This September, Libby’s Fruits and Vegetables will be celebrating ‘Get Back to the Table Month’ by encouraging families across America to pledge to reunite with their loved ones and offering a chance for one lucky family to win a reunion for up to 10 family members. The winning family will receive travel and hotel accommodations…
Archives for September 2011
2011 Product of the Year Awards
With a family of seven, I do a lot of shopping. In fact, as much as I try to plan my trips and combine my lists so that I only have to make a trip to the store every once in a while, I will inevitably forget something and have to make another trip. Which,…
Cinderella is at it Again!
My friend, Laura from Cinderella11pm is at it again and I had to share these amazing, generous giveaways that she has planned for the next three months: If you have family members or friends that are in the Military, let them know the good news now so they will be ready on October 17th, November…
Mushrooms, Eggs, and Sunny Days – PSF and GMYBS
I’m not a huge mushroom fan. I’ll eat them without complaint but I don’t go out of my way to put them in my food. However, I AM a huge fan of taking pictures of mushrooms. I can’t explain my weird fascination with photographing mushrooms, but every Fall I can’t help but hunt them down,…
Blog Traffic – How Important is It?
Blog traffic numbers (and the sharing of them) seems to be akin to a woman’s weight. Unless the numbers are really good or there has been a recent drastic change in numbers, nobody wants to share. The number of visitors a post receives and the number of comments left is often viewed as being directly…
He Loves Me More Than Ice Cream – Wordless Wednesday #Linky
I was skyping with Janice from 5 Minutes for Mom last night, along with both of our youngest kids – her Olivia and my AJ. Janice asked AJ if he loved his mama. “Yes,” he declared. Janice then asked, “Is she even better than ice cream?” “Yes, I love my mama more than ice cream!”…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows CLUE
My kids and I LOVE playing games together. I’m sure their love of games came directly from their parents. CandyMan and I used to play games together every night after classes and work. Having kids put a wrench in our game-playing routine. Either we couldn’t pull our games out for fear of little fingers getting…
Back to School Photo Challenge
It has been a while since I’ve entered a photo in an I Heart Faces challenge. But today, I felt compelled to enter the Back to School photo challenge. I had one particular photo in mind from the first day of school 2008. I searched for the picture only to discover that it is one…
Reflections on September 11th in Washington DC
The following reflections were written by my husband. You can see my own reflections on Remembering September 11 on 5 Minutes for Mom. Decisions Can Have a Lasting Impact Ten years ago… I had just celebrated my 30th birthday. I was returning to work, after recovering from hernia surgery. I was working on Holocaust restitution…
Heelys – the New Roller Skating
As a kid, I loved roller skating. Yes, I am a child of the 70s and 80s when roller skating was cool and we liked to hang out at the roller skating rink and skate around to disco music. My kids are growing up in a different age, and 4-wheeled roller skating is no longer…