i’ve decided to move to a more friendly www dot com after talking with a few blogger peers about companies not wanting to associate with a blog that has “drivebys” in the name. i thought i was being clever with the wordplay but i could see the negative connotations… i’m so thankful for the companies [...]
i absolutely ADORE imagine toys! i love how they are picky about the toys they carry because we’re definitely picky about the toys our sons are allowed to have. my sons duke and damien have great imaginations and imagine toys is the type of shop that caters to their love of different, quality toys. [...]
from sharpie! you can’t even imagine how excited i was that i qualified for this perk – i’ve been a fan of sharpie since i was in jr. high.
what is klout? when you recommend, share and create content you impact others. klout measures that influence on a scale from 1 to 100. my [...]
C & i aren’t the type of parents to research a toy when one of the kids asks us to buy – if the price is right and it doesn’t promote violence, we’re usually game. i received a hexbug nano glow in the dark starter set while at BlogHer ’11 from the mom [...]
duke is wearing a paul frank hoodie ($12.99 from tj maxx), lego batman t-shirt ($7 from walmart), H & M denim shorts ($9.99 from H&M) & vans ($23.99 from WSS) – the only thing new are his vans.
that’s our [...]
true story. a couple thousand of you were there. it was amazing. i asked a couple questions on twitter. i made a new friend. i think i cried. now i’m sitting here, a month pregnant, inspired & ready to sign up to have my own home birth. did i mention that it was amazing?
A is for Apartment living
the 24 unit complex we live in is in the ‘hood but wasn’t bad. until last year. and then it just got worse. i blame management choices. the building was sold last year to an older couple and the new property manager they hired told C one afternoon she was [...]
i’m sitting here going through pictures from our trip to georgia & alabama in may for my cousin’s wedding… it was such a good visit & very special trip full of a number of reasons: seeing family i haven’t seen in years, introducing my husband and duke to my grandpa & grandma for the first [...]
chris and i have been discussing having another child for a couple years but because of our busy life already – kids, school and work… we kept putting it off. and then i was looking at turning 36 this year and decided it was time. we originally planned on waiting to try until september/october so [...]
BEST BlogHer SURPRISE:
the best thing that happened to me at BlogHer was when i opened my composition book and saw the cutest note from my husband reaffirming his support for me.
BEST BlogHer SURPRISE #2:
hallmark had a lovely suite at [...]













