The Boys LOVE Halloween. We decorate the house, go to pumpkin patches and haunted houses, and of course Trick or Treating. Now, we can add a high tech activity to our holiday list: Halloween photo app. PicMonkey makes a free, fun, and easy online app to tweak your basic photo into a scary masterpiece. It’s […]
Where Is Mo’s PackIt Lunchbox?
Just before school started, the boys and I were watching tv when the PackIt infomercial came on. If you know my history with the Snuggie and Slushie Magic, you already know where this is going…yeah, we called the 800 number within 15 minutes and got the 2nd PackIt absolutely free!!!! In addition to ordering online, […]
Slushy Magic Works!!!
Parents, infomercials don’t just get us, they get our kids too. My kids have ogled over the Snuggie, Bendaroos, Statue of Liberty Chia Pet, Fuzzoodles, Moon Sand…the list goes on and on. One product I was actually curious about was Slushy Magic, when I saw it at Target, I had to try it…for the kids, […]
Teen Sells Kidney For iPhone And iPad
On Mo’s last day of Soccer Camp, the kids were all crowded around him. I wasn’t sure what was going on. Then, I heard one kid say, “write down your cell phone number, Twitter, Facebook, Draw Something, and email.” Huh????? Mo is 7!!! On MY last day of camp, we were exchanging our home addresses […]
Jessica Alba Introduces Honest.Com
Jessica Alba is a Golden Globe nominee, mommy, wife, and now businesswoman. The 30 year old beauty graces the cover of the April Parenting Magazine with her 2 girls, Honor Marie (3.5 years) and Haven Garner (7 months). Motherhood has inspired her to venture into business. She has recently launched Honest.com. Honest.com wants to steer […]
New Heinz Ketchup Packet
We are a ketchup family. I don’t keep mustard or mayo in the house, so ketchup and BBQ sauce always get extra attention. Like most families, we hoard the ketchup packets at restaurants. When we get fries, Mo and B have fun wrestling with the ketchup packets trying to (unsuccessfully) open them. Then I give […]
Best And Worst At Trader Joe’s
Apparently, I am not the only one who looooves Trader Joe’s. I have a blog category devoted to Trader Joe’s. But a dude named Nathan has devoted an ENTIRE BLOG to What’s Good At Trader Joe’s. He and his wife Sonia review various products, along with their friend Russ Shelly and his wife Sandy. Pretty cool. […]
Mo’s Soul Glo
One of my favorite movies is Eddie Murphy’s Coming To America. I can watch it over and over. I was so happy to introduce this work of genius to Mo. We both laughed together. Hands down, my favorite scene is when 3 family members sporting jheri curls get up from a couch and we see […]














