This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Ragú® Official New Tra-Dish. The opinions and text are all mine. When I was growing up, my mom had a home-cooked meal on the table for us every single night. Taco salad. Pork chops on rice. Spaghetti and meat balls. It didn’t really…
Birthday Traditions {PSF Give Me Your Best Shot}
Birthdays are kind of a big deal around here. Especially when you’re a kid. This week, we celebrated my youngest daughter’s 11th birthday. For some odd reason, she wasn’t in the mood to let anyone know about it – she wanted to keep the birthday completely hush-hush. But not at home. At home, she…
11 on the 11th #WordlessWednesday
My little girl, Reese, turned 11 today – 11 on the 11th of March! Between present-opening, a special mom and daughter lunch, dinner out with the family, and cake and ice cream before bed, it was a busy day. I think she enjoyed it, though. I still can’t get over how much she has…
The Traditional Christmas Morning Picture {PSF Give Me Your Best Shot}
Every year since my youngest son was born, we’ve taken a Christmas morning picture under the Christmas tree. The picture HAS to be taken before a single present is opened. The tradition started because Dad was typically the last person in the family to make it out of bed. The picture was created as…
Christmas Tree 2013 {Wordless Wednesday}
I’m trying not to mourn the (hopefully temporary) loss of a memory card that contains all of the traditional pictures of my kids decorating the Christmas tree this past weekend. Luckily, I snapped two shots with my phone…and may just have to take some new pictures of the tree this week. I love that…
My Kind of Thanksgiving #MyKindofHoliday
This post is brought to you by Target, but all thoughts, opinions and family stories are my own. When I was growing up in Northern California, Thanksgiving meant cousins and aunts and uncles and Grandma and Grandpa (but mostly cousins) and lots and lots of food. Thanksgiving meant that we could finally start playing…
Ham and Pepper Jack Pinwheels #PuffPastry
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry. The opinions and text are all mine. ‘Tis the season for cooking! I love holiday baking and cold-weather cooking…or at least I love enjoying the results of all of my holiday baking and cooking. Not only are the foods…
Free Birds Movie – Kiwi Crate (Plus $25 VISA) Giveaway
Note: The following giveaway post is brought to you by Free Birds movie. I received the same giveaway prize pack but all thoughts are my own. The holidays are FAST approaching (do you feel it, too?!). One of our favorite holiday traditions is heading to the theater the day after Thanksgiving to see a…
5 Fun Ideas to Celebrate Grandparent’s Day
Did you know that Grandparent’s Day is celebrated each year on the first Sunday after Labor Day? I wrote an article* that was published recently on P&G’s site, Home Made Simple, that gave a few tips and ideas for making this Grandparent’s Day memorable and special – for the grandparents in your life as…
Easter Egg Hunt on Hershey Hill – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
I think I’ve mentioned a time or two that four nights in the hospital kinda messed up most of our Spring Break plans. Luckily, I have an awesome sister who stepped in and redeemed the last few days of the week. Not only did she take my four younger kids for 2 1/2 days (where…