Smoothies & Frozen Fruit

Last night when my husband came to pick me up from work my daughter had unexpectedly thrown up in the car, and he was looking worse than I h...

Keeping the Kid's Bedrooms Clean

 So the biggest battle we have at our house is keeping the kids' rooms clean. They are happy to help me scrub the bathtub, toilets and w...

Food Storage Friday: Chicken and Easy Fresh Pesto

Last Saturday when I got my fresh herb pack from Bountiful Baskets, I knew that I needed to make some fresh pesto, and as I was eating it I...

Awesome Deal on Skippy Peanut Butter from Amazon

Now normally my blog is not the place to come when you're looking for the hottest deals. There are many other bloggers out there who jus...

Legoland California

 Last year I came across a free subscription for children to Lego Club Magazine . Thing 1 loves to get her own mail, so I signed her up. In ...

Tornado Relief- Something You Can Do To Make a Difference

This evening I was browsing the blogosphere and came across this post . I hear about disasters like the one in Alabama and always wish that ...

5 Simple Ways of Conserving

I mention recycling fairly often on my blog, but I think that recycling is a only a small part of energy conservation. Don't just recyc...

Food Storage Friday: Chili and Rice

This week I have been out of town, come down with a nasty cold and have generally felt tired, busy and achey with all that comes with pregna...

Vitamin D during pregnancy could prevent RSV in infants

 This week a study was published online from the American Academy of Pediatrics that found that a deficiency of Vitamin D in cord blood is...

Do's and Don'ts & Facts About Recycling

 So it has become a habit of mine that every Monday morning I load my recycling bins and drop off in the larger recycling bins that are in t...

Food Storage Friday: Pregnancy

Last Saturday my husband and I were sitting in the shallow end of the pool watching our kids play in the water. My husband patted his stomac...

Preparedness Wednesday: April in Review

For those of you just tuning in, every week I try to do something to get my house in order (fix things, get out of debt, etc) and purchase s...

Family Fun in Las Vegas Part 3: Mandalay Bay Shark Reef Aquarium

 I love aquariums. I find them fascinating and relaxing. So of course we had to stop at the one in Las Vegas. The Shark Reef Aquarium is lo...