This summer, our family took a long three week vacation. With three kids, this can lead to fighting, teasing and tears. Fortunately, this happened rarely. Instead I was amazed how my kids helped each other and loved each other on this trip. When I saw this picture, it made me contemplate [...]
On May 22nd, I was invited to host a House Party for Breyers® Smooth & Dreamy™ Ice Cream Bars and Sandwiches. I invited family and friends over for a barbecue and for dessert we all got to sample Breyers®!
Let me tell you, the ice cream bars are fabulous! My family wants me to [...]
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I would love to serve my children a healthy rice product, but they balk at the brown rice and prefer the white rice. Last night I tried Uncle Ben’s new product – Whole Grain White Rice. This rice is a whole grain rice that [...]
Even if you are using the best weight loss pills, you need to drink water. Water can get a little boring so why not spice it up? I have found a great product called True Lemon. True Lemon contains zero calories, sugar and carbs and is 100% natural. You just [...]
How do you get your kids to eat more vegetables? This is a question that plagues moms across the world! TwitterMoms recently introduced me to a recipe by Hidden Valley called Mock Mashed Potatoes. These aren’t really potatoes but mashed up cauliflower! Basically you steam the cauliflower, mash them to the [...]
This summer I am heading out to Utah to visit family and I can’t wait to stop by The Sweet Tooth Fairy bakery! I know that this will be a recipe for disaster for me (I might as well bring along some Lipofuze), but I just have to try their delicious looking sweets. [...]
Whenever I see a commercial for face creams they remind me of Dairy Queen Blizzards. I think the manufacturers make the creams look like ice cream to entice you to buy them! Fortunately for me, this week, I can buy one Dairy Queen Blizzard and get one for only $0.25. [...]
As things get warmer here, my son is looking forward to firing up the outdoor fireplace. His favorite thing to make: S’Mores! He loved them before he saw the movie The Sandlot, but he loves them even more now. Every time we get ready to make S’Mores, he quotes us the lines [...]
While this might not be the best idea if you are looking for the best weight loss supplements, but McDonald’s is offering a Big Mac or Quarter Pounder for 1 penny with the purchase of one at the regular price on April 15, 2010. They are trying to do their bit to make tax [...]
Last year, we decided to grow a garden. We planted corn, strawberries, tomatoes, beans, peppers, squash and even watermelon. It was a lot of work, but made me dream of owning my own farm. I often wondered what it would be like to live on a farm and give the farming lifestyle [...]

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