This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Jody B! Thanks for entering. The ground is snow covered, but there are signs that spring is coming. Like the saying above, glimpses of spring give me great hope. This morning I woke up to sun streaming through the windows…I noticed it wasn’t dark out like it has [...]
Canon Portable Mini Photo Printer Giveaway with 12 Winners!!
This giveaway is now closed… congrats to Gretchen S, Nancy W, Lindsay B, Heather B, Shelee B, Pam K, Robin C, Donalyn K, Mary G, Season M, Cindy L and Lynne D. Check your emails! I’ve got such an exciting giveaway for you today! See the Canon Selphy Portable Mini Printer right up there? Our [...]
Kraft Fresh Take Challenge {Recipe: Cheesy Bacon Bites}
Everything is better with bacon, right? I was recently challenged by Kraft to create a new appetizer using their Fresh Takes Cheddar Jack and Bacon cheese and breadcrumb mix. What could make a Cheddar Jack and Bacon better? More bacon, of course!
You Are a Star!
I just recently watched a heart touching video that reminds me of how hard kids have it. Sometimes I forget that among all the great moments of being a kid, there are quite a few hard moments. Moments, that I’d soon forget. I send my kids off to school each day and hope and pray [...]
The Sick Bell {Recipe: Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup}
“Ring-a-ling, ring-a-ling”… the sick bell tolls. “Ring-a-ling, ring-a-ling”… I charge up the stairs, peeking in on the patients who have summoned. “I’m cold, can I have more covers?” “Can I have a popcicle?” “I need a drink.” “My tummy hurts.” Naturally, as a parent, when your kids are sick you want to do anything you [...]
Simplify Saturday: FreshBooks Invoice & Accounting System
Today’s Simplify Saturday post is for all of you knee deep in getting your expense and income stuff together for dreaded tax day. It’s not a task I love at all, but thanks to FreshBooks, I finally have found a simple cloud based system that works for me. Small business owners, freelancers, bloggers, photographers… those [...]
Spoilers {Recipe: Baked Chocolate Cake Doughnuts}
You won’t find any spoilers in this post… just wanted to let you know that ahead of time! Let me start by telling you, I was late to the Downton Abbey wagon. Because of that, I have had to avoid social media like the plague as it is quite the hot topic in my Twitter [...]
I Caved {Recipe: Biscoff Glaze for Homemade Baked Doughnuts}
Scroll down for an amazing doughnut recipe! I remember a time in my life when I didn’t care for doughnuts. I was in college, and apparently I had the ability to turn off some little switch that kept me from liking things that were not so great for you. You know that switch? The one [...]
Project 365 2013: Our Life in Photos February 3rd – 16th
One of my favorite Instagram pics from the week. I’ll admit that I haven’t been in the mood to take pictures lately. I get this way just about every year around this time… I feel like my life is just one day after another of the same old same old and get in a serious [...]

















