We've done a lot of road trips in the past few years. It seems with everyone we get a little better. Of course the road trips that included our kids are a bit more chaotic and a bit more stressful but all the more fun. Jif knows just how much work it is planning a road trip and wanted to share some great tips: Get the whole family involved in planning getaways and have each person choose at … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
DIY Birthday Pinata! Our Plankton Pinata for a SpongeBob Themed Party! [Tutorial]
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Have I told you about my best friend? I know I have, but again I have to tell you just how awesome she is. I just told you how she got married just a couple weeks ago. She just got back from her honeymoon and here she is the day before the party all hands on deck making our DIY Birthday Pinata! She is a behavior specialist elementary teacher and had this great idea to make Gavin's pinata. I had no … [Read more...]
Betty Crocker Fun da-middles Review & Giveaway!
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As you know I {heart} cupcakes. I love trying new flavors and ways to jazz them up. I don't always have the time to put my cake decorating skills to use if I have many projects going at one. So when I was asked to give them a try Betty Crocker New FUN da-Middles Cupcakes. I thought they'd be a perfect fit for Gavin's birthday party! When they came in I had received the Yellow Cupcake Mix with … [Read more...]
Aloha Friday Cuticles
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If you’ve never heard of it, it started over on An Island Life. I ask a question….I answer it….and then you answer it too! Sound like fun? ___________________________________________ So, for this week’s question: Q: Do you cut or push back your cuticles? A: I usually cut them with a trimmer but I worry about infection all the time. I try pushing them back but that little ridge drives me … [Read more...]
Bagel Bites ‘Snack Simply’ Pledge Giveaway!
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Sometimes lunch can be a battle around here in the summer. One kid wants one thing, the other kid wants something else, and well, I don't want either of their choices. Making all three separate meals is torture for doing dishes and it this heat the last thing I want to do is stand over the sink. Bagel Bites are always a choice we can all agree on and I can pop in the oven while we're still … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese & Cherries Brownie Cupcakes
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I know I teased you all with these brownie cupcakes both on here and on facebook and you guys asked for the recipe but truthfully there is no recipe. They were CRAZY EASY. So easy I made them while I racked my brain around Gavin's SpongeBob Cake. I wasn't sure how long I should cook them for because there were no directions so I set my stove as the box directed and then set my timer for 20 … [Read more...]
Energizer Has Partnered With VH1 Save The Music Foundation! $10 iTunes Giveaway!
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It seems nowadays our school systems are losing so much. Public funding use to cover so much and through the years so many of the "extra's" are now gone. Sewing a sweatshirt or baking a pie are things I did in school that are now gone and believe it or not programs like art, music, and physical ed. are on the chopping board at many schools now too. Can you imagine how many children would miss out … [Read more...]
Give It Away Wednesday. Giveaway Linky 7.20.11
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I know I don't have much going on and you can read about what I've been up to but I promise good things are to come. I'll try my best to have a giveaway every day this week to make it up to you. *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 … [Read more...]
SpongeBob SquarePants’s Wilton Character Cake Pan for Gavin’s Birthday!
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Oh the birthday cake. This was my struggle this birthday party and it was almost what got the best of me. I had everything I needed and thought I could be super mom and get 10 million things done by lunch time and thought I'd be on to making the cake already. Wrong! Se Gavin didn't just want any cake he wanted this SpongeBob SquarePants™ Cake Pan. Um, yeah. To say I was nervous was an … [Read more...]
