Saturday I decided to completely overhaul our sunroom. Our home is average size – a 1973 four level split with four small bedrooms – but we’ve got this incredibly useful addition we call the sunroom. In the far corner of the sunroom, deep down in an awkward, dark cabinet, I’ve been hiding a secret for…

In my last ditch attempt to hold on to my children’s pre-school days, I packed up the kiddos, hopped in the car, and headed north to Baltimore for the day to visit both Port Discovery and the National Aquarium. To learn more about our morning at Port Discovery and print out an exclusive Resourceful Mommy…

Yesterday I decided to grab what was left of summer and take my children to Port Discovery in Baltimore, MD. The children had an amazing time! We had been to several “please touch” types of children’s museums in the past, but Port Discovery is unique both in scope and presentation. The first activity to grab…

Going… Going… Going… Going… Almost gone. Just five days until kindergarten…

Nearly every product that I review has been offered to me either by the company owner or a member of their PR team. The exciting opportunities that come my way are quite enough to keep my schedule full, and already I feel bad about great products that I simply do not have time to spotlight….

Get the Sprite & TwitterMoms Back to School Tips & Sweeps widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!Last spring my daughter’s soon-to-be elementary school hosted a Kindergarten Orientation that mostly amounted to a time to collect health forms and check to see if kids could cut out a teddy bear without help. One…

Last month I had the opportunity to spend time with a small group of bloggers for the Sara Lee Summit at the Kitchens of Sara Lee outside of Chicago. The event kicked off my time in the windy city for the BlogHer Conference and was a unique opportunity to learn about everything from how to…

Last February I wrote a post about using a service called Springpad to plan a date night with my husband. In that post I mentioned the fact that we have never hired a babysitter so that we could actually have a night out at the movies. Someone at Netflix noticed and offered to save my…

In less than two weeks, Emma begins kindergarten. Last week I reached out to all of you to ask, “What do you wish you had known?” before you sent your first child to school. While many of the responses made me cry, they were also informative. Here are the highlights! From Nikki at The Guilty…

I have been singing the praises of Picnik for almost a year now, but it’s time to turn up the volume on the song…I am now using Picnik Premium! My first introduction to Picnik came when I began using the program to edit photos uploaded on Flickr. The free version of Picnik available through Flickr…

My children adore Elmo, which is great for me as a parent concerned with what my children view on television and DVD’s. I always feel comfortable allowing them to watch any Sesame Street products, and Bedtime with Elmo doesn’t disappoint. Like most pre-schoolers, Abby Cadabbi and Elmo do not want to stop having fun and…

I just returned from a very quick trip to Orlando for work and had the chance to stop by the Magic Kingdom for the parade and fireworks. While Cinderella’s castle in the summer is still stunning, there is nothing like the Magic Kingdom – all of Disney, really – around the holidays. So even though…

Last Friday I had the pleasure of picking up some delicious food provided by Subway and meeting up with DC area bloggers to enjoy these final days of summer. Six of us and our gaggle of kids gathered at Wheaton Regional Park in Montgomery County, Maryland, to enjoy some of the healthiest offerings from Subway….

I’ll never forget the first night terror in our home. First a blood curdling scream. Then our daughter wandering aimlessly around her room, babbling nonsensical phrases, tears streaming down her face. She didn’t wake up. She couldn’t wake up. For twenty minutes we turned on lights, we hugged her, we talked to her…we couldn’t get…

…and we’re savoring every last bite.

I’m on a mission. When my daughter heads off to kindergarten in just a couple of weeks (I refuse to count and give you an accurate number), my mind will be spinning, my heart will be racing, and the tears will be flowing. The last thing I need is for the clutter surrounding me to…

Today my children and I travelled to our favorite value store to purchase the items on my soon-to-be kindergartner’s school supply list. Thankfully, the list was not a mile long, and every item appeared to be a reasonable request, yet somehow we ended up with a cart full of markers, crayons, and folders! About four…

There is a new man in my life. I love to hold him and listen to him tell me stories, and I especially love that unlike his big brother, he fits easily into my son’s three year old hands… Meet the Tag Junior. My family’s relationship with LeapFrog began very early with Farmer Tad and…

Ever have one of these days? As a stay-at-home mom who is alone with a three and a five year old for 11.5 hours a day, five days a week, I find it hard to keep up my energy level. We all have days where we allow an extra television show or a 10 extra…

(enjoying marshmallows at the lake…just because) This is not one more post about heading for a quick day at the beach or finally visiting the zoo before summer vacation ends – although I’d love to do both of those things. This is about my five years at home with my daughter coming to an end….