We have come to the end of our ambassador program with the Just Dance Just Sweat Dream Team. I has been fun sharing our experience with the game with all of you over the past several weeks. Check out our before and after pics! I had some lofty goals for myself over the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Ghostly Halloween Lanterns Craft
I love crafts. Let me clarify that, I love my crafts. Kids crafts are another story as I really hate messes ... paint, glue, glitter, oh my. Yeah, I don't do well with kid craft messes. My kids LOVE crafts though. Brian kindly got my box of items empty containers down from the … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
It's getting close to the holiday season and that means it's time to get baking and I can hardly wait for all of the yummy sweet treats. Thankfully, I have an excuse to get started! Dixie Crystals and Imperial Sugar are hosting a Cookie Contest for a chance to win a free ticket … [Read more...]
TerraCycling with Capri Sun Big Pouch
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This project has been sponsored by Capri Sun Big Pouch and Collective Bias. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I have a degree in education, so I know how important it is for parents to get involved in … [Read more...]
Results are in … Mom’s Favorite Candies
I know we all love to see cute costumes like these ... (Yes, this year we have a Mermaid, a Dora, and a Lightning McQueen.) Halloween night we will see these pictures line up on our friend's wall on Facebook but what we really want to see is what was in the kids' Halloween … [Read more...]
A #SpookyCelebration with Halloween Recipes #shop
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client to create Halloween recipes. We were a bit late getting up Halloween decorations this year. I half … [Read more...]
Treat Yourself – Keurig Giveaway
We are really excited to work with a wonderful group of bloggers to feature this giveaway! Hosted By: Simply Budgeted Sponsored By: My 2 Crazy Curls MiscFinds4u Soleil Selene Mommy Has Cents To the Motherhood The Diary of Ana Phylaxis The Divine Miss Mommy Mommy's … [Read more...]
Apple Donut Bread Pudding
Every year, we make it a point to go apple picking at Carter Mountain Orchard. It's a great time to get out with the kids and develop those great memories that will, hopefully, overshadow all of the terrible stuff that we put them through. (Seriously, why does putting on shoes … [Read more...]
Super Duper: Auditory Memory for Short Stories
We are excited to have the opportunity to provide a sponsored review of the Auditory Memory for Short Stories from Super Duper! Details ... Auditory Memory for Short Stories Fun Deck Listen to short, silly stories like "Aunt Pat's Hat," "Hannah's Bananas," or "Ollie the … [Read more...]
Trick-or-Treat or Trick-or-Trunk?
Halloween is coming up very soon. Where I grew up, you had about 10 steps between houses and the streets were littered with kids just jonesing for that next candy hit. Pillowcases, plastic pumpkins, and pails overflowing with sweets. We dressed up as everything from Army men … [Read more...]
Budgeting for Car Insurance
Is car insurance part of your budget? Our insurance company breaks our insurance plan into two bills a year. We break our payments into two payments each to help our budget. As a reminder a car insurance payment is part of your Present slice of the Budget Pie! Here in Virginia … [Read more...]
Disney On Ice: Princesses & Heroes
Thanks to Feld Entertainment for making this post about Disney On Ice: Princesses & Heroes possible. We received tickets to this show in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Disney On Ice is at it again and visiting Charlottesville, VA through … [Read more...]
Just Dance Just Sweat … with Just Dance 2014 #JDDreamTeam2014
Brian has been providing the check-ins so far so I am excited to give you an update our Just Dace, Just Sweat campaign this week! We are excited to add to our Just Sweat Just Dance campaign with a new game. Look what came in the mail this week ... Yup, Just Dance 2014! … [Read more...]
Copycat Which Wich Pizza Sandwich
Our little guy loves pizza. He also loves the Which Wich Pizza Sandwich. We do love the 99 cent kids night at Which Wich but we can't get there enough for our little guy. So I decided to try my hand at making a Copycat Which Wich Pizza Sandwich. Ingredients 2 slices of … [Read more...]
Ben’s Beginners Contest – Lend a Vote
As you have figured out Brian loves to be in the kitchen. I am in the kitchen when Brian isn't around ... or I can make a sweet treat. The kids though just being in the kitchen so we were excited to see the Uncle Ben's Rice "Ben's Beginners Contest". Grace and Sophie both wanted … [Read more...]