Am I a Cool Mom? Yeah…not so much – Check out my guest post on Jen and Barb mom life

Cool Mom Jen and Barb Mom Life

Today I guest posted over on the Jen and Barb mom life blog. My post is about being a cool mom and whether I think I am a cool mom or not. I had a fun writing the post because right before I wrote it, I thought to myself, “Heck yes, I am a cool [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Adoration with LINKY

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My daughter makes me things like this all of the time. I am so not worthy of being this adored but I really love it! She comes up with some of the cutest things that it is so hard not to keep them all. These four were from today!   For more inspiring photos, check [...]

Wordless Wednesday Lake Lanier Georgia with LINKY #WW #WordlessWednesday

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We spent the day at Lake Lanier this past weekend. I have several Groupons for the boat rentals making them a fabulous deal. Add an intertube rental and everyone has a fun day. The highlight of the trip might have been my youngest getting up enough courage to do this (above are her big brother [...]

My Top 8 Favorite GLEE Videos #GLEE #Gleek

If you follow me on Twitter, then you know I LOVE GLEE. I am a #GLEEK. I was in show choir in high school and quickly became addicted to this cool show about uncool students making show tunes cool again. I cannot get enough!! Since I couldn’t wait until the next season of GLEE, I [...]

Wordless Wednesday – My IronKids with LINKY #ww #WordlessWednesday

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I still see them as little. I often think they need my help with everything. But I recognize that part of being a good parent is giving your children room to reach out on their own. This past weekend, my children rendered me speechless. I was in tears at how proud they made me. Both [...]

7 Tips for Getting My Kids to Eat Healthy Food #horizonback2school @horizon

As a parent, getting my kids to eat healthy food is something that I struggle with on a daily basis. I am pretty lucky for the most part in that my kids LOVE fruits. They LOVE vegetables. And although they love soda, they know that it is not the best choice for them so they [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Looking Back with LINKY #ww #WordlessWednesday

Baby in the Rearview Mirror

I was looking back in my rearview mirror the other day and I caught this glimpse of my daughter. I had to pull over to take the picture. She seems so little. So small. So sweet. I am sure that I will always think of her like this. We still call her Baby and she [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Decisions, Decisions with LINKY #WordlessWednesday #ww

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My six year old daughter was faced with a tough decision today at Costco. She was in charge of getting the bottle of water that we were going to share. She stood there for three or four minutes and I finally asked, “What’s going on? Why didn’t you get the water?” Her reply: “I couldn’t [...]

The Orange Shoes

Orange Shoes

We didn’t have a lot of money when I was growing up. We weren’t poor exactly… We were fed and clothed and took the yearly family road trip. But what we did buy we were stuck with for a while. There were no do-overs when it came to clothes or shoes. I remember my dad [...]

Got an Interesting Choice to Make? Bounce It Off Millions Contest

Life is full of difficult, but important choices. Need advice on whether to go to Mexico or the Maldives for your honeymoon? Can’t decide whether you should live in the suburbs or the city? Bounce Fanatics can help you make these important decisions— kind of like deciding between the Bounce Dryer Bar and Bounce dryer sheets! Some of you [...]