How often do you struggle to find something nutritious for your kids (or yourself) to eat for breakfast? We always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but what about those who are like me and don’t like eating cold cereal? Do you have a hard time getting your kids to…
Foods to Fight the Cold and Flu
My kids headed back to school yesterday….all except one. Reese was home sick (and will be again today) with a cough, stuffy nose, and fever. Unfortunately, from here on out (at least until Spring is in full force) I will no longer be able to make plans outside the house. Inevitably, during the Winter, if…
Easy Enough for a Kid – Do-it-Yourself Soap Kit
My girls have passed the age of playing with toys. Instead, they want to spend their time creating, exploring, watching, talking. Recently, a small package came in the mail. Inside was a Make-Your-own strawberry scented soap kit. I set it aside because I needed to blog about it (which means that I needed to make…
The Amazing Avocado
One of the things I love the most about living in the Washington DC area is the variety. Everywhere you turn, there is variety for the eyes, the ears, the nose, and the palate. On my street alone, we have representatives from over a dozen different countries; some long time US citizens, and others first…
A Day in Strasburg, PA
A train-lover’s paradise. A little boy’s dream land. A photographer’s ideal landscape. Even more popular than our day spent at Hershey Park, our traditional trip to Strasburg, Pennsylvania, has become one of the highlights of our nearly annual PA vacation. Unlike previous visits to the area, this time we dedicated an entire day to Strasburg,…
Dove Chocolate (Did I Really Eat the Whole Bag?)
I cannot stop eating Dove Chocolate. Is there anything better worse more torturous than buying Easter candy two weeks early and having to hide it from the kids? Yes. Receiving a whole bag of new DOVE Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter that I didn’t have to hide. Because I ate and ate and ate it…
Celtic Woman – Songs From the Heart – Giveaway
Updated: This giveaway is now closed. The winner is comment #5, Untypically Jia! It’s always fun when a low number wins. Less counting for me. Enjoy, Jia! ____________________________ Those who know me know how much music means to me. I listen to music constantly–while I’m working, while I’m playing, while I’m cooking dinner, and even…
Clean+Green (Giveaway!)
*Contest closed. Winner is comment #12, NJJ. Congrats! According to the Environmental Protection Association (EPA), typical household cleaning products and air fresheners are one of the leading contributors to poor indoor air quality. The agency reports that poor indoor air quality can lead to health issues; animals have faster metabolisms and smaller lungs than humans,…
M.O.M. Knows Best (Motor Oil Matters)
Did you know? * According to a study by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, nearly 9 out of 10 female motorists are involved in their household’s vehicle maintenance and repair * According to a national survey that polled 522 women, 46 percent incorrectly assumed simply switching from conventional engine oil to synthetic oil enables the…
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