The Mysterious Dialing of 911

Remembering a good story from living in 29 Palms. Someone is knocking at my door at 8am and they won’t go away. Why, oh why? I’m pregnant, my husband is in Afghanistan and my four year old is happily playing...

A Holiday Gift Giving Guide

It's that time of year -- the holidays are quickly approaching and many of you are already salivating at all the Black Friday deals that will be coming up this year. I put together a collection of gifts, in...

Halloween of Years Past

Halloween has always been a fun time for my husband and myself because we love to dress up and go to parties. I was so excited when I had kids because I could get them to dress up and...
Free Giveaway for Vets JCPenney's is sponsoring the "Welcome Heroes Campaign"  partnered with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).  JCP will be distributing 6,000 $200 JCPenney merchandise certificates. Here's how you can win: 1.  Go to iava.org to join (it's free) by...
This year's Veterans Day is truly special ~ 11-11-11.  We are grateful to the men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. A big thank you goes out to the families who support our service...
One of my dear friends turned me onto the website Crappy Pictures.  I love this site and it offers me a smile or two most often when I need it most. I decided to try my own hand making...
‘Tis the season for holidays and giveaways!  Marucci has joined forces with USMC Life and has graciously donated THREE full size souvenir baseball bats with custom engraving worth $100 each.  These bats are very cool – think about winning...

Ode to Backups

If it is worth keeping, it is worth backing up. — T.E Ronneberg... Have you ever lost a major file, paper or batch of photos?  Ummm I have!  This weekend I lost everything on my website.  Argh!  Nothing feels as...

Groundhog Day In Seasons

Does anyone else feel that their lives are “groundhog-day” in seasons?  For me,  fall season’s daily activities include school, homework, various sports, coupled with the various daily chores of laundry, cleaning, and cooking meals. Each season brings about a...

Meet My Enemies

I want to introduce you to my archenemies: pooper scooper, lip gloss, hand soap, and step-stool. In any given area, my three year old can find something she shouldn’t be into and make a complete disaster in under a...