A few years ago, my oldest daughter taught me how to make zebra cakes. I was shocked at how easy they were to make but mostly how brilliantly fun the presentation was. Yesterday, when my birthday boy asked for a chocolate and vanilla cake, I immediately thought of making a zebra cake…but because I…
Archives for May 2015
Tomorrowland Activity Pages #Printables
Tomorrow, my kids and I are heading out to see a screening of Disney’s newest movie, Tomorrowland. We can’t wait! We’re seeing the movie a couple days before it opens in theaters, but for everyone else – Tomorrowland opens in theaters May 22 (that’s this Friday!). I’m excited to share these fun Tomorrowland-inspired activity…
Mason Jar Dirt Pudding
Summer is almost here…and with the weather we’ve been having lately it feels like it’s already arrived! We’ve been enjoying a few treats lately that remind me of summer – cool and refreshing real-fruit popsicles and these….mason jar dirt puddings. Love desserts in Mason jars? You’ll love my Mini Key Lime Pies in Mason…
Watermelon-Berry Popsicles
Our kitchen is overflowing with watermelon, strawberries, and blueberries. It’s a good problem to have. We’ve had a pretty hot week, and yesterday while I was at the grocery store I considered for a moment buying a box of popsicles for the kids, but then I thought – why can’t I make my own…
Afterglow Sings Again! #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
Two sure fire ways to tell that it’s May around here: 1) there are at least 2 spring/end-of-year concerts or performances a week and 2) the weather changes drastically from cool and rainy to HOT. My bedroom is miserable – even with the air conditioning on – when the temperatures are above 85 or…
7 Ways to Build a Strong Mother-Daughter Bond With Your Teen #PlaytexSportSquad
I’m sharing how my teenage daughters and I stay active thanks to Playtex® Sport® and a few of the things we do to foster a strong mother-daughter bond as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #PlaytexSportSquad. Sometimes it astounds me that I’m the mother of three teenage daughters. What a responsibility! I remember…
Power Up & Read: Summer Reading Challenge 2015 #SummerReading
This Summer Reading post is sponsored by Scholastic, but all thoughts are my own. This past week has been HOT. It feels like summer is here already, even though we still have 4 1/2 weeks of school left before summer vacation officially begins. I’ve been a mom of kids in school long enough, though,…
That Time I Met Agent Coulson on the Set of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #AgentsofSHIELD
If you’ve been following along over the last month or so, it won’t come as a big surprise that I’m a big fan of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Despite the fact that we still have 7 months to go in 2015, I think it’s safe to say that spending an afternoon on the set…
Teen Confidence And The Social Scene
The tween and teen years can be rough….and at the moment I’m the mother of 3 teens, 1 tween, and another turning 10 next week. I should know. And despite what my own kids might believe right now…I was there myself a *few* years ago and can relate to the struggle to be a…
How To Use Yummly: Tips and Tricks For Bloggers
About a month ago, another blogger friend of mine recommended that I sign up for Yummly, a site to browse through, collect and share recipes from your own site and around the web. My initial thought was not another social site…but I figured it was worth a little bit of my time to at…