I had never heard of Swedish Spritz until I met my husband. His mother is a renowned cook and baker and the Swedish Spritz cookies she made each Christmas were one of his favorite childhood memories– Since my husband’s love language is FOOD (Oh hush, it’s totally a love language, I don’t care what Gary […]
January 26, 2016
I love Netflix– but one thing I don’t love about it is that it can be impossible to sort through all the ‘meh’ and the ‘eww’ to find truly find the top Netflix movies, documentaries and TV shows. Netflix’s interface is clunky, and unless you know what you’re looking for — you’re pretty much out […]
January 20, 2016
One thing you quickly learn as a parent is that the extraordinary, all-encompassing love you feel for your children can potentially turn you into an obsessive and extremely annoying human being. Fortunately, my procreating friends, I’ve got some good news. We’re not the only ones. As a friend with ‘fur babies’ reminded me yesterday, dog […]
January 14, 2016
After nearly 15 years of marriage and parenthood, I’m now the keeper of at least a dozen large bins of Christmas decorations. Some things were inherited from parents and grandparents, others were picked up at after-Christmas sales and stored away until the next year. It has taken time, patience and effort, but I’ve finally amassed […]
January 12, 2016
Christmas is right around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve waited until the last possible second to plan the holiday menu. Luckily, I (along with Del Monte, makers of premium canned vegetables and so much more) am here to help! If you’re wondering what to include on your holiday table, Del Monte […]
December 22, 2015
My husband, Dennis, really is the greatest husband and dad a woman could ask for. He has a true servant’s heart for his family and a prime example of this is his extreme reluctance to buy ANYTHING for himself. He’d rather spend all of his paycheck on all of us, always. This, obviously, is completely […]
December 7, 2015
Like pretty much every other kid in America, my kids have been begging for their own tablets FOR. YEARS. I’ve had two major reservations about their request- One, I worried about them accessing things on the Internet that they didn’t need to be seeing/hearing. Two, good tablets are EXPENSIVE and my kids aren’t always easy […]
December 5, 2015