I had to laugh this morning as I watched Live with Regis & Kelly because Kelly was joking with special co-host Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives) about him being a year older than Fred Flintstone (who just turned 50)! That got me thinking….holy cow! I’m a year older than Strawberry Shortcake!!! I loved Strawberry Shortcake as [...]

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It all started this past Spring.  Abbi really wanted to plant pumpkins in the garden again this year (last year’s pumpkins really didn’t grow).  So, she picked out the seeds, planted the seeds, and watered them all summer.  She watched as the vines grew.  As the flowers bloomed.  And as the flowers yielded to little [...]

Thanks to everyone who entered the Glee: The Complete First Season and Diary of a Wimpy Kid dvd giveaways! I had a lot of fun reading your middle school memories and about your favorite episodes from Glee!

Last week Zoe and I had the privilege of joining 7 other blogging moms and their little ones for a special event put on by Sassy Baby.

Before we move any further into the Fall season, I wanted to take a moment to share with you a “look back” at what our family was up to this summer! We played in water.

This is actually a topic I think about a lot, probably more than I should, since I’m typically at home all day by myself with my girls and since my husband has been traveling out of town more and more.  So, how safe do you feel in your home?  Do you keep your home locked [...]

It’s 5pm. Our normal routine begins. I grab the phone to text my husband… me: Any ideas on dinner tonight? him: Not sure. What are you thinkin? me: I don’t know. Anything you’re craving? (this is where we throw out ideas to each other until something sounds good — that I also have all the [...]

I’ve been dragging my feet on this for months. For no particular reason other than I just didn’t want to deal with the battle every afternoon and every night. But alas, Zoe now sleeps in a Big Girl Bed! Ok, it’s not really a big girl bed.  It’s just her crib with the front taken [...]

Fall marks the return of a lot of things — school, cooler weather, apple crisp, and good tv! Usually there are at least one or two new Fall shows that I’m excited to see, but this year I’m left feeling a little disappointed. I haven’t seen anything that has me super excited this Fall…but I [...]