Crowne Plaza Anaheim Resort As part of my 10 year anniversary trip to Southern California, with the hubs, we decided to make a trip to Disneyland – WITHOUT THE KIDS!! I will be posting more about that experience a bit later, but for now, I wanted to share my review of the Crowne Plaza Anaheim […]
Barbie’s Pregnant Kid Sister: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Barbie’s Pregnant Kid Sister? While browsing on Pinterest this afternoon, I came across a photo of a pregnant Barbie. It brought up lots of questions in my head as to whether or not I thought the doll was appropriate, and would I let my daughter play with it? I decided to do a little google […]
Luxurious Accommodations with the Langham Huntington, Pasadena
This past month my husband and I traveled to Southern California to celebrate our upcoming 10th anniversary. Since this is a big one, we decided to have an actual getaway from the kids, for more than one night. That concept alone was enough to make us giddy, but then we pulled up to our hotel…..The […]
New Gold Toe Socks Winner (Girls)
Well – the original winner for the girls pack of Gold Toe Socks never replied to my email. So sad, but that means I got to draw a new name!! The new winner of the girls pack of Gold Toe Socks is Paula L. Congratulations! The email has just been sent, and this winner has […]
The Great Big ToysRUs Book 2012 Is Out!!
The Great Big ToysRUs Book 2012 Although it is just October, I think that retail is already starting to sing, “It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” Black Friday ads are slowly starting to get leaked across the web, toy coupons are starting to rear their heads, and holiday shopping is upon us! To […]
The New Grand Turkey Club at Arby’s
Grand Turkey Club at Arby’s We are finally getting into the feeling of Fall, here in Northern California! It’s about time because we have had days in the 80s and even 90s, this October! My kids actually swam on the first day of October!! That is unheard of for my family! Now that it is […]
Caramel Apple Blondies
Caramel Apple Blondies I figured I have tortured you all long enough by not posting a tasty recipe for a few days (or has it been even longer?). I don’t think it is possible to get all “pumpkined out”, but I thought I would switch to apple recipes for a bit. Every Fall, my […]
Ham and Bacon Chipotle Sandwich on Wonder Smartwhite Bread
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Wonder bread for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. With school in full swing, and the need for creating tasty kids’ lunches on the rise, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I am one of those moms who won’t give her […]
SKIL iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver in Pink for “Tools for the Cure” – GIVEAWAY
Do you have a set of girl tools you keep in a junk/tool/catch-all drawer in your house, or do you have to go rummage in the garage through the greasy man stuff to find the right tool? Someone gave me a set of my own tools at my bridal shower – many moons ago. It […]
True Blood Halloween Swag Bash Giveaway
True Blood Halloween Swag Bash Giveaway I tried to get all of you Trubies prepped and ready for an awesome giveaway for the ultimate True Blood fan! The time has come, and the giveaway is here!! You know you’re excited! The last season of HBO’s hit TV series True Blood has just recently ended AND […]









