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Books have always been one of my favorite things. I have spent so many wonderful hours completely wrapped up in the world of the book I was reading at the moment. One thing I firmly believe helped to instill my love of reading was my mom spending hour after hour reading books with me when Continue Reading …
Wreck-It Ralph The big day is coming! Wreck-It Ralph bursts into theaters on Friday November 2nd. Are you ready? This movie stars an unlikely super-hero. From Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore comes “Wreck-It Ralph,” a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping adventure. For decades, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) has been overshadowed by Fix-It Continue Reading …
Christmas is quickly approaching and it's time to start thinking about holiday traditions and gifts for the kids! I just love celebrating the holidays with my kids. It's just so special to see the excitement and delight in their eyes. This is why I try to incorporate a lot of family traditions into our holiday Continue Reading …
In doing our bathroom makeover, we had to rob the girls' closet of some space, in order to install some built in shelving for much-needed bathroom storage. While their closet is a fairly good sized one for a child's bedroom, it also has to house all of the clothing for both of my girls, and Continue Reading …
Department stores are putting up their holiday decorations which means that it is time start thinking about your holiday gift list! Long ago before kids, I used to have all my Christmas shopping done by Halloween. I always loved hand picking a personal item that would be significant to the recipient. I no longer have the luxury of perusing Continue Reading …
One of my family's favorite things to do together is cook…bake…even make playdoh together. My kids love to make things “from scrap” and have all loved taking part, even as little one year olds barely able to stand on a chair to hold a spoon. It's not always perfect, and it's definitely always messy, and Continue Reading …
Tink and her fairy pals are back and venturing out further than ever before- over the river to the Winter Woods- in The Secret of the Wings! There's a lot of excitement as usual but when Tink can't bear to not see the Winter Woods, she finds her wings sparkling, glowing…and she finds herself in Continue Reading …
Being a mom of two girls, and a woman who struggled with self-esteem for much of my life, I know how important it is to help build my girls' self-esteem. I have long loved the Dove campaigns for more acceptance, and celebration of women without being perfect- and I'm glad that they have decided to Continue Reading …
WE DESIGN YOUR LIFE STORY ON CANVAS Guest Post by Kristy from Red Barn Canvas At Red Barn Canvas, we celebrate family, friends and friends that are family… We custom design your stories on canvas, hand wrap them on a wooden frame, gift wrap everything and ship them safely and ready to hang. We take pride Continue Reading …
True Blood Halloween Swag Bash Giveaway *** ENTER NOW *** Since I just started reading the Snookie Stackhouse books, which inspired the True Blood series, when I heard about this giveaway I just knew I had to participate. Too much fun not to!! SOOOOOOOOOOO…here it is- the True Blood Halloween Swag Bash Giveaway! The last season Continue Reading …
