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Halloween Fun Magazine

Make this year’s Halloween the most magical ever with spooky inspiration from Good Housekeeping, Redbook, and Country Living. Whether you’re throwing a monster bash or just decorating to get in the spirit, you’ll find frightfully quick and easy ways View Post

My Biggest Laundry Pain? Stains! #MaytagMoms

I’m one of those people who really doesn’t mind cleaning, including doing the laundry.  I hate cooking and washing dishes, but laundry?  I could do that all day long and not complain.  Especially now that I have the Maytag Bravos XL View Post

Planning a Romantic Getaway on a Budget

Most people associate romantic getaways with costly dalliances in five-star resorts located on sunlit tropical beachfront property. However, romance doesn't have to involve huge expenditures of cash. In fact, dinner served in front of the fireplace View Post

Classroom File Organization

I’m fortunate in that I have beautiful furniture in my library at school and a big area to work with.  I love the bright colors and I think it is so inviting for the kids.  I like for my students to feel right at home in the library and do my best to View Post

Halloween Books For Kids

  If you’re looking for some great children’s books to get your kids in the spirit of Halloween, be sure and check out these seasonal titles from Harper Collins Children’s Books: Just Say Boo by Susan Hood If three dinosaurs roar when you View Post

Start Simple. Start Right. Kellogg’s Cereals

Getting a great start to our morning is important to me as a mother.  I like to be sure my son has a good breakfast that will keep him feeling great until lunch time.  He is a picky eater, so actually finding things he likes to eat can be a View Post

I Am a #LifeLock Brand Ambassador

  Once upon a time there was a couple who were engaged to be married.  They were busy apartment hunting and making big plans for the wedding when suddenly they hit a little road bump on their way to happily ever after.  While trying View Post

Our Bull Bottom Farms Field Trip

On Friday I accompanied my son and his class at school on a field trip to Bull Bottom Farms in Duck Hill, Mississippi.  I have to confess I was not really excited about going at first. We have been on a few pumpkin patch field trips with the View Post

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