*CONTEST CLOSED* The winners are: Martha, skowing, carogonza, mcfaddenfamilyadventures, and LT at A Day With Two. Congrats!! Ahhh. Routine once again. The first week of school has been fabulous. While the kids have been loving their new teachers, AJ and I have been loving the gorgeous early Fall weather. We couldn’t have asked for a…
Light Up Your Child’s Mind (giveaway)
**Contest closed. The 5 winners are: Shawnalee, Jophie at Jophie’s Jungle, mverno, marye302, and Egare1.** Summer time is a perfect time for reading–next to the pool, on the front steps while the kids ride bikes outside, on the comfy chair next to an open window….I love reading and wish I could do more of it….
Piggy Paint Giveaway!
**Contest Closed** The winner is Lisa. Congrats, Lisa, and Thanks everyone! It’s day two of the last week of summer (for my kids) and we’re ready for the second giveaway! What is it about little girls and painted nails? I suppose the childhood love of painted nails never goes away, does it? I still love…
I Love Me A Sale!
And what better sale than the Kmart Bluelight Special?!The Bluelight Special is Back! Really, hearing “Attention Kmart Shoppers” brings back nostalgic memories of my childhood. I remember the first time I was shopping on my own at a Kmart, as a late teen, and heard that announcement. I ran over to see what was on…
What’s For Dinner? (a Giveaway)
**Giveaway Closed** Krystyn from Really, Are You Serious? is the winner!! Lately, I need all the help I can get in the kitchen. I am a good cook. Really, I am. Ask my husband. Give me a recipe and I can make anything. My problem is that lately I lack the desire to spend an…
Can I Book My Flight Tomorrow?
It’s about this time, every year, that I get to the point where I’m not sure if I can take any more. It’s not that I don’t enjoy my life as a mother of 5, a start-up business owner, and wife to a very hard-working man. I do. I am blessed. But sometimes (every August…
Lunch Date at Wendy’s
One of the things I will treasure the most about this summer is the time that I’ve had one-on-one with AJ, my four year old. For some reason, time together in the summer feels completely different than time together during the school year. Possibly because there seems to be so much more (fun stuff) to…
Gimme Some WNBA Basketball! Washington Mystics Game
I have a daughter who is obsessed with basketball, and despite her height she’s actually pretty good at the game. So when we had the opportunity to go to the Washington Mystics WBNA game (vs the New York Liberty) at the Verizon Center in DC, I jumped at the chance. It didn’t even take much…
Ufadili Clothes Giveaway
**GIVEAWAY CLOSED** The winner is Krystyn of Really, Are you Serious? Congrats!! What if the clothes you purchased for you and your children were more than just cute? What if the clothes were super cute, taught you and your children how to say things in different languages, shared unique and interesting facts and then 30%…
Chocolate Cake is Definitely Better in Bulk (giveaway!)
**GIVEAWAY CLOSED** Congrats to comment #128, musiccityace of If You Think Round is Funny. She’s our winner! Raise your hand if you don’t like chocolate. Yeah, that’s what I thought. As a child, I was not particularly fond of chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream, chocolate milk (you get the picture). Give me a chocolate candy…