These are subtly sweet and savory but oh-so-yummy! Last month when I was visiting my mom in Texas, I shared how I'd discovered how many cookbooks she had in her possession. We must have spent hours just flipping through all of the many different ones she had, talking about what…
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State Farm Go To Bat program + Ryan Howard = the winning play
Ryan Howard and I after our interview at FanFest in Kansas City. I'm so excited to have the privilege to attend the MLB All-Star FanFest right in my own backyard here in Kansas City with my family! This morning we were invited to breakfast and the chance to visit with…
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Our Post Champions for Kids Simple Service Donation Project with #PostCFK + #CBias
#PostCFK Buy 2 Give 1 Simple Service Project: is helping us help those in need. In my post last week I shared with you that my kids and I were invited to take part in the Post Champions for Kids (#PostCFK) Simple Service Project whose mission it is to end…
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Ice Age: Continental Drift + a prize pack giveaway
I don't know about you but my kids absolutely LOVE the Ice Age movies. There's something about that scraggly squirrel that just makes them giddy and insane! Recently they've been asking about seeing the upcoming Ice Age: Continental Drift movie which comes out in theaters on July 13, 2012. I…
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It’s almost time: football season + NCAA 2013
There are very few things I love about the Fall season. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don't tolerate mild or cold weather at all! I'd take 100+ degree temps and humidity any day over a crisp, cool breeze. But since I live in the midwest {for now}…
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Olympic Swimming Trials make for exciting TV! #SwimToday
Photo credit: USA Swimming The past week has been an exciting one on NBC! I hope you've been able to catch some of the "heat" and fun of the USA Swimming trials. The final events of the trial will be tomorrow, July 2, 2012. It has been unreal watching and…
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Cereal that makes a difference: Post Champions for Kids #PostCFK
#PostCFK makes a difference in the world! As a blogger and a mom of 3 boys, nothing makes me smile just a little bit wider and brighter than when I get to be part of a campaign or a project that gives my kids and I the opportunity to…
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Parenting: Am I failing miserably or right up to par?
I recently came across this fun little list of 12 Commandments for Being at Your Parenting Best over on the Modern Parents, Messy Kids blog and I decided to evaluate myself. I have to admit, once I started reading the "Rules for Survival", I found myself thinking that I'd go…
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Disney Pixar | Monsters University movie trailer sneak peeks + previews
{Photo credit: Disney Pixar} Monsters, Inc. is one of my family’s all-time favorite Disney movies. When my oldest son, Nathan, was younger, he’d say to us “I wanna watch movie monsters!”, which – in toddlerspeak – meant Monsters, Inc. of course! Now that he’s all grown up –…
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2012 Team USA Olympic Swimming + SwimToday.org
In just a few short days – beginning on June 25, 2012 – the USA Olympic Swim Team will begin broadcasting their Olympic swim team trials nationwide on NBC. The trials will run through July 2, 2012. Growing up a Texas gal, swimming has always been a huge hit with…