How to Make a Dog Bandana

We took our Yorkie to the groomers a few weeks ago and we were thrilled with how he smelled and looked. My boys were worried the groomer would send him home with More »

How to Re-thread Elastic

We have all had it happen! The dreaded moment when the elastic comes out of our pants and they will no longer stay where they belong. And it gets worse! You know More »

Super Easy Peach Smoothie

If you love peaches and you love easy, then you’re going to be hooked on this super easy peach smoothie. A few months ago we bought a Single-Serve Blender. This little blender More »

Moments of Beauty

I love our flower gardens. There is just something so beautiful about walking out in my own yard and seeing beauty like this. We plant a few more bulbs each fall and More »

Organizing School Memories

I have three kids in elementary school which translates to mountains of papers, homework, coloring sheets projects and stuff. If you are a parent, you can understand the problem. During the school More »

 

Creating Alphabet Photo Art

hobbies create alphabet art

I received a copy of the alphabet photo art in Black and White for the purpose of this review. However, all opinions are my own and I really feel that you will benefit from this review. If you spend any time with me at all, you will know there are two things I never leave home without – my sunglasses and my camera. I love taking pictures of my life. Sometimes I’m focusing on my children’s faces or experiences we share as a family, other times I’m trying to frame the best shot of my tulips or irises. Here’s one hobby photographer who decided to go a bit different direction. Jodi Gerber decided to take pictures of letters she found in nature and architecture. Jodi started finding and creating alphabet photo art.

The Panda Puzzle Book Review

panda puzzle

Today my 8 year old daughter decided to be our guest book reviewer and share one of her favorite books she has read this year in 2nd grade. Welcome Natalie! The Panda Puzzle (A to Z Mysteries) is  about  a  panda  that is  stolen  from  a  petting  zoo. Dink, Josh, and  Ruth Rose have  to  find  the  crook  or  little Winnie. If  they  don’t  succeed  Green Lawn  will  have  to pay  $1,000,000.

Surround Yourself With Smart People

How to get help when you're stuck

What is the common denominator of successful people? If you study the lives of those people, bloggers and Moms who are getting the job done, you will find that each of them knows this important fact: If you surround yourself with smart people, you can often get more accomplished. I often have questions about blogging, SEO, social marketing or how to take my site to the next level. There are several ways I find answers to my questions.

Science Day at School

hands on science

This last week my son got to have a day devoted to Science experiments. His teachers put together the 1st Annual 5th Grade Science Day at school…and it was a hit! They made play-dough, volcanoes, lava lamps, bouncy balls, floated ketchup and made raisins bounce. What a great idea to have 5th grade students learn by making messes and getting their hands dirty. Talk about hands-on learning!

BISSELL Perfect Sweep Turbo Review

BISSELL perfect sweep turbo

Disclosure: I received a free product to test for this review. Recently my family had the opportunity to go to the LEGO KidsFest in Louisville. While we were there, we saw BISSELL representatives showing a special sweeper that is helping parents everywhere clean up LEGO bricks! You know me! I had to try this thing. So I contacted BISSELL and they agreed to send me a BISSELL Perfect Sweep Turbo to try out. This thing has become a valuable part of our daily routine.