We spent the long weekend being incredibly productive around here. It all started with this fridge. We had friends buy a new house and ask hubby to help them with a few projects. Their new place is over an hour away so it turned into a few overnight stays to help them out. They knew we were in the market for a new fridge for our garage and thought they'd thank us with this awesome fridge that way … [Read more...]
Start Every Day With Tropicana Orange Juice! $50 in Coupons Giveaway! TWO Winners!
When I was pregnant with Gavin I bought two bottles of Tropicana Orange Juice every morning on the way to the Emergency Room where I worked. I'd have them both gone by 9am. It was an every morning thing and I bet it has a lot to do with why Gavin now must start every morning with a glass of orange juice himself. Did you know that just by downing an 8 ounce glass in the morning you've already … [Read more...]
Easy Cheese Quesadillas with VELVEETA® and Ro*Tel® Recipe!
The holiday's have been crazy and between gourmet meals and fancy desserts it made it difficult to actually think about the every day meals. Since the kids were on break I still had to think about lunches for them. Since my sink was already full of dishes and my fridge filled with ingredients I needed them to be simple and quick. I knew I would be making recipes using VELVEETA® and Ro*Tel® so when … [Read more...]
Pesto Spinach Stuffed Shells Recipe
Pesto Spinach Stuffed Shells sound good, don't they? I've always wanted to make stuffed shells but something always scared me away from them. Growing up my mom's manicotti was one of my most loved meals. While reading the recipe I noticed a twist in her recipe that included this store-bought pesto. I didn't even realize they made jarred pesto but was instantly intrigued. My best friend is big on … [Read more...]
Shout Free Laundry Stain Remover – Review & Giveaway! TWO Winners!
Laundry in my house is constant. A battle I never win. The more loads I do it seems the more clothing my family wears. If I have to stop and rewash clothing because they marked their clothing it just makes the process that more bothersome. I want this daily chore to go easily and painlessly. So, when the opportunity to try out the new Shout Free Stain Remover I jumped at the chance. See this … [Read more...]
Give It Away Wednesday #Giveaway Linky 12/28/11
I know, I know. I'm behind calling winners and I'm behind in getting up giveaways. Don't let that fool you though. I have almost a months worth of giveaways planned already and the fun will begin shortly. I'm working on winners and you'll see them disappear from my sidebar once I've emailed the winner. I'll get a post up shortly. ~ $50 Visa Gift Card & Product Coupon – Ends 1.2.12 What are … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday- Christmas!
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Is it bad if I admit I'm glad it's all behind me? I'm so tired and exhausted and will be packing it all up this week. So much work and it's over in the blink of an eye! I've been playing with a new camera I got (not a gift) the Olympus Pen so I've been playing with the settings. I used it over Christmas since it was smaller then my other camera. Here is our … [Read more...]
A Few Easy Ways To Still Get Festive!
I keep seeing on my facebook wall that people are bored right now anxiously waiting for the festivities to begin. I'm honestly green with envy as I'm still a week behind schedule and chasing my tale but I thought I'd share some fun things you can do with the help of Wilton that will be fun! You can find almost all these items at your local craft store like A.C. Moore and Michael's and they even … [Read more...]
Christmas Questionnaire 2011
1.) Have you started your Christmas shopping? I'm done. I should be as it's three days away. I've been done for awhile though. 2.) Tell me about one of your special traditions. I buy the kids Christmas themed jammies and wash them and wrap them. The night before Christmas they get to open them and go to bed in new cozy fleece jammies. 3.) When do you put up your Tree? We put it up … [Read more...]