Using a Postcard app
I used Postcard On The Run on my iPhone to send a picture of the family to my daughter at college, hoping she’ll tack it up on her bulletin board and not forgot us. The app is easy to use, it works great, and the postcard got to her within a week and a half. [...]
Everyone can use one of these!
No more boring aprons! Wearing one of these aprons pictured here adds a splash of excitement to your cooking routine, doesn’t it? One of these aprons is exactly what I needed! So cute! All cotton, durable, washable, and did I say they’re cute? There are 4 sayings to choose from, which one fits your personality? [...]
EatSmart Kitchen Scale
Ever used one of those recipes that calls for 3 oz. of butter, or 5 grams of oregano? I am usually at a lost when the recipe gives me the measures in weight instead of volume. With an EatSmart kitchen scale, my problems are solved! Use it to measure ingredients Recently my daughter made cupcakes [...]
Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day
Do you love the smell of fresh bread? And the tenderness and flavor of bread just out of the oven? Unfortunately, I am not much of a bread baker. Fortunately, the book Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day answered just about every question I have about making bread. And yes, you really can bake [...]
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs review
I am always looking for good wholesome family entertainment. With a barrage of junk out there, even those supposedly kid-friendly shows, I am very careful. When I saw Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, it met with my approval. (Click on the image to watch the trailer.) When my children were little, we read the [...]
Win a Billy Fun Wheels remote control monster truck
I don’t do a lot of product reviews unless it’s something really good. Here is one that is really good, and you have a chance to win one too! Billy Fun Wheels would make a great Christmas gift for children 2 years old and up. Well, the truth is, both my 14-year-old daughter and I [...]
Helping children adjust to moving
Have you had to make a move with your children? As a real estate professional for over 20 years, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing families excited about moving into their own home. But I’ve also seen children not so excited. It’s a big change for children, and unknown territory can be intimidating. Elena’s Big [...]
Stainless steel instead of harmful plastic for your family
If you’re cheap environmentally conscious like me, you reuse plastic water bottles to refill with filtered water at home. Although it seems like a good idea, now they tell us we need to be concern about the Bisphenol A (BPA) and DEHP, these harmful chemicals that can leach through into the water we drink. And [...]
Answering teen girls’ questions
Teenagers have all kinds of questions from acne and periods to makeup and mood swings. The Ultimate Girls’ Guide to Understanding and Caring for Your Body by Isabel and Emily Lluch is a fun and easy-to-read book written for girls to address many sensitive issues. Two sisters wrote the book to give their peer perspective [...]
Pistachios a surprisely healthy snack
I’m rather health conscious when it comes to snacks. We don’t eat chips or cookies or candy. Hot dogs and donuts are 2 main culprits I keep out of my house (but I admit, they taste good and we splurge once a year!) Now I just discovered pistachios as a healthy snack with lots of [...]