I absolutely love Back To School shopping!  It is always so exciting to me – the promise of a fresh start, a new year.  I’m always a little bit sad for summer to be over – who doesn’t love these endless summers – but going back to school is exciting in its own right. […]

  I can’t believe it’s already time to talk about Back To School!  We are excitedly choosing new backpacks, lunch boxes, and other back-to-school gear in preparation for the year ahead.  To help with that, Walmart has oodles of items on Rollback – for students ranging from college to preschool!  But don’t just take it […]

My kids are at such a fun age where they are just like little sponges – ready to learn and soak up any information that they can.  They are natural inquirers, always wanting to know how and why things work the way that they do.  This past Earth Day they were able to plant their […]

When I was a little girl my mom and my grandmother would always take me to pick out an Easter Dress. I remember it was such a big deal – it involved the three of us going shopping together and trying on dress after dress until we found the perfect one.  The most important factor […]

We absolutely love crafting in our house, but with two small children at home we often run into the issue of crafts that are time-consuming (“mommmm – how much longer is this gonna taaakkkeee?”) and messy (“ooh, mom, look!  The dog has a blue glitter streak down her back now!”). (more…)

Earlier this month I returned from Mom 2.0 summit, which is hands-down my favorite conference of the year. The conference itself had a number of sponsors, but none of them stood out quite like Tree Top. Yes, we’re talking apple juice! (more…)

I love the colors of Easter and Spring, and I have always loved incorporating them into my home for decor purposes as Easter draws near. This year Walmart challenged me to make a budget-friendly Easter craft – and I knew that I wanted to use bright spring colors and create something that I could bring […]