Lucy loves pictures of her friends, family, dogs and of herself.  4 x 6 photos are nice, but they never last long in her hands.  Photo albums sound like a good idea, but she is too curious and always takes the photos out and they end up ruined.  I find pictures all over.  This has been driving me a little batty, but I found a great solution. blurb. blurb is a company that helps you create custom books for a reasonable price.  They can be photo... 

Dinner time is dreaded by a lot of moms.  Not the family time, it’s everything we have to do before we can enjoy eating as a family.  Getting a delicious and healthy meal on the table for your family nightly seems overwhelming sometimes.  Finding family friendly recipes, going to the grocery store, and then coming home to prepare the meal, all the while taking care of your children, it can make the even best mom stumble.  I don’t... 

Scholastic has developed a new series of DVDs that are based on classic children’s books.  Aptly named, Storybook Treasures, the series has a variety of titles to choose from and your sure to find a few of your child’s favorites.  Scholastic sent my family the Chicka Chicka 123…and More Counting Fun DVD to check out.  This DVD has four stories, all animated and all focusing on numbers and counting. The first and my favorite story... 

There are plenty of companies out there that promise personalized books to your children.  Few really live up to their claims.  I was both surprised and delighted when I received a book from MJM Books.  I chose the book, If I were Big, illustrated by Erin Drewitz and written by John Jablonski.  If I were Big is a story about a child who wants to be bigger, then realizes how great it is to be the size she is! The book is completely customized... 

I was happy to receive The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Parenting just in time for our family vacation to DC.  My daughter hadn’t been on such a long car ride since she was an infant.  Needless to say, I was worried.  The 7 hour drive seemed daunting in itself, never mind we were headed to DC, the land of traffic chaos.  You can imagine my delight when I found the section entitled “How to Survive a Long Car Trip”. ... 

In my precious free time I enjoy picking up a good book and reading. I read many different genres, anything that sparks my interest really, my interest was definitely sparked, when I was asked to read and review a Susan Carrell, R.N. book, “Escaping Toxic Guilt”. I like reading “self improvement” books on occasion. The subject of human psychology has always fascinated me. I also find there is often room for improvement within... 

Land’s End is celebrating the back to school season with a Twitter Party.  Land’s End representatives will be there to answer questions about back to school shopping and there will be 20 prizes to win.  Land’s End is also celebrating the opening of their new backpack site, Packland, where you can make your own fantasy backpack!  Check out the one I made! So, where are you going to be August 20 at 7 pm (CST)?  Land’s End... 

I was asked to review the new Precious Girls Club. It is a series of books as well as an online world that is based on the values presented by the Precious Moments dolls. The books are geared for elementary school aged girls who have a Christian upbringing. The online world seems pretty neat, you get “access codes” by buying products. You can safely chat with other users by using predetermined sentences and phrases, so everything is...