by Sara on April 10, 2012
Hey there, Sports Fans. I know you’re all big football fans, but let’s face it… we still have a few months before the next kick-off. Until then, I’d like to draw your attention to an exciting contest on behalf of Discover & the NHL. I’m from Pennsylvania — a state divided with Flyers fans in [...]
It’s a zoo around here. With two bunnies, a Maltese, a new Lab puppy, a three year old, and two nests of birds on our front porch, it’s getting a bit wild in this house. The puppy, while adorable, has been terrorizing everyone. Our days have been spent rescuing toys, cleaning floors, taking A LOT [...]
The resident preschool fashionista in my house is a dress fanatic — the fancier & more lovely, the better. My former soft pants and t-shirt girl has blossomed into a Southern, smocked dress loving, full skirt appreciating, preschool darling. While many small children would not care for online shopping, my daughter had full control of [...]
by Sara on March 26, 2012
In our family, it is rare that we spring for a babysitter and spend time together as a couple. We have a handful of babysitters, but I must confess: I am disorganized with their contact information! Some sitters’ numbers are in my phone, others are on strips of paper deep in kitchen drawers. At SitterScout, [...]
by Sara on March 21, 2012
The following is a guest post for Collective Bias: With spring quickly approaching us, I have begun doing some “spring cleaning”. To my pleasant surprise, I have found a jar full of coins lying around the house. I decided to take my coins to our local Bi-Lo store and try out the Coinstar machine. This weekend we are having [...]
by Sara on January 30, 2012
Champions for Kids seeks to “mobilize millions” of people by providing training and resources to improve the lives of children in communities across America and beyond. The easiest way to participate is through their simple service project ideas of which there is a new one each month. More than 16 million children under the age of 18 are [...]
by Sara on December 20, 2011
After our arborvitaes outgrew our few strands of outdoor Christmas lights, we gave up on decorating outdoors for Christmas. Ahh, but three-year-olds are persistent & you wouldn’t believe the amount of joy that this small grouping of lights, trees, & one reindeer has brought to her. Our palm tree is really special to us & we’ve [...]
by Sara on December 5, 2011
If you are a reader of this blog then you know two things about my dear little daughter: She is very busy. She has a ferocious appetite. On school days, she is absolutely, positively starving when I pick her up from preschool. Like most kids, she asks to go get a kids’ meal at a [...]
by Sara on November 30, 2011
Saving Money Made Easy I’ll never be an extreme couponer, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t like saving money at the grocery store. One store in particular has grabbed my attention with their fuelperks! program that rewards me at the gas pump. BI-LO grocery recently unveiled their new Bonus Card that you can now [...]
by Sara on November 29, 2011
When Ellie was just two years old, Santa brought her the first edition {Silver} Fisher Price iXL 6-in-1 Learning Game. Although the suggested age is 3-7, we wanted to give her a gift that she could grow into. It has been the best little game for traveling, waiting for dinner at a restaurant, & has [...]