Register to win a summer family vacation. This summer USFamilyGuide.com has created a promotion that celebrates the family vacation by giving away 12 incredible trips for families looking to create their own memories. They have hand picked some of the most memorable destinations their families have experienced and asked them to provide a FREE vacationread more
My husband and I have differing opinions when it comes to this holiday. Just the other day, while I ran down my list of errands to run and mentioned that I had to stop at Target for my daughter’s Valentine’s Day gift, he kind of scoffed and said “Valentine’s Day is for couples. I don’tread more
Mine does! And, apparently, it’s Penne Franco…a pasta dish at Carrabba’s Italian Grill. You can take the pasta personality quiz too…head on over to Carrabba’s Facebook page and see what your Pasta Personality says about you. Here’s the Penne Franco personality result: You’re truly one of a kind, like Carrabba’s Penne Franco. You like to keepread more
In about an hour – well, definitely by the time I post this – it will be El Día del Niño, or Children’s Day. Children’s Day is an event that is celebrated around the world on various days, including many Latin American countries. In Mexico, El Día del Niño is celebrated annually on April 30th. Althoughread more
Sitting in my grandmother’s cramped Humbolt Park apartment, I remember being completely uncomfortable. Sweating on the hot plastic sofa covers, nervously darting my eyes back and forth, hoping to escape the terrified scurries of what we liked to call “Grandma’s Pets” AKA roaches. I hated visiting my father’s side of the family. Not only wasread more
When I first found out I was pregnant I was ecstatic, elated, sooooo happy! Immediately I had visions of baby dresses, pigtails and dolls. My daughter would soon be eleven so it had been a LONG time since I had a little peanut growing inside of me. All doctor appointments went well and I couldn’tread more
This weekend has been exhausting (aren’t they all though?). Thank goodness for U.S. Presidents…wouldn’t have a day off tomorrow without them. I am finally starting to wind down after yet another hectic weekend. (Still have that sangria handy, PHEW!) Friday kicked off with the weekly “Mom, can my friend sleep over?” Sure. Fine. I tryread more
Ugh. I just want to scream! My lovely, almost 12-yo daughter, Miss-Y, needs to develop her imagination already. I am inundated DAILY with groans of “I’m bored”, “There’s nothing for me to do”, or “Mom, let’s DO something”. Are you kidding me?!?! I don’t ever remember being this bored growing up. There was always somethingread more
Mid-February. Just days after Valentine’s Day. Less than two months ago we all celebrated the beginning of a brand new year and made some resolutions to change our lives for the better. I resolved to…er…um…what was that resolution again? Being a working mom of two kids, I can barely remember what happened last week, letread more
I sort of like the default title for my first post, so I’m keeping it! Hello world, indeed. I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for some time now – not really sure why though. I think I just wanted a way to post my thoughts on things like, books, movies, family life, and anythingread more
