family friendly reviews, giveaways & bargains
We have a wonderful backyard. It’s large, we have a pool, a large patio, and a ton of room to have a large garden, blueberry bushes, and a great play area for the kids. But our backyard is far from an oasis (so far). The patio needs to be redone (eventually) and honestly, it’s frequently Continue Reading …
School is almost out for summer and while many consider this season the perfect time for family vacations, your funds may disagree! I know that my funds certainly do- and while we’d love to travel the world with our children to explore and discover other cultures, we simply aren’t able to do that at this Continue Reading …
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to chat with Richard Vayda, Director of Wine & Beverage Studies at the Institute of Culinary Education, about different wines to pair with pizza from Dr. Oetker Ristorante to make a “Slice of Romance” date night…right at home. With the busy lifestyles we lead today, it isn’t always easy Continue Reading …
I apologize for this going up so late- the stairs and I had a little go-round yesterday and, well, the stairs won. I’m playing catch up while my pain meds are in effect. That said, I’m participating in this event to give someone some GORGEOUS wood bunk beds from BunkBedsAtoZ.com! Hosted by Children Teaching Mama & Continue Reading …
I love taking pictures and I LOVE my DSLR camera, so …I’ve teamed up with a group of bloggers to offer my readers a fantastic prize package! One lucky person is going to win a Nikon D3100 14.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens + EN-EL14 Battery + Nikon Continue Reading …
HAPPY SUMMER!! It’s here, it’s here, summer’s finally here!! We LOVE having a pool in our yard, and since we’re finally *almost* done with school here in CT, I decided to take part in the Intex Swimming Pool Giveaway hosted by The Coupon Sweeper and Debbie Does Coupons. Summertime is here, and there’s no better Continue Reading …
Who wants $500 to spend on…oh, whatever you want? Enter to win a $500 Amazon.com gift card with the CheckPoints Star Spangled Giveaway! I love to shop, I love my iPhone (really, I love smartphones in general!) and now one of YOU will get a chance to win $500 for the love of shopping!! Continue Reading …
I am SUPER Excited to be teaming up with Dealery, MidgetMomma and a few other AMAZING bloggers to bring you this AWESOME KitchenAid 4.5 quart Mixer giveaway! The giveaway will run from June 18- July 2. It is easy to enter just use the Rafflecoptor form below. If you haven’t yet heard of Dealery, they are a site Continue Reading …
Banana Boat® made us want to have a party with some friends. Well, they make us want to party with our friends because they sent us goodies to share. We generally like to party with our friends with or without goodies from Banana Boat®. But this time, we had some goodies to share that Continue Reading …
My husband has some crazy dental issues. Most are genetic (sorry, kids). The dental insurance available through his work is super expensive and we simply cannot afford at this point to have all five of us on the plan. I was glad to learn about DentalPlans.com- they offer a membership plan that let’s you access Continue Reading …
