Top Wines for Valentine’s Day

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Do you have your wine picked out for Valentine’s Day yet? A romantic evening at home to celebrate Valentine’s Day is becoming more and more popular. Stay home and have a delicious, cozy, romantic dinner while sipping on fantastic wine. So, which wines to choose for Valentine’s Day? Head on over to AllParenting and check [...]

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Kick Ass T-Shirts

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I really don’t consider myself a sucker for personalized crap. I don’t have a personalized license plate. However, if I did, it would read: SEND WINE. NOW Josh doesn’t wear personalized jerseys plastered with our last name across the back. The kids have nothing with their names on it. Except blankets and growth charts. Until [...]

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A Priceless Expression

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I’m going to end 2011 on a high note. With my all time, absolute favorite picture that I captured this holiday season. Pure joy. Pure bliss. Childhood at its finest. Doesn’t get much better than that does it? I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and plan on bringing in the New Year [...]

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Christmas Cookies

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Have you made your cookies for Santa yet? In case you haven’t, here are my Top 4 Christmas cookies that I make every year. I just completed all batches yesterday. I have been living and breathing butter. And lots of it. After you decide which cookies to make, head on over to Momtastic and check [...]

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A Family Christmas Dinner with No Barf

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This type of dinner, the dinner that ends with no barf….is what I call a smashing success. In case you have forgotten, last year’s Family Christmas Dinner at the Country Club did not go according to plan. Actually, it went exactly as I expect any nice fancy dinner to go with small children. It was [...]

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Holiday Comforts

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This post is sponsored by Tempur-Pedic, the brand millions of owners trust to deliver their best night’s sleep every night. Enjoy our Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer now and give the gift of custom comfort to someone you love. The holiday season is always the most hectic time of year. I always try [...]

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Holiday Card Sneak Peek

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This week I finally ordered my holiday cards. For me, this is super late. However, now that the kids are getting older, I wanted to get pictures taken this year. Matching our holiday schedule with a professional photographer? Almost impossible. However, it was worth the wait. Behold…the first family picture we have taken in a [...]

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Holiday Craftiness

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I did something this past week that I don’t normally do. I got crafty. With a packaged kit of goods of course. Wait for it…..the kids and I made a Holiday Gingerbread House. Can you believe it? I still can’t believe I made it through alive. There were frosting issues, sliding roofs, caved in walls [...]

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Holiday Cards: Tiny Print Style

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Remember when I was talking about being Mrs. Scrooge and all of the things I still had to do for the holidays? Well, I’ve decided to dive in and start with the festivities. Up first, picking out our family’s holiday card. I have a very strange obsession with holiday cards. I staple them on the [...]

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Just Call Me Mrs. Scrooge

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To say that I am behind in holiday crap is a huge understatement. I have been a traveling fool lately. Off to Boston for 5 days. Back for 2 days for Thanksgiving. Up to Napa with Josh for a long 3 day weekend. So needless to say, this here Mommy got some much needed time [...]

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