25 Family Fun Easter Recipes & Crafts

With less than a week left before Easter arrives, we’ve been searching for delicious and fun ways to spend some of our Spring break together. From orange rolls to book page bunting and Bunny tails to Easter cheese balls – here is a list of 25 great recipe and craft ideas for a very hoppy […]

Holiday Entertaining Tips & Recipes from Bed Bath & Beyond

This post brought to you by Bed Bath & Beyond. All opinions are 100% mine. Christmas is here and many of us are in that last mad scramble –we're trying to get everything done, to make sure our holiday celebrations are perfect and stress-free! I found some really wonderful holiday entertaining tips and recipes while […]

Share Holiday Cheer with your own LEGO Minifigure Family!

This post brought to you by LEGO. All opinions are 100% mine. Even if you send out traditional holiday cards by mail, it can be fun to share a custom digital card with your online friends and family. Now, you can even make an adorable LEGO Minifigure Family to decorate your online holiday card! Creating […]

Holiday Gift Guide: Christmas Forest Classic Christmas Wreath #giftguide

There is no better way to welcome guests to your home this holiday season than with a beautiful Christmas Forest Wreath to greet them as they enter your home! Located in the beautiful foothills of the Cascade Mountains, Christmas Forest has been handcrafting their fresh holiday wreaths for happy customers since 1976. Each wreath is created […]

Share the Magic of a Cookie + 75% off Holiday Cards #CardstoreCookie

Each year, as the holiday season approaches, I wait in anticipation of baking some of my favorite Christmas cookies with the kids. When I was little, cookie making was a pretty big deal and I have loved passing this tradition on  to my children!  I can remember how both my mom and dad and grandparents […]

How To Make Your Family Christmas Affordable

With Christmas just around the corner, many parents are already starting to wonder, and worry, what to buy for their children. Television commercials entice kids with the latest, newest, must-have expensive toys and gadgets and there is a lot of pressure to buy those toys. After all, it is natural to want to see a child’s […]

{almost} Wordless Wednesday – Labor Day Weekend #ww

We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend, it was relaxed and we didn’t do too much. Saturday we went to see the Fireworks display over the lake at Conneaut Lake Park. It was a beautiful show and a perfect night. Despite the fact that I couldn’t take a  good fireworks photo to save my life, […]

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Many of us take time to celebrate the beginning of summer on Memorial Day weekend. It’s also a time to look back and honor the memory of all those who have passed while serving in the United States Military. I just want to say thank you to all those who protect our lives each and […]

5 New Holiday Traditions that teach giving, gratitude and love – Guest post by Jenn’s RAQ

I’m so happy to welcome Jenn, of Jenn’s RAQ, to the blog today! Her guest post reminds us to stop and take a moment to remember what the season is all about. Thanks Jenn!   The holidays are upon us.  I still can’t believe how fast time has flown to get us to this point […]

Wilson Phillips Christmas In Harmony

If you were a teen of the 90’s like me then chances are you sang along to Wilson Phillips on the radio every 2 minutes! Hold On was one of my favorites :) I’m excited to share with you that Carnie Wilson, Chynna Phillips and Wendy Wilson are back and better than ever with their […]

Happy Veterans Day 2010!

Take time to honor and thank our Veterans today and everyday! Keep in your hearts and prayers our family, friends, neighbors and strangers who fight for our freedom everyday. Show them you care and appreciate them for they are why we have the freedoms that we so often take for granted. The words never seem […]

Hen’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide

As soon as Halloween is over (and sometimes before!) the stores start filling up with holiday displays, toys, and gifts. Do you start stressing out? If you’re anything like me you need all the help you can get trying to choose the perfect present for everyone on your list. We’ve reviewed some pretty fun products […]