Earlier this month I chose a gift for another blogger as part of a Secret Santa gift exchange with Mom Central and jcpenney. Browsing her blog to learn a little bit about her interests was was a lot of fun. I ended up getting her a beautiful purse, something that I know she loves, judging […]
Archives for 2011
Budget-friendly meals
What is your go-to recipe when you don’t have much food in the house or money to spend on groceries? This question was recently posed in a group that I’m a part of on Facebook, and since many people’s budgets are tight around the holidays with all the expenses that go into buying gifts and […]
Martha Stewart pre-lit tree from Home Depot
So, as I told you last week, we bought our first artificial Christmas tree this year. I mean, I always grew up having an artificial tree – one of the reasons we’ve bought a real one for the past 12 years – but this was the first I bought as an adult. I saw that the […]
Sock n Boots – Adventures
Sock n Boots – Adventures by D. K. Smith This book is adorable! Sock n Boots – Adventures written is a book with three short stories with a life lesson woven into each of the story lines. Each adventure starts with a question and then the story of two friends – a sock and a […]
KRE-O to the rescue!
My nine year old son, an avid Lego guy, is in a rut. We are drowning in Legos and he’s looking for some new building inspiration. So, I am very excited that this Christmas he will be finding Hasbro’s Kre-O Transformers under the tree. It’s a new twist on an old favorite which I know […]
Shopping for my Secret Santa at jcpenney
The countdown to Christmas is on! I am pretty much done. Phew. One cool shopping experience I had this year was looking for a gift for my Secret Santa. As part of a festive campaign with jcpenney and Mom Central, I chose a gift from jcpenney for a fellow blogger, and someone has done the […]
