ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 2, 2009 It was on this day two years ago, that my youngest child went under the knife. Laurel, now two, had open heart surgery to correct a heart defect...

If you have been following my blog, then you know that the beautiful thing pictured on the left joined our family in June. We love it. We traded in our ten-year old Frigidaire for...

Did you know that 3 out of 4 carseats are not installed as they should be, keeping the children who use them from being as safe and secure as possible? NHTSA's (National Highway Traffic...

Here is your chance to win a brand new T-Mobile cellphone, the Samsung SGH-t119. I won this at BlogHer and since I don't have T-Mobile service, I am giving it away to one lucky...

Let's face it: With more than 20 Resort hotels, four Theme Parks, two Water Parks, shopping, dining, entertainment and more, Walt Disney World® Resort can leave some visitors feeling a bit overwhelmed. That's why...

Her name is Maria Lubchenko and she was born in the Ukraine. When she was 15, the Nazi regime rounded up everyone in her small village and she spent some time in a concentration...

Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshops Have you tried out these Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshops yet? I have tried several of these workshops so far and I absolutely love them. A few years ago I did...

Some Most All of us are busy people. We work at jobs that keep us hopping all day long. After a long busy day, most people want to come home and relax, right? Well...

My family and I were invited to the debut of Jim Henson's new show, “Dinosaur Train,” premiering this fall. We got to see a special advance screening of the show at the GPB Studios...

He's back and boy have I missed him. Big (as Sex & The City Fans refer to him and my tattoo says) or Chris Noth as I am sure his mother calls him is...