Most of the trees in the regional park I walk through each morning are covered in bright green, new leaves, but occasionally I see these trees, their white flowers shocking among all of the brown and green of the spring forest.  I’m hoping that one of my readers can tell me what they are! Wordless…

Most mornings I start my day by going for a walk through the regional park behind my house.  I’ve walked in thunderstorms, snow, and bitter cold, but mornings that look like this are the best… Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado…

Things you don’t want to hear when the contractor is working on your upstairs bathroom: “Has that hole always been in your kitchen ceiling or did something fall?” Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel…

Last weekend I was sitting on the floor, decorating the dining room table for my daughter’s birthday when I turned around to see this staring at me, completely silent, completely still… Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid…

When we left the story, our hero was eating cold pizza and mourning over the realization that the Dominos Pizza Tracker was not real.  And now, the conclusion of the tale… Apparently while I was looking out the window and hoping that my lunch would arrive, communications were being sent around the food chain within…

Birthday party preparation was far less complicated in the days before Pinterest… Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos below!

The castle at night, covered in “ice”… time with Tigger… three fun and crazy people riding the boat into the Magic Kingdom at 10:00 p.m. to shut the park down with a few more rides… Walt and Mickey, saying goodnight as we say goodbye to the Magic Kingdom one more time. Wordless Wednesday Want more…

Last weekend the kids and I were at Disney sharing a funny moment with Pooh Bear when… Photo Bomb! Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos…

As much as I love where I live and the opportunities my children have as a result of where we live, I still want them to experience the beauty of where I grew up.  Over winter break we were able to spend some time in Pennsylvania where they had the chance to meet my parents’…

My favorites from the year that was… Resourceful Parenting Did You Off-Ramp or Take the Access Road Torn Previously Professional The Pain of Parenting Why Justin Bieber Makes Me Cry When to Have the Change of Body Talk It Could Be Worse You Know You’re a Mom If… Resourceful Blogging Why am I Invisible –…

As part of my participation in the Windows Champions program, I am celebrating the ten year anniversary of Windows XP and Office.  I could not get through my day without Windows and Office – especially Outlook and Word – so I’m happy to throw them a little birthday party here by taking a look at…

Yesterday I received an email not at all unlike the dozens of similar emails I receive each day that went something like this, “The Kardashians did something. Write about it on your blog.”** Clearly the sender of this email – who thinks my name is “There” – has never been to my blog or they…

Anyone who has ever waterskied knows that when you’re ready to stop (because you’re exhausted or completely bored out of your mind from watching tree after tree go by…) you make the “cut” signal to let the people in the boat know not to drive away and leave you floating in the middle of a…

This week blogs from the New York Times to the Huffington Post covered a story that most bloggers had already been talking about for days in Skype chats and private Facebook groups.  Ketchum PR – on behalf of ConAgra – invited bloggers to attend an exclusive dinner with TLC’s Chef George Duran at a mysterious…

My daughter wishes that she were still swimming in the community’s pool.  My son would like to lounge around in the air-conditioning watching Phineas and Ferb.  But I’m ready for fall.  The oranges, the reds, the yellows. The smell of warm apple crisp with just the right amount of cinnamon.  The dried cornstalks, hay bails,…

Wordless Wednesday Linky

The first conference I ever attended was the BlogHer Reach Out tour in Washington, DC.  It was a one day event, and I had a chance to meet some amazing women like Erin Kotecki Vest, Cecily Kellogg, and Joanne Bamberger.  I learned so much that day including how to hack my HTML thanks to my…

With kindergarten just weeks away, I can’t help looking through old photographs… Wordless Wednesday Linky

A couple weeks ago my husband and I celebrated our tenth anniversary with a four day getaway to Walt Disney World. When people asked me why I chose Disney, I gave many reasons from the incredible service to the beautiful pools, but one of the main reasons is the food.  One of the hardest parts…

We have a winner! Congratulations to comment number 160: The conference season and the summer are now both in full swing, and I don’t know about you, but I’m already tired!  Playskool understands and wants to remind BlogHer Conference attendees to take time to play! Be sure to stop by booth #201 for games and…

I spent last weekend at the Type-A Conference, and one of the highlights of the weekend was the Smurf Dance Party complete with a Just Dance 2 competition.  The pictures and video (yes…video) from that night are hysterical.  Here’s a sneak peek from my friend Lolli’s Wordless Wednesday: To see the rest of the picture,…