Banquet Thanks a Million!

As a stay at home mom to two active kiddos and a busy husband, I don’t always have to cook 3 meals a day, every day. Moms deserve a break too. This is where Banquet comes in to play at our house. I have been a Banquet fan for several years. The kids love it. [...]

Baby Shower Gifts with Johnson’s Baby essentials

Boy, this year, we are getting swamped with new babies on arrival! We have my two sister in law’s that are both expecting in July & September, hubby’s co-worker is expecting in July, and then we just found out that a friend of ours is due around August. When it comes to baby shower gifts, [...]

Kick those stains with OxiClean Max Force!

I have kids. I have a husband. We have stains. What home doesn’t have stains? Who am I kidding – I create just about the same number of stains on my own clothes. We all do – we can’t deny it, no matter how hard we try. I have tried just about anything and everything [...]

Out of Office Blog | New FedEx Blog

I don’t ship things daily, but I do ship packages. When I do, I want something reliable and most of all, a place I can go to for help if I need it. What if there was a place to go to, to get some ideas for a friends party that you are secretly planning? What [...]

Holiday delights from Nancy’s Appetizers

It has been a few months that I tasted Nancy’s Appetizers, but that taste still sticks in the back of my mind like it happened yesterday. I was at a family gathering where these were served on a gorgeous serving platter. My favorite holiday treat is pecan pie. Maybe that’s the ‘south’ coming out in [...]

Holiday Feast for 8 at Walmart for $20! *Two $30 Gift Cards Giveaway* (Closed)

When I think about the holidays, one of the first things that I think about is: ‘How much are we going to spend to have a nice Thanksgiving feast?’ You don’t have to go broke this holiday season to feed your family a holiday meal. Did you know that you can feed a nice turkey [...]

Kellogg’s now provides FIBER! *Video Review*

When it comes to the foods my kids eat, I am better (now) at looking at the labels and making sure that my kids are getting all the nutritional needs that their growing bodies need.
Did you know that the statistics show that an average of 9 out of 10 kids lack enough fiber in their [...]

Now I look forward to grocery shopping with my Frigidaire Gallery Fridge

I have expressed over and over and over how much we love our Frigidaire Gallery Fridge. I cannot tell you what a lifesaver this has been to our family, our home and our schedules. Before, we were not able to buy in bulk. Now we can. Before, we were only able to buy just a [...]

Another reason I LOVE my Frigidaire Stainless Steel Fridge!

On September 15th, I showed you how I love the easy clean up with my Frigidaire Stainless Steel Fridge is. Well, here is just another reason I love my new fridge! We just went yesterday to Sam’s Club, got a new membership and guess what? I love my Frigidaire Fridge because there is SO much [...]

Save time with easy & fast clean up with Frigidaire Appliances!

I am so passionate about my new Frigidaire Stainless Steel Fridge from the Gallery collection, not only because it is pretty to look at, but it really DOES save me time. How? I cannot tell you how long it took me to clean my old fridge. The shelves were a pain, the plastic inside was [...]

Enjoy a State-Cation with Holiday Inn!

I think I travel more than anyone should travel. It is fun, but it is nice to stay home for a while. Do you take local trips (called a State-cation) close to home?
There are SO many things that you can do, so close to home, save a lot of money and still stay in a [...]

What? A Frigidaire Refrigerator can SAVE you time?

I cannot begin to tell you how much I, and my family, have thoroughly enjoyed having our new stainless steel Frigidaire fridge in our home. Not only are we saving money by not buying bottled water (the filtered water ROCKS!), we are saving a lot of time by being able to find the things in [...]

More taste & half the carbs with Atkins!

With all of our routines back in to play in our house (hubby is back at work after the summer home & Tucker is back in preschool) now it is time for mommy to get back to work on herself! I am so excited to have my “ME” time to work out while Kambry naps [...]

Send your kids back to school with the yummy Oscar Mayer Lunchables!

“Mommy, I’m hungry!” Does this sound familiar? Not at all times do I have the energy to whip up a snack for the kids and to be honest, fast food is not very appealing to me as a parent. I want my kids to have a tasty snack that is better for them than some [...]

How can Frigidaire appliances SAVE you time?

Time. We all need more time in our days, it seems. What if you had one extra hour a day? What would you do? I would get out of the house and take a walk or go running. I would spend more time at the park with my family. I would take a long, hot [...]

New tasty seasonings from Mrs. Dash *Review*

When it comes to cooking, I like to use seasonings that taste good, but also are free of MSG. I always look at the label, so when I looked at the label of a Mrs. Dash, I was very happy to see:
Calories: 0
Sodium: 0
Fat: 0
I was given the chance to try a new flavor from [...]

Wendy’s Yummy Boneless Wings

I am a huge nut for wings. *drool * Anytime we go out of town, this is a must for us to stop by new places to try their wings. Call us weird, but it’s not only fun to find places, but yummy in our tummies! Well, now we have added a new location to [...]

Fun. Friends. Networking with Gather.com

For me, I find it hard to meet new friends. I recently was introduced to a website called Gather.com that makes it easier for you to meet and connect with new people. I just joined and already, I am connecting with others that share the same interests as I do.
What is Gather?

Gather makes it easy [...]

Five Tips for Summer Staycations

Hard to believe the weather is nice, staying nice and Summer is quickly passing us by. While we are traveling a lot this summer, more than expected, we are always on the look out for savings, while still having fun. When we are not traveling, we do so many things at home from grilling out [...]

Sitting in the airport, 4 hours wait for my plane *Fun Pics!*

I am sitting here.. THANKFUL for my Wi-Fi from Verizon Wireless, courtesy of MWW Group, in the airport, in Chicago, and I am going through pictures and the great time that I had with all the other bloggers, Sears and Kmart today. I will have a whole post coming later this weekend about my experience, but [...]

Family Jam Time Fun with Guitar Hero! *Review*

I post about my Nintendo DS because I love it so much! I may be 33 years old, but I play my DS like I was a kid. Hubby and I fight over who gets the DS first. We had a chance to check out Guitar Hero for the DS. Love. Love. Love [...]

Mom Central: Father’s Day Gift Guide (6/15 Giveaway!)

Wasn’t Mother’s Day just here? Well, Father’s Day is already almost here. We can’t forget dad this year. Mom Central has a pretty savvy Father’s Day Gift Guide going on right now that has some fabulous gift ideas for dad!
With Father’s Day right around the corner (Sunday, June 21), we’ve compiled our favorite gifts for [...]

“Google for Mom Wisdom” with Mamapedia!

There are so many times where I may go to a message board to ask a question relating to my kids, or even call a family member or friend to see if they can help. What if there were a tool that I can type in that question and have an answer already there? Now [...]

Summer Yummies with Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches

 
It isn’t as warm here (summer type weather) as some places of the world, but we are surely enjoying every minute of the warm weather that we are having. With summer, I always think about ice cream. You do too, don’t you? We have been outside playing all weekend and have been wishing [...]

Nominate a field with Frosted Flakes Earn Your Stripes

I am truly grateful to be a part of Mom Central who is amazing in the community and with opening my (and the public in general) eyes to things like the great things that Frosted Flakes Earn Your Stripes (EYS). This is a field renovation program that aimed to renovate neighborhood sports fields across the [...]

Introducing the Frigidaire Test Drive Teams!

I don’t think I have been alone with wondering “Who all was picked to be a Frigidaire Test Drive Mom?” I think several of us annoyed the gals over at Mom Central enough, so they were nice enough to give us a list. I am very excited, proud and honored to be among a great [...]

Protect your family’s breathing with 3M Filtrete

I cannot even begin to express the allergies, breathing problems and lung issues that our house has. Hubby is allergic to .. um.. AIR. I have extremely sensitive lungs, so we have to monitor just about everything. This time of year, there are flowers in bloom and with that,,, allergies and breathing issues come to [...]

American Heart Association: National CPR and AED Awareness Week

You don’t have to own a swimming pool at your house to need to know CPR. Hubby and I took a CPR class a few years back, so I was excited to get the chance to refresh my mind on CPR in my own home. We received a ‘CPR Anytime Kit from American Heart.org’. This [...]

I hit the “MotherLoad!” I am getting a new Stainless Frigidaire Refrigerator!!

I have some exciting news!!! I am SO PROUD and so THRILLED (for the lack of a better word!) to announce that I am one excited mommy! I am one of TEN moms chosen for the ‘Refrigerator Test Drive Team’. What? YES! I get a new gorgeous fridge from Frigidaire. This month, [...]

Ragu Sweet Tomato Basil: Ever so yummy!!

When it comes to meals that I make for my family, I have to think about what is for dinner and whill they like it? I have a toddler that is going through some picky phase. He used to be the one that would eat anything put in front of him. I was told this [...]

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