not to bring my children to see a movie in the theaters for the first time, all of us seeing it for the first time. I typically like to preview things before they watch it…
I love holiday movies. Love. Love. Love holiday movies. Thanksgiving Day is the official/unofficial start day for Christmas Movie Watching Season in our house and I get really excited when I find a new movie that can make the addition to the yearly rotation. This year’s new cinematic addition to help keep me in the holiday…
One week ago today, on November 19, 2013, all those in love with The Little Mermaid jumped up and down with the release of The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning. It’s a 2-movie collection and you can bring it home to your little prince or princess today! …
Wearhop.com is my newest “trick” shall we say, to making our clothing budget meet my quality standards. (Cute standards too!) Basically you are renting clothes and giving them back when your child outgrows them. If you happen to fall in love with an outfit, you simply buy it out instead of sending it back. I…
Are you looking for something educational that your child, aged approximately 2-6, to do online? I know that my kids are constantly asking about what they can do online. It’s pretty limited if you ask me. I don’t want them doing just anything! I have a great site that is not only super educational, but…
Whether you are thinking ahead to Christmas break when the kids are home from school or maybe your Christmas travels or maybe you’re panicking because you just realized you are going to be in the car for 6 hours with kids this week, now is a great time to find some fun new kids’ apps…
Over the last couple years I have tried taking Thanksgiving staples that I love, and making them more “real food friendly” so that I can feel good about serving it to my kids. Here’s the thing. I WANT my kids to crave all the flavors of Thanksgiving! I WANT them to enjoy food, and look…