Holiday

Sid the Science Kid Rock & Roll Easter

April 2, 2012

Sid has a new episode airing tomorrow on your local PBS Station. It’s springtime and that means it’s time to hunt for Easter eggs in the backyard.  Explorer Sid searches under every bush and behind every tree, and he finds all the eggs Mom and Dad have hidden.  But wait, he also found…a big shiny [...]

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Holiday Comforts

December 12, 2011

This post is sponsored by Tempur-Pedic, the brand millions of owners trust to deliver their best night’s sleep every night. Enjoy our Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer now and give the gift of custom comfort to someone you love. One of my earliest memories of my childhood is sitting around the Christmas tree [...]

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Holiday Dinner

December 9, 2011

I missed out on making Thanksgiving Dinner for everyone, but got on the ball early and have everyone invited over for Christmas Dinner.  Bought a roast beast yesterday and put it in the freezer and will buy a ham soon thanks to a gift card from Smart & Final (it was a thank you for [...]

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Not so Tiny Prints

November 21, 2011

It’s almost time to send out Holiday Greetings again.  I have never been big on mailing cards, but I do love receiving them.  Holiday cards however are like blog comments, mostly reciprocal. It used to be so hard, picking out the right cards, signing all including a witty note, addressing and return addressing all the [...]

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A Very Monkey Christmas – updated with winner

November 24, 2009

I was asked to host a preview party for this adorable new Christmas cartoon.  I jumped at the chance if for no other reason than to get Erika and Jackson to come up a day early to Detroit, lol. I put out the invites on Facebook but we had some last minute cancellations.  The movie [...]

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Chocolate Milk

October 16, 2009

I was invited to a fun event that touted Chocolate Milk as being the Official Milk of Halloween. You had me at MILK. Milk has always been the official drink of our house.  From the time the kids were young we have gone through at least a gallon a day if not more.  Adam has [...]

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Dress Up

October 1, 2009

I remember when my kids were little and they took Karate at one of the local parks.  Marisa lasted only one or two classes, and Adam maybe to his Yellow Belt.  I liked it for the uniform, The crisp white tops and bottoms and the cute bare feet (they are only cute when they are [...]

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