My daughter’s sense of style has evolved over the years. When she was young she would wear almost anything. Plaids, stripes, polka dots, matching colors, none of that was important. She frequently wore dress up clothes, like a Cinderella princess outfit, around the house, and even to the store. She especially loved to wear dresses, […]
A Virginia Beach Vacation
Summer is in full swing, and in honor of summer vacation season the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to get bloggers’ opinions on what makes Virginia Beach a great vacation spot. I have never been to Virginia Beach, although I grew up within a few hours of it. After spending some time looking […]
Ten Time Saving Tip for Busy Moms
I think all moms are busy moms, I’ve certainly never met one felt they had time to get everything done. The world moves at such a fast pace that it seems like there is never enough time for everything. Here are some tips for busy moms. Get Help – When it comes to things like […]
Snazzy Lites Review and Giveaway
My fifteen year old loves to experiment with her looks and try new things. She would like to dye her hair, but I think she is a little too young for that. Plus when you dye your hair you are stuck with the color for weeks at a time. So she has used a number […]
Our Annoying Cat Soda
I have blogged about our dog Dodger a number of times, but not much about our cat. Our cat is named Soda, and frankly he is not a very friendly cat. He is pretty mean tempered and never seems to have forgiven us for getting Dodger. The dog is scared of him, and there is […]
Mixbook Photo book Review and Giveaway
I love to take pictures, but rarely get around to printing them out. I also enjoy scrapbooking, but who has the time for that? I have lots of supplies, and I plan to do it eventually, but right now it is not a high priority for me. Digital scrapbooking provides a great way to […]
Memorial Day
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. ~William Penn
Migraines and Menopause
So far I have experienced few of those changes except for one – headaches. I never had a migraine before I hit 40. Then I started to get them occasionally, usually around the time of my period. They were bad headaches, but bearable with over the counter medication. A few months later I […]
Storkie Graduation Announcements Review & Giveaway
With my daughter, Grace, graduating from high school this year we have to think about graduation plans. Since she is homeschooled she doesn’t have a formal graduation ceremony, and she absolutely refuses to let us have a graduation party. But I did convince her that we should send out announcements next month, so at least […]
Foreign Languages and Clothes
Finding cute clothes for boys can be tricky- most boys clothes are boring. The range of color selection tends to be all neutrals, and there just isn’t much variety. A few weeks ago I won a giveaway for clothes from the Tea Collection. They have lots of good looking girls clothing, boys clothing and even […]
My Favorite Things About Easter
Easter is still a few weeks away, but it is approaching quickly. SocialMoms and Universal Pictures have asked bloggers to write about their favorite Easter traditions. There are many things that I enjoy about the Easter season, but these are my three favorite things. I love coloring Easter eggs. The eggs my kids and […]
Would My Kids Even Miss Me?
In honor of the March 11th release of “Mars Needs Moms,” SocialMoms wants to know the top ten things I think my kids would miss about me if I was abducted by aliens. Naturally I got my kids’ input on this question, and my 11 year old son was able to rattle off a number […]
Family Dinner Table Etiquette
Our family sits down to a family dinner together almost every night. We make it a priority to eat dinner together so we can reconnect and talk about the day. So when I heard SocialMoms and Kraft Homestyle Macaroni and Cheese were looking for bloggers to write about dinner time tradition and etiquette I knew […]
The Hotel DuPont and the Brandywine Valley
Anyone that reads my blog probably can tell I like contests. I usually enter blog contests, because the odds are so good, but sometimes I enter larger sweepstakes. A few months ago I was lucky enough to win a sweepstakes sponsored by the Brandywine Valley Visitors Bureau. I won the grand prize – a 2 […]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part I Review
My kids (11, 14 and 17) would describe themselves as Harry Potter geeks. But that doesn’t really do them justice to how much they love the Harry Potter books and movies. They have all read the series, and in fact my 11 year old son just finished reading it all the way through last week. […]
Baseball and my Washer
Sears Hometown Store wants to know what sport gives my appliances the biggest workout, and for my family the answer is baseball – hands down. My 11 year old son loves baseball. This year he played regular Little League in the spring, then was on the All Star team for the summer, and then he […]
Halloween
For Halloween this year we didn’t have the best weather for trick or treating, since it was about 40 degrees out and drizzly. That didn’t stop my kids from going out, although they did have to take a brief break to come home and get gloves. But it seems to have stopped everyone else, since […]
Waterfall Week
OK, it wasn’t actually a week of waterfalls, but we did visit 5 waterfalls in 2 days. There are hundreds of waterfalls in upstate NY, especially in the Finger Lakes region. When glaciers covered this area during the last ice age they carved out deep lakes, but many tributary streams were not eroded, so they […]
