Do you consider yourself a “holiday giver” or a “year-round giver”? Or maybe you’re both. Here’s the distinction — a “holiday giver” is someone who does just that, gives during the holidays. Sure they may give here and there throughout the year but their big donating time happens from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Donating money to [...]

One of my favorite gifts to give are DVDs! Honestly, it’s because they are so darn easy!!! There are so many great dvds being released each and every day and you can usually find a dvd for just about anybody on your shopping list! First, you can give just a straight up dvd or dvd [...]

So, here I sit.  In the lab waiting room at the hospital.  Waiting for another 40 minutes to pass so I can have my blood drawn for the third time.  If you hadn’t read before, I failed my one hour glucose test last week and now I must do the three hour glucose test.  Basically [...]

Let me preface this by saying that I am not Dutch, at all, and like many of you I had never even heard of Sinterklaas before. Well, that was before moving to a town full of Dutch heritage and marrying myself a guy who is 100% Dutch. In my 13 years of living in this [...]

At the beginning of November I was invited to head out to LA for a special screening of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as a representative of 5 Minutes for Mom.  5 Minutes for Mom is a fabulous website that I’ve had the privilege of writing for these past two [...]

We typically don’t make a big deal out of birthdays around our house.  Or at least we didn’t use to.  Of course we invited friends and family over to celebrate the girls’ first birthdays but the birthdays after that have typically been celebrated with just the four of us.  But 5?  Five seems like a [...]

Congratulations to jodimichelle for winning the prize pack from HeadChefs! Thanks to all who entered!!! It’s no secret, I actually dislike cooking.  If we could afford it (both financially and on our waist lines), I would do take-out every night.  There’s just something about spending all that time with prep and clean-up on a meal [...]

I remember traveling with my grandma, whether it was a short trip to the grocery store or driving to Disney World, and asking why we couldn’t listen to the radio. Her response: “Because it’s just more noise!” I never understood that growing up. It wasn’t more noise! It was music! Then I had kids of [...]

Today is my little girl’s birthday! 5 years old!  I have no idea where the last five years have gone.  I still remember holding that sweet little baby, snuggling with her as she nuzzled her little fuzzy head into my neck.  Today though I will be sneaking snuggles with my little girl wherever I can. [...]