Have a Happier Easter with the Dollar Tree

** Disclaimer I was provided with supplies from  Dollar Tree for the purpose of entering the Happier Easter Contest.  As always, this post and all opinions are mine.  If selected I will win a $500 Visa gift card … [Read more...]

Counting your blessings

Yesterday was Halloween and I was surrounded by creative costumes and sugar induced hyperactivity.  Although I was without my own offspring, I was blessed to help wrangle three more of my favorite littles as I crashed the family outing of Food Good … [Read more...]

Last Minute Halloween Scramble – DIY Costume Idea

When you go through a divorce, holidays change... among other things.  We've grown accustomed to the split and shared Thanksgiving and Christmas, Spring break and summer vacations.  Halloween though, is a bit of a different tale.  For one thing, it's not … [Read more...]

I want my Halloween back…

I'm pretty sure I'm becoming an old fuddy duddy... I remember with great fondness the "good old days" where halloween meant fun for kids of all ages... whether it was fun activities for the younger kids or pumpkin carving or even pumpkin painting we all … [Read more...]

Eggplant Pizzas – Healthy Food Friday Link-up with #mamavation

  With the cold weather making it's descent on central Texas, I'm craving "winter" food more and more - soups, stews, casseroles... and when the kids are home, that's what we are having because with my growing boys, there is no such thing as … [Read more...]