• Spring break in full swing

    A few days ago, I went out and treated myself to some shopping and my first pedi of the season.     Too bad allergies or whatever has been kicking my ass for the past few days, too.  Instead of my flip-flops becoming my best friend, I can't seem go anywhere…

  • My everyday jeans.

      This series is brought to you by Levi’s® Curve ID. Find your custom fit at Levi’s® stores or Levi.com Jeans.  Oh, how do I looooooove thee!  Seriously, anyone who knows me well knows that I'm not much of a skirt or dress person.  Although, I am getting a bit…

  • Teaching kids the art of helping others

    Pin It Although my kids are part of a fairly charitable church and school, as a parent I struggle with teaching them about opportunities to help others and be charitable.  One of the most important things in forming them during these critical years is teaching them how to be compassionate…

  • Score! Sony Bloggie Cam deal

      I'm not one to post national deals regularly but when I read about the Sony Bloggie Duo HD camcorder the other day I was intrigued.  Fast-forward to today when I learned there is an awesome deal on it through Groupon which makes it just $89! I am getting it…

  • Mickey the fish

      Our little reminder of the impending trip that we're not telling the kids about!  Mickey has been ours now for almost a year.  The kids love that he's actually called a "Mickey Mouse fish".  He's technically a "Marigold Mickey Mouse Swordtail" and I think you can see why.  

  • Serve It Up Sunday: Ready for grilling season again.

    Go ahead, grab my button!Copy the code below then paste onto your site or blog! <a href=”https://mommypalooza.com”><img src=”https://cdn.savemyblog.com/fc9f650d-2631-469a-81c8-804dd1dcde8c/www.mommypalooza.com/serveitup.png” alt=”Serve It Up Sunday” width=”125″ height=”125″ /></a> All of this gorgeous spring-like weather has me itching to send hubs out on the back deck to grill every night for dinner.  Maybe that’s…

  • {friday finds}: 03.02.2012

    Make reading fun with these adorable and crafty Dr. Seuss bookmarks!  {@ Thirty Handmade Days} It's March and with the beautiful season of Spring upon us, this Pottery Barn knock-off wreath is just the thing to spruce up your space. {@ Blah 2 Beautiful} These P.F. Chang's lettuce wraps would…

  • Our family’s favorite Disney attraction

    While Disneyworld certainly has rides and attractions for EVERY age group, we – like many families – have faves of our own.  And that favorite would be . . . Yep, you got it — Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin!  This is my mom pictured with my oldest, Nathan, back…

  • Fair-weather February

    We've been amazingly lucky here in the midwest as far as weather goes this winter.  Being a native Texan, it had always been very hard for me to deal with cold, snowy winters here. Thankfully, this year I haven't had to.  I'm even more excited that since Spring is just…