Bump into me at the grocery store and I can guarantee that you will find a cart full of milk. Our family of seven goes through an average of 5-6 gallons of milk a week…and that’s with 5 of them out of the house from breakfast until 3 in the afternoon. We like to drink…
Archives for December 2012
Reliving the Best Memories… @YesVideo $65 Giveaway
Christmas is approaching faster than I would like to admit. I’ve done a fair amount of shopping but I’m FAR from being finished. I don’t know where the month has gone! I was thinking about my mom all last week as I lay in my sick bed for days (isn’t it funny how we still…
Christmas Tree 2012 – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
Our house finally looks like Christmas! It’s funny how things change as the kids get older. We used to gather all 5 kids in the minivan and head out to pick out the perfect tree together. Now? The older kids have homework and, frankly, no interest in heading out on a cold night to pick…
Chicken Tortilla Soup (My Husband’s New Favorite Recipe!)
While I was out of town this summer, my husband mentioned that he had made the most delicious chicken tortilla soup EVER, and that all of the kids were singing his praises. He couldn’t wait to make the soup again. I was skeptical. I’ve made chicken tortilla soup several times, though I admit I don’t…
3 Must-Have Games for the Nintendo DS and 3DS
Thank you to Ubisoft for sponsoring this post. Please click here to learn more about Ubisoft. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. #UbiChamps Do you have a Nintendo 3DS or DS fan in your family? If your kids are anything like mine (especially my boys) they would be…
The 2012 Santa Hat Picture – Wordless Wednesday
We have a tradition around our house that the kids don’t exactly love, but which I know they’ll appreciate someday. I love seeing how much they change from year to year. This year, the Santa hats started getting a little bit small on some of the kids’ heads. In other news, I am sick as…
The Bucket List I Never Knew I Needed to Write
Sometimes I wish that I had made a bucket list when I was younger…but even if I had, I’m pretty sure that meeting celebrities and hanging out on movie sets during filming would not have even occurred to me as something that I could do…or even wanted to do. I never knew how much I…
How to Create a Festive Facebook Cover Photo Collage with PicMonkey
As a photographer, I own and know how to use Photoshop….and yet when I want to make an image Pinterest-friendly by adding a title with fun fonts…or when I want to edit a photo while I’m on the road, I always turn to Picmonkey. In fact, I’m there almost every day. Why would I NOT…
SeaWorld Orlando – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
When I was in the early planning stages of our trip to Florida at Thanksgiving, I figured that our big theme park experience would be at Disney World. I mean….Orlando IS Disney, right? Strangely, as much as we are Disney fans, my kids had other things in mind. I guess for the teen crowd, Harry…
Where to Get the Best Orlando Theme Park Tickets – Kissimmee Guest Services
As our family of 12 planned our recent trip to Florida, there was a lot of discussion about where to get the best theme park tickets. As magical as Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld are, deciding when to go, how many days to spend at each park, and where to purchase tickets was not…