How to Make Your Own Kid Dirt/Sand Scooper

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My kids love love love digging in the dirt and sand.  Every year I buy them plastic shovels, scoops and other little toys, but they always loose them, break them or fight over them.  This year I realized with just cutting off part of a gallon milk jug my kids could have as many plastic [...]

Need Help Entering a Mom and More Rafflecopter Contest?

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I use Rafflecopter for my giveaways which picks a winner randomly and makes it easier for contest entries to be kept together.  Many bloggers use it now and I promise once you use it you will love it or at least see how easy it is to enter. To enter a contest: Most of my [...]

Bloggers Hating On Other Bloggers – Yes I Went to KFC #KFCkidsmeals

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Last weekend I attended an event at KFC headquarters with my 6 year old.  It was an event for five moms and one of their children each to check out the new KFC Kids Meals.  It was the first overnight blogger trip I ever brought a child too and I was so excited.  I never [...]

How to Check Your Blog’s Pinterest Analytics!

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Okay so you have a blog and you use Pinterest, wouldn’t it be nice to visually see how many of your posts are pinned, re-pinned and clicked on?  Well Pinterest has finally answered our pleas! Here are the steps on how to Verify your blog with Pinterest and then view your stats: Log into Pinterest [...]

Some Ways to Cut Calories #FitbitChallenge

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Okay so since I started using my new FitBit, I figure I should also cut back on calories.  Now I am not one to diet, nor do I want to not eat foods that I normally would, but I have found a few ways to cut calories.  I figure every little helps, right?! Cut out [...]

Happy Birthday to My 6 Year Old! What?

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I cannot believe my oldest is 6 years old!  Happy Birthday to my Little Man!

3 Teeth in One Month!

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Beginning of the month Aidan, my soon-to-be 6 year old, lost his first tooth.  It had been loose and him and his brother were fighting and out it came.  Blood everywhere!  He was so excited!  Then the other day, they were playing around again and Aidan lost another tooth!  The next morning, he was wiggling [...]

You Can’t Just Be a Mom…

Don’t get me wrong, being a mom is the hardest and most important job I have ever had, and I wouldn’t change it for a second.  But I am also a woman and a wife, a daughter and a sister.  As a mom of three I know how hard it is to get caught up [...]

Give Your Blog an Audit For the New Year

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Okay believe me I am no expert and I make mistakes pretty much daily (sometimes hourly) on my blog as it is a never ending learning process for me.  I did not go to school for web design or coding but rather I taught myself from books, following other blogs and lots of Google searches. [...]

What Is Your Worst Mommy Moment?

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So the other day a big baby product company posted a picture on its Facebook page of a maybe 3 year old holding a marker sitting next to a maybe 9 month old in an infant bouncer, the baby of course with his face covered in blue marker. The post was meant to be funny [...]