Holiday Gift Ideas from Best Buy Having a difficult time crossing those last few people off of your Christmas shopping list? I wanted to share a few holiday gift ideas from Best Buy, that I have my eye on. I don’t have a Best Buy super close, so I prefer to shop online, but most […]
Help Cross Off Hunger With Unilever #BetterTogether
Help Cross Off Hunger With Unilever With Christmas nearing, people get in the mood to give, serve, and share. Sometimes we just don’t know how or what we can do to help others. My kids’ elementary school does a canned food drive, as do many churches and grocery stores. There are so many outfits out […]
Moroccan Tagine Chicken with Apricots & Chickpeas
Moroccan Tagine Chicken with Apricots & Chickpeas I have to tell you that I had one of the best home cooked meals ever yesterday! I like to think I’m a pretty decent cook, but I absolutely love when I am surprised by a dish, and even more when my kids are thrilled with it. While […]
Pong iPad Cases Reduce the Risk of Radiation Exposure + Giveaway
Pong iPad Cases Reduce the Risk of Radiation Exposure With technology growing so rampant in our day to day lives, it is important to have the best protection for our gear, and the best internet connection. I have seen people spend gobs of money on electronic devices, but then not properly protect those items. For […]
The Woes of Potty Training: GoodNites Disposable Bed Mats To The Rescue #HuggiesWalmart
The Woes of Potty Training: GoodNites Disposable Bed Mats to the Rescue Oh, the woes of potty training. My oldest son was by far my easiest child to potty train. He set me up with high expectations for my other kids, only to be disappointed that potty training my kids isn’t always going to be […]
Nemo is ready to swim back into your heart!
Finding Nemo has always been one of my fav Disney movies. Our family finds ourselves quoting lines from Nemo quite often (“Mine, Mine, Mine.” “Fish are not food, fish are friends.” “You think you can do these things, but you can’t.” “You’ve got some serious thrill issues, Dude – awesome!”). I was so excited when […]
Ask Dr. Jim and Bob Your Health Questions
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of © Blue Shield of California for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Health concerns are one of those things that we all face at one time or another, but we don’t always air it out for the whole world to hear. When I have […]
Games and Toys for Review & Giveaway
Just a heads up that this post, and part of my 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, is going to be full of product reviews and giveaways for kids. Let’s start with some gifts for boys. Hasbro has released a new line of Nerf products called Nerf Firevision. In this line, you can find a Sports Football, […]
Scrumdidilyumptious Carrot Cake Recipe
Carrot Cake Recipe This past month, my family and I celebrated my grandma’s 93rd birthday. Whenever we have family gatherings, I think it is so neat that we are able to get 4 generations under one roof. My grandma and grandpa, on my mom’s side, still have each other, which is quite amazing. Grandpa will […]
Princess and SuperHero Games from Wonder Forge + a Giveaway
Games, Games, Games – nothing is more fun than an afternoon or evening playing games with your family. It’s the best way to interact with one another, teach fair play, and laugh together. Those 3 qualities are getting to be a rare commodity in today’s fast paced world. I’m reviewing 3 games today from Wonder […]









