My family had a chance to test out some pretty cool toys from Zing. They sent us a pair of Hyperstrike bows and two Zax hand axes to check out. I used these new toys as an excuse for a family outing to the park. We took turns tossing around foam axes. We used trees as [Read More...]

Here I am resting at my mom's place, recouping from my recent hysterectomy, and I found myself thinking about all of the things I brought with me for my post-surgery hospital stay and all of the items [Read More...]

When is the last time you checked the batteries in your kids' toys?The other day I was at my mom's house hanging out with my third grader and we got a pile of TAG books out to read. I was [Read More...]

I remember being given relationship advice from some older women, back when I was in my 20s. My mom, my aunt, the older ladies at work, they all said variations on the same thing, "Don't marry a man [Read More...]

Go for the food. Oh my goodness, go for the food. The food in Puerto Vallarta was consistently amazing. This was the first thing I ate after landing, lunch at the CasaMagna Marriott Resort (which has [Read More...]

EDIT: I am resurrecting this old post from 2014 because I still love this simple, quick, "lazy carbonara" recipe (and so do my kids). If there was ever a day when I just wanted to curl up in the [Read More...]

Now, don't laugh, but it took me years to figure out how to make decent nachos at home.  Every couple of months I'd give it another go and something always went wrong. The chips were burnt around the [Read More...]

In this household we love Playmobil. We also love the Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon movies and TV shows. So, I'm sure you're not surprised to learn that I was ridiculously excited when I first [Read More...]

We live in a time when there are so many new and exciting ways to introduce our kids to the world around them. Whether it’s faraway places, exotic animals, or the basic facts of life, a wealth of [Read More...]