I love shopping at the commissary. Even though I have to drive for an hour to get there, I try to make it out as often as I can because the prices are unbeatable and I always save money at the commissary. I love the wide selection they have which includes a large range of international items. It is fun to find the German cookies […]
Choose Your Own Gift Card $20 Giveaway (1/31)
Happy birthday to me! To celebrate my birthday Celebrating Family and Around My Family Table are teaming up to give away a gift card. Which gift card is up to you. If you win you get to choose a $20 gift card from Starbucks, Walmart, Amazon, Target, or Dutch Brothers. So go ahead and enter to win and spread the word about this giveaway! Good […]
Keep Calm and Grill On With MorningStar Farms Veggie Burgers
Did you eat too much this holiday season? Are you still being faithful to those New Year’s Resolutions you made about eating better? With the NFL play-offs and Super Bowl coming up you are likely to face some tough food choices at barbecues and other gatherings. When MorningStar Farms contacted me about sharing their products with my readers I very quickly […]
Firmoo.com – Ordering Quality Glasses Online
Firmoo.com recently contacted me with the claim that they made ordering quality glasses online both easy and affordable. They let me pick out a couple pairs of prescription sunglasses for me to try out and review for Celebrating Family readers. I picked out the two pairs you see in the picture above. When I got the glasses in […]
My New Year’s NOT Resolutions
How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? If you are like most people they won’t last…but I am rooting for you! Since my New Year’s resolutions almost never stick, I figured I would make some New Year’s NOT resolutions for 2013. I will try really hard to do or not do the following things in 2013, I promise. Stop weighing myself everyday (seriously, […]
There’s a Shark In My Living Room
Not too long ago a shark arrived in my driveway. Maybe you remember the story, but if you have never heard it, here is a quick summary to catch you up. My dear husband went deep sea fishing with his uncle and while fishing, he reeled in a 10 foot long thresher shark. The rules said that the […]
New Year’s Eve Countdown Activity for Kids
If your kids are old enough to attempt to stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve then this is a perfect activity for your family. This New Year’s Eve countdown activity for kids will keep them engaged and looking forward to each hour when they get to open a bag and retrieve their hourly gift. I really like this […]
Kenmore Blogger Summit 2012, Where I Found My Inner Cook
This fall I was invited to attend the Kenmore Blogger Summit in Chicago. I had a friend who had attended in the past and I knew that the summit involved cooking competitions and quite frankly, that scared me. I think of myself as an average cook with only a few tricks up my sleeve and I was worried about being outed as […]
Abbreviate an Embarrassing Problem with Abreva (Giveaway – 01/09)
I can still remember my first cold sore. I was so embarrassed and I was sure that the whole world could see it and that it was the topic of conversation for everyone in my school. Over twenty years later and I am still dealing with an occasional cold sore. I only get about one cold sore a year, but it almost always comes at a stressful time […]
Choose Your Gift Card $20 Giveaway (1/04)
Welcome to the first day of winter (or the end of the world, whatever you prefer). In fact, the prize Celebrating Family and Around My Family Table are giving away today is up to you as well. If you win, you can choose a $20 gift-card from Starbucks, Walmart, Amazon, Target, or Dutch Brothers. So go ahead and enter to […]
Two Awesome Mattel Toys Your Children Will Love
Mattel is a name that all parents know. For me, the name reminds me of Barbie, whom I loved dearly as a little girl. But Mattel also makes Hot Wheels, Uno, Polly Pocket and many other well-loved toys. If you are like most people, you still have some shopping to do before Christmas next week. I would love to share two awesome Mattel toys your children will love. They are under my tree right now and I […]
WiFi Tablet for Kids: VTech InnoTab 2S
I like to consider my family a low media family so when I got the chance to review the new VTech InnoTab 2S, I was a little hesitant. We do not own a gaming system or a tablet of any kind. However, when I looked at the feature list on this learning tablet I was intrigued. VTech describes the InnoTab 2S as a WiFi learning app tablet, appropriate for children age three […]
