Locally Grown Foods You Should Be Buying

Locally Grown Foods You Should Be Buying I discussed back in February why buying locally grown food is smart. What I neglected to mention was what foods you should be buying! Locally grown foods is a great way to get the best tasting food you possibly can, gain more nutrients from the food you buy and practice some environmentally friendly principles. Depending on where you live it can be a lot harder or easier than average to find farmers … [Read more...]

Strawberry White Chocolate Bark Recipe

Strawberry White Chocolate Bark My favorite spring/summer fruit is strawberries. My favorite candy.... chocolate. Put the two of them together and you have a marriage made in heaven. I made chocolate covered strawberries for Valentines Day earlier this year. This time I thought a more portable, more chocolate focused treat was in order. This is a super simple, two ingredient recipe. You will need 12 oz White Chocolate Melting Chips and 1 … [Read more...]

Legends Of Oz Dorothy’s Return | Trailer #LegendsofOz

LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN In theaters May 9, 2014  Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is a 3D-animated musical based on the adventure books by Roger Stanton Baum, the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum. A continuation of one of the world’s most popular and beloved fairy tales, Legends of Oz finds Dorothy (Lea Michele) waking to post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday Grumpy Cat | #WIN a Trip to NYC | #GrumpyBirthday

This post brought to you by Triad Retail Media. All opinions are 100% mine. Grumpy Cat’s Birthday is coming and Friskies® is throwing her a party! It’s a milestone birthday so the goal is to give her a day she will never forget. What else would a Grumpy Cat want for her birthday that to spread her grumpiness, right?  This year Friskies® Party Mix is going to help her do that. We started our party with Friskies® Party Mix treats and a few … [Read more...]

Send an American Greetings Video Greeting Card

This post brought to you by eCards from American Greetings. All opinions are 100% mine. Our family has always either made our own greeting cards or just given gifts without them. Our thoughts are, why spend $5 on a card when you can invest that money into the gift. That’s why when I heard about American Greetings e-cards I felt like they were a perfect fit for us and I wanted to Learn more. You can personalize them, add your own voice if … [Read more...]

How to Create a Potted Mediterranean Herb Garden

How to Create a Potted Mediterranean Herb Garden So many of the herbs we know and love are actually native to the Mediterranean region, transferred and transplanted via trade hundreds of years ago. Still, it is possible to transform a back or side yard with the use of potted mediterranean herbs that are clumped together to give off an exotic look. Potting these popular herbs is actually beneficial for both the plants and you because it gives you … [Read more...]

Monday Morning Link Up Giveaway Linky

Monday Morning Link Up | Giveaway Linky Welcome to Monday Morning Link Up! This is a great way to spread the word about your giveaways and find a few to enter as well! The rules are simple: 1) Giveaways must be family friendly 2) Check out a few giveaways for yourself! (there is no obligation to enter any) Frozen Blu-Ray Combo Pack Review | #Giveaway | ends 4/1 | #FrozenBluRay Saving Mr. Banks Blu-ray Combo Pack Review | #Giveaway | … [Read more...]

2014 American Girl Doll of the Year Isabelle

2014 American Girl Doll of the Year Isabelle Samples provided. All opinions are my own.     Meet Isabelle, American Girls's Girl of the Year! She's an inspired dancer who discovers her own way to shine. Isabelle comes with a book, the story about her life. My Emma loves to read and watch videos about the girls her dolls are formed after. They make the dolls more lifelike for her. As my Emma is a dancer, Isabelle took … [Read more...]

RIO 2 hits theaters April 11!

RIO 2 hits theaters April 11! Blu and Jewel are back for an all new adventure in Rio 2! The entire cast of the animated smash RIO returns in RIO 2, and they are joined by a new flock of top actors and musical talents. Rich with grandeur, character, color and music, RIO 2 finds Jewel (Anne Hathaway), Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and their three kids leaving their domesticated life in that magical city for a journey to the Amazon. They encounter a … [Read more...]

How I Use the #Samsung Note 3 Scrapbook | #VzwBuzz

As a member of the #VzwBuzz influencer team, I received the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with line of service from Verizon. No additional compensation was provided nor did I promise positive feedback. All opinions are my own As I get more comfortable using my Note 3 I have started playing with it’s extra features. I have several hours a week where I am waiting for the kids while they are in dance. I’ve tried to maximize my time there by working, but … [Read more...]