It ends up being our first camping trip of the Summer each year — CranHill Weekend!

My kids are getting to the age where they remember it from year to year and look forward to it. From the beach to the animals to the camp store, they love it all! And they love who we are camping with, which makes it that much more fun!

Here are a few highlights from our weekend, including the infamous “fish in the shoe“…. Read the rest of this entry…

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Cascade. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

With all three kids now home for Summer break, our load of dirty dishes has pretty much tripled! Sure, there are the typical meal-dishes and the never-ending-snack-dishes, but now we also have the let’s-make-brownies/popsicles/cookies/granola bars-dishes and the mom-I-used-all-your-bowls-to-make-a-sandcastle-dishes. Yes, lots and lots of dishes!

Regardless of what the dishes were used for, eventually I know how important it is to get them clean. And how important it is to keep the other dishes in the dishwasher clean, too! Because the last thing I want is to hand my little guy his “clean” sippy cup covered in “mystery spots” or left over food that wasn’t completely washed away. Gross! Read the rest of this entry…

Once upon a time ago there were all these fashion rules. Then, somewhere along the line, people decided to toss out those rules and live a little! However, as a mom of three little ones, I still follow a few rules! Or maybe I should say that I’ve rewritten a few rules…

5 Fashion Rules for Moms

1. Wear white at your own risk!

I love white. It is my go to. I love white capris or jeans paired with a cute top. I love a basic white top or tee paired with jeans or khaki shorts. Add a splash of color and done! But what I don’t love is the inevitable when I’m wearing white because my toddler could care less if it’s before Labor Day or after Labor Day or whatever! Little hands covered in dirt, melted popsicles, chocolate, and sidewalk chalk are like magnets to white clothing. So when I am brave enough to wear white (because, seriously, I love it!), I’ll jump down to rule #5. Read the rest of this entry…

The sale on our condo closes in less than 3 weeks. That means we have exactly 5 weeks before we need to be packed up and moved out. And, as of this very moment, we do not have another house to move into. Umm. Yeah.

The obvious reaction I get from people when they hear this is, “How are you not completely stressing out about this?”

The truth is, I am. Read the rest of this entry…

I am mono-lingual. I speak one language — English. Sure, I took 2 years of French in high school where I learned to count to 20 and speak just enough to completely irritate any French or French-Canadian I come across.

I also took 2 years of Latin in college. But, since Latin is a dead language, I’m pretty sure I’m not going to be conversing in Latin anytime soon. Actually, I probably couldn’t even speak an entire sentence in Latin. After all, it was college. And, although I’ve never had any formal training, I can confidently slaughter two sentences in Spanish and count to 10 (thanks to Sesame Street). Read the rest of this entry…