Archives for 2011



Taking A Mental Day

I had a REALLY stressful weekend and a lot is going on around here in my personal life and I'm really all over the place. I'm taking a mental day because honestly I don't have it in me to blog and I don't have the concentration needed to give a product my full attention. Have a Happy Monday! See ya tomorrow! … [Read more...]

Looney Tunes Scene & Sound Machine App for iPhone and iPad

The first Looney Tunes app is here, making you the director of your own digital world via your iPhone or iPad! Choose from a cast of wacky characters - including Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and more - with cool, colorful backgrounds and props at your fingertips! It was bound to happen—Daffy Duck’s made an app out of himself along with his Looney Tunes costars! Yep, the first Looney Tunes … [Read more...]

Hang Out with the Coolest Birds in Town as RIO Takes Over Your Beach on July 30th and 31st!

What:  In celebration of the August 2nd Blu-ray and DVD launch, spend a weekend at the beach with RIO! Across the country, RIO beach teams will be handing out beach balls and sun visors for some extra fun in the sun! Families and beach-goers can look for the RIO beach team, who will be wearing specially-marked RIO t-shirts. The t-shirts will sport a QR code to unlock an exclusive clip from the … [Read more...]

Take Your Entertaining To The Next Level With Oneida!

  I love to entertain. Having people over and kicking back over some good food is so much fun! When you cook good food you want to make sure you have a nice but functional way to serve them. We entertain a lot more in the summer then we do in the winter so I'm constantly worrying about how to keep things cool. Until now. Oneida makes beautiful pieces for entertaining. In fact I get lots of … [Read more...]

LIVE Chat with the Random House Community on Summer Fun! Join Us!

  Are you having loads of summer fun? Starting to run out of things to do with the kids? I know we still have a month to go but here I feel like I've barely had a chance to do much this year. We spend lots of time on the boat but when we're home or at least on land I try to make the most of summer. Tonight we'll be sharing ideas on how to have fun being frugal, crafty, and more. We'll share tips … [Read more...]

Give It Away Wednesday! Link Up Your #Giveaways Here! 7.27.11

Finally starting to catch up a little. I've built the giveaway list back up. Stick around for more great things planned. *PLEASE READ* Starting this week GIAW linky list will not be going up until 9am. Too many people are confusing the WW post and this one and it’s a lot of work fixing it. I was trying to make it a one stop shot but I’m going to separate them up a little to make it less … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday River Love

As you know we are a water loving family. We own a boat and dock it on the Connecticut River. This year we have been having so much fun enjoying the river. We've been out on it at least four times a week. I wanted to share with you some of the pictures I've taken over the last couple of weeks.   I really do need to get back into scrapbooking! ONLY Wordless/Wordful related posts … [Read more...]

Wilton SpongeBob Birthday Prize Pack Giveaway!

  If you told me a year ago that I'd be making a character cake from scratch instead of buying one from the grocery store I would have laughed at you. I used to think that in order to make a cake for your child and have it look half way decent meant you had to go through lots of training and practice. Really all it takes it taking a course or two from Wilton like I did. So, when Gavin asked me … [Read more...]

Garlic Guacamole Dip Recipe

A year ago if you put a bowl of guacamole in front of me I would have made a face at you and pushed it away. Then my best friend convinced me I needed to try her recipe. At first I tried telling her that avocado's are gross and I cannot stand sour cream. She said not to focus on that. Um, it's the main two ingredients how do I not? I was wrong. It's so good. If you follow me on facebook you knew … [Read more...]