• Fountains

    July 26, 2011

    I will certainly miss summer fun like this. The kids and I just went school supply shopping this past weekend and it became painfully clear.  Summer fun is coming to an end.  Ugh! I dread the routine of school.  Are you excited or bummed about the kids heading back for…

  • Jacob in July

    July 25, 2011

    My baby is growing up lightning fast.  I know ya'll can relate to this – well, those of you with little ones of your own.  I thought I'd show you a glimpse of him right now since it's been a while since I've done that. I must admit that I…

  • {friday finds} 07.21.2011

    July 22, 2011

    Watermelon is one of my favorite summertime treats. And this recipe for a watermelon cooler  is just the thing I'd love to unwind with after a long day! {@ Dine & Dish} I've got a file cabinet upstairs that could use a little tlc that resembles this little file cabinet…

  • Crockpot Chinese Pork Ribs

    July 21, 2011

    I hate to cook.  But I love to eat.  Many of you know this.  For these reasons, I love to turn to my crockpot all year-round.  I seriously don't know how people survived without them back in the day.  And, one of my favorite go-to crockpot recipes is for slow…

  • SheStreams Conference — I WANT to go!

    July 18, 2011

    Happy Monday, peeps!  You may have noticed that beautifully colorful banner ad over on my sidebar that will take you to the SheStreams info page when you click it.  I found out about this conference about two months ago and knew I wanted to attend.  When I found out who…

  • {friday finds}: 07.15.2011

    July 15, 2011

    These cotton candy ice cream treats make my mouth water just looking at them! My kids would go bonkers for them this summer!  {@ Living Locurto} Two of my kids' favorite treats – chocolate & popcorn – are featured in this S'mores Popcorn snack!  Sounds like heaven!  {@ Nest of…

  • Throwback Thursday: Homemade Migas

    July 14, 2011

    Earlier this week I shared about how busy I would be prepping for the upcoming Midwest Media Moms Brands & Bloggers Summit and boy, I was right on! So, I am doing a special "throwback Thursday" post today and it's about food. YUM! A few friends of mine and I…