This post is brought to you by Schoola, the best place to buy discounted kids clothes all while give back to schools in need.  Click here to learn more about Schoola. Click here to see what people are saying. I have great memories of my school days.  I...

I love to travel, but have never been to Alaska before.  I’ve heard amazing things about Alaska from those who have traveled there and have it on my bucket list of places to visit.  I’m hoping that Frank will want to visit Alaska someday to...

When you have a child, you want the very best for your babies.  When you have a pet, that pet is just like a child and you want the best for your pet, just like you do your children.  We want to give our cats food just like we do our kids.  The foods s...

I don’t know about your kids, but our kids love to play on their Samsung tablets, on the Playstation and on our iPhones.  I think the usage of technology is a lot higher now than it was when I was a kid, and that being the case, there is a higher...

I remember all 3 of my pregnancies clearly.  I loved being pregnant.  In fact, there were points of the pregnancy where I felt better being pregnant than I did not pregnant.  I knew things would change after having babies, but I honestly didn’t h...

This post brought to you by TruMoo. All opinions are 100% mine. Our kids LOVE to drink chocolate milk!  All of them!  When I came home from the store one day with TruMoo® Chocolate Milk, they all wanted some.  I had originally purchased ...

School is almost here and that means back-to-school shopping is happening for our 6 kids.  One of our favorite places to shop for clothes is Kohl’s.  We found lots of goodies at Kohl’s that made back-to-school shopping a breeze. &...

  I love to shop at Best Buy!  We’ve bought a lot of great stuff there and got some pretty good deals too!  Most recently, we bought a speaker for our home music system.  We also recently bought a new television because our last television j...

Affiliate link included. Last year, I attended my very first Fitcation Event (now known as ShiftCon).  It was an awesome experience and nothing quite like I thought it would be!  Part of the Fitcation experience involves exploring the region the confer...

It’s hard to believe it’s been 6 years since I started blogging at The Mommy-Files.  One of the reasons I started blogging was to connect with other moms online who might be going through similar things in motherhood as I was...

This post is brought to you by Schoola, the best place to buy discounted kids clothes all while give back to schools in need. Click here to learn more about Schoola. Click here to see what people are saying. Can you believ...

Our kids enjoy reading and the summertime gives them plenty of time to get some good reading in.  But realistically, this just doesn’t happen.  There are video games, board games, swim time and other activities that keep them busy throu...

  I am excited to be serving as an Ambassador for the Niche Parent Conference.  This will be first time attending the Niche Parent Conference and I’m bringing my dad blogger fiancé with me – woo hoo!  It will be Frank’s...

I remember having lockers in high school.  I was so excited on the first day of school when I registered to get my ASB card and was given my locker number.  Everyone had to bring their own locks to use on the lockers as there was no lock to keep your p...

I didn’t really know who Julie Child was until I watched the movie, “Julie and Julia.”  What an awesome movie!  And I have to say that her recipes sounded amazing!!! In my recent visit to Foodie.com, I added a few recipes th...

School is just around the corner and that means new clothes and school supplies for the kids.  When shopping for these items, we want the best deals we can get.  That means quality products that are budget-friendly for a large family lik...

Imagine this situation.  You’ve just received a new present that requires batteries.  You head over to your stash of brand new batteries and pop in those bad boys to get your new device going.  You replace the cover and go to turn it on.  An imme...

It’s hard to believe that our wedding is less than 7 months away.  The time is starting to fly by now more quickly than it was 5 months ago!  I’m getting so excited and can’t wait to marry my best friend.  Wedding plann...

It’s hard to believe that 6 years ago, I started The Mommy-Files.  I was married at the time and had a family blog, but wanted a blog that was all my own.  A blog where I could talk about motherhood (both the struggles and joys), connec...

We loved the movie Rio and were looking forward to Rio 2 coming out on Blu-ray and DVD!  Well we don’t have to wait any longer because we can now enjoy Rio 2 on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy.  In Rio 2, the cast of the animated hit...