I found the 50 Greatest Viral Videos of 2011 on YouTube while I was Stumbling. Some I had seen, but many others I had not. If you decide to spend the nine minutes of your life watching it, I would love to know what you think. I actually learned a few things from these viral [...]
Cute Valentine Gift for Kids Only $20!
February 10, 2012 By 6 Comments
I like to get the boys a little something for Valentine’s Day. It’s so hard to not get sucked into the aisles of candy and toys and go overboard. I found this little guy at CVS, it’s by Hallmark. The tag reads “Love ‘em? Bug ‘em!” It set me back about $10. What’s neat is [...]
The Budweiser 911 Tribute and the Force of the 2011 Volkswagon Superbowl Ads are Still With Me!
February 2, 2012 By 7 Comments
Photo credit: kakisky from morguefile.com I really love this Superbowl ad used by Volkswagen in 2011 and posted it around the same time last year. The Budweiser 911 Tribute commercial is so very powerful. Budweiser only aired it once so as not to benefit financially from it. They just wanted to acknowledge that horrible day [...]
I Hope I Beat Mysmellyarmpits (at Words with Friends)
December 27, 2011 By 10 Comments
If there is one good thing that came out of the Alex Baldwin refusing to stop playing Words with Friends on on American Airlines, it’s the discovery that this game is available on my Android and I am now one of the latest new players. So, if this was a publicity stunt for Words with [...]
Our Family Christmas Card and Funny Family Christmas Cards
December 24, 2011 By 16 Comments
This is our very first family Christmas Card ever! (Thanks to Shutterfly for the inspiration, Oh, you’ll know why it is our first when you check out our past family photo disasters!) The funniest thing about this card? We are standing in front of Grant’s cousin Michelle’s nursery – Lakeview Nursery, look at all those [...]
5 Funny Thanksgiving Images
November 21, 2011 By 5 Comments
My sister is hosting Thanksgiving at her house this year. This is dedicated to her and all of you who are hosting the Thanksgiving Day meal at your homes. I hope these 5 funny Thanksgiving images relieve a little stress! Thanksgiving MySpace Funny Pictures Dog: Oh this is wonderful. They finally dressed us up for [...]
Wedding Anniversary -Lucky 13!
October 23, 2011 By 10 Comments
Grant and I are away for the weekend in Maine celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary. We get one weekend away without the kids per year. For the other 363 days it is literally all-about-the-kids! I thought that was pretty sad and then I saw Jeff Allen’s comedy routine and I had to laugh! While we [...]
Free Halloween Pumpkin Carving Patterns and Stencils Plus Mess-Free Pumpkin Decorating
September 25, 2011 By 8 Comments
I hope I am not jumping the gun on Halloween. It will be here before we know it! Every year I end up buying those Halloween pumpkin carving patterns and carving the pumpkins for my kids. I’ve discovered two things – these patterns are free online and there are many, creative mess-free ways that the [...]
Spirit Week at School – Pajama Day!
June 6, 2011 By 6 Comments
It’s spirit week at the kid’s elementary school and they are kicking it off with Pajama Day! While James looks like he could take it or leave it, Ryan on the other hand, looks like he’s ready to raise some hell. I hope I don’t get any phone calls today! Just 12 more days of [...]
Winners – Popchips Munch Madness 2011 Boston Blogger Recipe Challenge at Roche Brothers Wellesley, MA
April 3, 2011 By 6 Comments
Wow! What a great time I had at Roche Brothers Grocery Store in Wellesley, MA on Saturday as a finalist in the Popchips Munch Madness Boston Blogger Recipe Challenge. I recreated my recipe for Chocolate Covered Popchips for the public to taste-test. The other finalist is Elina, who blogs over at Healthy and Sane. She [...]
