Labor Day Weekend is here! It is time to fire up your grills and enjoy some outdoor cooking, but no need to fear the flame. This Labor Day weekend, LongHorn Steakhouse is offering free grilling assistance and tips through the third annual LongHorn Grill Us Hotline. How cool is that? Here are the details: More than […]
Grilled Chicken Teriyaki Strips and Coleslaw with Pineapple – School Lunch Elevated
Today’s kids work hard at school and they deserve a nutritious lunch that is more than just a daily sandwich. Sandwiches can be amazing and nutritious, but they can get to be a force of habit that is less than inspiring. The sandwich making habit can make it difficult to think outside of the norm […]
Four Ways To Use Walmart’s Savings Catcher You May Not Know About
My sister is a couponer extraordinaire. She is the one in line ahead of you who gets 85% off once the coupons are tallied. I have never been able to master that level of savings, but I do what I can. One of the methods I use is the Walmart Savings Catcher which involves downloading […]
San Antonio – An Ideal Family Travel Destination
A few years ago my sisters and I were playing around with the idea of a big family trip. Most of my family is spread around the country these days and we often go years without seeing each other due to the cost of travel to multiple locations. We came up with the idea of […]
Shaun the Sheep Movie
I have never watched Shaun the Sheep on television, although I am a Wallace and Gromit fan and I love British humor. Despite not being a Shaun the Sheep fan, I attended a media screening of the new Shaun the Sheep Movie. I brought three young ladies with me aged 18, 11, and 7. None of […]
Toyota Camry Hybrid: Family Travel and Beyond
Toyota recently let me drive the 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid on our family road trip. I had never driven a hybrid before and I really was not sure what to expect. I have always assumed that hybrids were slow and awkward to drive. I love power in my vehicles, especially on the highway, but I […]
Marvel’s Ant-Man
I did not grow up reading comic books like my husband did, so the first time I ever heard of Ant-Man was when my kiddos started watching a few animated Marvel Avengers series. The name Ant-Man does not exactly strike fear into anyone’s soul and it seemed a little bit silly when I first heard […]
Cucumber Ranch Pasta
I am so excited to be working with Hidden Valley Ranch and Data Rank to bring you this recipe! I love family barbecues, especially if they are holiday oriented. Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day…you get the idea. The star of the barbecue is usually the meat and that always seems to be what people look […]
Disney Pixar’s Inside Out
I almost did not attend the pre-screening of Disney Pixar’s new animated family movie Inside Out. To tell you the truth, I thought it looked boring and childish. However, my daughter was very excited to go and so we went. It was a good lesson for me to never judge a movie by its brightly-colored […]
Mabel’s Labels: For Summer Camp and Beyond
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Mabel’s Labels. I received a voucher to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Ah, summer! That time of year when families get a break from school and have some free time, which we then […]
So, I Let Myself Get Fat
In the last year, I have put on 20 pounds. I could blame turning 40, my husband returning from a deployment, or genetics, but as the song goes “I know, it’s my own damn fault.” I start making better choices “tomorrow” almost everyday. But today, I ate an entire box of Dots at the movies. […]
Children’s Book Author Spotlight: Kristi Grimm
When you first meet Kristi Grimm you notice right away that she loves people. She makes eye contact with you and reels you into a conversation that makes you feel like the things in life really matter. She has a lot of passion for people and for storytelling, too. Together with her husband, illustrator Dave […]
