Dec 26, 2013

Christmas Day Surprise

December 26, 2013 By

The past few days have been a blur of cleaning and prepping for Christmas, followed by the flurry of activity going to Christmas parties and hosting some of my family here at our house on Christmas … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Family, holidays, memories


Dec 19, 2013

Mary Poppins: Practically Perfect In Every Way (Review)

December 19, 2013 By
Mary Poppins 50

We recently received the new Blu-ray of Mary Poppins. (Disclosure: it was a complimentary copy for review.) This is the first time it's been on Blu-ray, and it was amazing to see how beautiful the … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: reviews


Dec 17, 2013

For Once, My Procrastination Benefits Others

December 17, 2013 By
Our first day at Disney

This season started out strong for us. With Hanukkah beginning at Thanksgiving this year, we were into holiday shopping early. We put the Christmas tree up the day after Thanksgiving, like we do every … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: holidays


Dec 16, 2013

You’re Never Too Old To Stop Learning

December 16, 2013 By
She liked my Chemistry book

"Mom, why do I have to go to school? Homework is so dull and boring! It's draining my life from me!" Cordy has always been one to tend towards the dramatic, although these outbursts have become more … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: school, sponsored, the J-O-B


Dec 9, 2013

No Really, Check Again

December 9, 2013 By

I appreciate having health insurance, I really do. But the complexity of health insurance sometimes confuses me. I had an in-office surgery done in June to remove a severe atypical mole from my … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: daily life, money


Dec 6, 2013

Even Dogs Have Clothing Fit Issues

December 6, 2013 By
Cosmo as a puppy

It's been two years since we first met Cosmo and brought him into our family. And since that time, he's grown from a lanky pup with gigantic paws into the solid dog (still with gigantic paws) that he … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Cosmo


Dec 3, 2013

Easy Chicken Dinner with Campbell’s Soup

December 3, 2013 By
Fiesta Chicken ingredients

Evenings have been a bit of a blur around here lately. With therapy appointments, gymnastics, homework, and everything else going on, it feels like we're trading off who's home each night, coming and … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: domestic zero, sponsored