This post is sponsored by US Family Guide. Mother’s Day is quickly approaching! I have a soft spot for jewelry and other knick knacks that bear my children’s names or birth stones. I love creating memories of their childhood and babyhood. There’s nothing much more rewarding (or tiring) than being a parent, so I absolutely … Read more
We watch a lot of YouTube in our house (don’t worry — we monitor), and our boys will find the funniest games that other kids have tried out. They love to laugh at the ridiculousness of many of the games, and one such exciting toy is Watch Ya’ Mouth. Watch Ya’ Mouth requires each player … Read more
It’s always fun to save money, and it’s especially great to save money at stores or on sites where you regularly shop. Did you know that Groupon has a variety of coupons for just about every single store or retailer you could think of? By buying in to a coupon deal, you and a group … Read more
Every now and again, I love to scour various sites for interesting and different conversation pieces for the house. As our kids get older and there are fewer opportunities for breakable items to – well – break, I’m more and more willing to add these sorts of items to our shelves and tables. Uncommon Goods … Read more
My boys are addicted to the iPad. There, I’ve admitted it. They really enjoy watching videos and playing games. That’s why I work hard to make certain that what they’re doing is educational rather than just fluff. With the Kidloland Nursery Rhymes App for Kids, I know that my boys are playing and watching videos … Read more
The Animal likes to color. He loves to write his numbers and letters in every color he can find and then “trace them” (this is how he says “erase them”) and start over. We have been playing with a new app, Live Colors for Kids. This app is geared toward preschoolers (under age 5), so … Read more
Recently, I had a chance to try out Bookboard — an app for the iPad that has over 400 books in a digital library. You can sign up for your own free trial by going to Bookboard.com. My regular readers will know that I’m an avid reader — kind of comes with the English teacher … Read more
When I published my children’s book, A Day to Remember, I was searching for ways to create advertisements that fit my budget but would also be high-quality. Other authors that I respect had used business cards, book marks, magnets, and more. I felt like a business card would make sense for my purpose (and would … Read more
We’re all guilty of it. We ignore our parents and tell them they don’t know what they’re talking about. Then, we grow up, have our own kids, and we hear our mother’s (or father’s) words coming out of our own mouths. And we realize that listening to mom isn’t the most awful thing we could … Read more
When my Mamavation Bootcamp ends, I won’t have the awesome MrBookieboo to give me my daily workouts. This means I need to either create my own, repeat those that we were given, or find another resource for workout ideas. MyFitU.com is a great wealth of information for those of us trying to keep ourselves in … Read more