Ever look around at your kitchen and realize that your appliances, perhaps that lovely shade of avocado or harvest gold, date back to when disco was king? courtesy of uglyhousephotos.com Perhaps you just bought your home from the original owners who thought having a microwave made the kitchen “updated”? By the way, that was us… Continue Reading
I wanted to share with you one important tip for increasing your readership – thanking commenters. Comments are the bread and butter of a blog – evidence that you have created a conversation. If you aren’t commenting on blogs you read, please start doing so. Without comments, bloggers feel like they are talking to an empty… Continue Reading
Our time is truly our most precious commodity. We are always so busy doing something or going somewhere. This is the age of multitasking – I used to boast about carrying on more than 5 conversations at once – texting, instant messaging and email. Now, I don’t necessarily think that is quite as impressive as… Continue Reading
I should not be here but I am. We experienced a miracle this past Good Friday. Ginger, his friend and I were in a terrible car accident that we should have have been able to walk away from, yet we did. God was truly with us. April 6th was a beautiful day – we decided… Continue Reading
Those of you who know me are aware of exactly how I feel about the Social Media gurus who recently “discovered” Pinterest. I have been pinning over a year now and had realized right away what a gem of an application it is. So all the BS they brought to the table about Terms of… Continue Reading
I came across this image on Pinterest and how could I resist???? And, it is garnished with a Peep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So run out and pick up some peeps, coconut and cherry vodka – for the recipe please visit Feast of Fun. Also, check out the comments – one person suggested dropping a few jelly beans in… Continue Reading
The epitome of love for my child in my house is if I make spaetzle mid-week. My youngest son, Ryan, absolutely adores spaetzle. If you aren’t German, you may not know what these little bits of heaven are and why my son goes into a frenzy when he sees them. According to the Spatzle Page… Continue Reading
We tell our kids all the time, losing is a part of life – Be gracious blah, blah, blah. But who really wants to be gracious about it? Losing sucks. But, if we don’t try, we never give ourselves the opportunity to succeed either. Moreover, everything we do, our children are watching. We teach important… Continue Reading
Dnbuster’s Place and I have joined together with some fantastic blogger friends to bring you the chance to win $75 cash via paypal. There will be 2 winners 1~$50 and 1~$25! All you have to do is use the Rafflecopter below to follow, friend or like participating Pals and you are entered to win.… Continue Reading
While non-parents may be horrified, I consider beating the crap out of my kids on an almost daily basis. One is hitting puberty and thinks that not only his snotty attitude is actually “comedic” but that I am his personal assistant. The other one chucks his teeth when asked to do homework, constantly leaves my… Continue Reading