Earlier this month, Heather and I took a little bloggy boondoggle over to TJ Maxx by way of a towncar provided by the PR agency who wants to help TJ Maxx connect with bloggers. I'll tell you more ... [Read More]

Pregnancy > Parenthood
Some of us have family Christmas traditions passed down from generations before, and others of us are looking to create new traditions of our own. Either way, I think we can all agree that we would like to create special memories with our children that they can carry on. As a first time mama, it… Keep Reading
It’s Christmas time and many Elf scouts are arriving at their new homes! We have made this list of over 100 fun girl and boy Elf on the Shelf names to help you decide what your new family member will be called. Our family has had a ton of fun with our Elf on the… Keep Reading
Love it or hate it, one thing is for sure, Elf on the Shelf has become a holiday tradition. Children of all ages love waking up each morning to see what trouble the elves have gotten into overnight. But, why stress when you can have someone do the work for you? With these Elf on… Keep Reading
Earlier this month, Heather and I took a little bloggy boondoggle over to TJ Maxx by way of a towncar provided by the PR agency who wants to help TJ Maxx connect with bloggers. I'll tell you more ... [Read More]
In a few more weeks, we'll get our pay off. We'll get our reward for the labor, shite shoveling, and money. We'll get the golden egg. Yes, our first egg will be worth about $700 by my rough ... [Read More]
Gift guides take way too long to put together, so if I've done a poor job, you can click over to Amazon's Father's Day page which is more comprehensive and more maybe convenient than mine. I'll ... [Read More]
I know everyone does not live within a two-hour flight of Portland, Oregon. And some of you even live right there, so a weekend in Portland probably holds less interest for you. But if you are in ... [Read More]
What?! Yep, a pickle spear for a baby. I discovered this little trick while Holden was sitting in my lap and I was trying to eat a slice of pizza. I handed him the pickle spear figuring he'd lick it, ... [Read More]
When I wrote on our "About Us" page that Heather had spreadsheets for tracking party guests back in the post-college days and then for tracking her baby's eating habits when he was born, I was not ... [Read More]