By Shannon Gurnee
In Back-to-School
Aug 8th, 2017
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It’s hard to believe that summer is coming to an end and the kids are gonna be going back to school soon. We had a good summer with the kids and while we know summer can’t last forever, it’s time to face reality and get ready to go back to school. The start of the […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Blogging Events
Jul 26th, 2017
58 Comments
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This post was sponsored by Ling Ling and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Do you ever feel like you’re making the same meals over and over again and want to try something new? Or perhaps you have a favorite food and would love to try more products from the brand? In […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking With The Mommy-Files
Jul 13th, 2017
28 Comments
1900 Views
This post was sponsored by the Hass Avocado Board as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Living in California, we are super lucky to have easy access to Hass Avocados in many of our local grocery stores. In fact, there are properties near […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking With The Mommy-Files
Jun 15th, 2017
35 Comments
859 Views
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods and SheSpeaks. All opinions are entirely my own. WONDER WOMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Summer is almost here for our family and that means the kids will be home […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking With The Mommy-Files
Jun 13th, 2017
38 Comments
1309 Views
In our family, we eat a lot of chicken. Not only does it taste good, but I can often times find it on sale at the grocery store. One of the recipes our kids have really come to love is Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe. Not only is it yummy and easy, but it’s […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking With The Mommy-Files
May 31st, 2017
100 Comments
2757 Views
I love to cook and bake, but I especially love it when my kids are interested in cooking and baking in the kitchen with me, they love to make a mess! There are lots of different recipes my kids have made with me, but one of their favorites is to make Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
May 26th, 2017
137 Comments
2718 Views
I remember the days when I worked out of an office. I had the whole cubicle and everything! It was rare that I actually brought food from home to eat for lunch the next day. I ate out for lunch quite often and had my favorite fast food restaurants to visit when I was hungry. […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
May 10th, 2017
9 Comments
1800 Views
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Dr Pepper®. The opinions and text are all mine. When I was a kid, I remember going to my grandma’s house. Outside on the backyard porch was a refrigerator and it was always filled with sodas. The soda I always chose was Dr Pepper. I […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
May 3rd, 2017
18 Comments
2537 Views
This is a sponsored post with Café Breaks. All opinions are mine. When I was a kid, I didn’t realize how busy a mom could be. Reality hit when I had my own kids. Now that we have a blended family of 8 – complete with 6 amazing kids – I am definitely busy all […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Apr 15th, 2017
20 Comments
1655 Views
Are you looking to remodel your kitchen? Do you like to save money without sacrificing quality? If you can answer yes to either (or both) of these question, then you won’t want to miss out on the Best Buy Appliances Savings and Remodel Event! Whether you’re buying a home or remodeling a home, you know that […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Mar 27th, 2017
19 Comments
1430 Views
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. I love to cook and the kitchen is one of those spaces that I share with my family, but I kind of consider to be my space. I like for it […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Feb 10th, 2017
147 Comments
8304 Views
The coupons for product redemption, information, and gift card have been provided by Entenmann’s® Little Bites® so that I could try the product and share my thoughts and information about Entenmann’s® Little Bites®. The opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not reflect the opinions of Entenmann’s® Little Bites®. In our family, […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Dec 18th, 2016
27 Comments
2342 Views
Happy Holidays everyone! It’s that time of year again! Time for shopping and baking and family and friends! I love the holidays, especially because it gives me a reason to create all kinds of yummy recipes to share with family and friends. In fact, I recently whipped up some pretty tasty (and easy) holiday treats […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Cooking With The Mommy-Files
Nov 30th, 2016
112 Comments
5913 Views
I love this time of year! Time for family and friends, decorations, baking, shopping and giving. It’s also a special time of year for making memories with our families. I don’t know about you, but our family loves to watch movies during the holidays, as well as enjoying all the homemade goodies that goes along with […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 22nd, 2016
1 Comment
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This post has been sponsored by NewAir. However, all opinions expressed are entirely my own. We have 8 people in our home on a regular basis and that means a full refrigerator. What that means is not a whole lot of room for storing sodas, water bottles or beers and that means we have always […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 20th, 2016
84 Comments
3851 Views
Mandarins are back in season! Wonderful Halos Mandarins are one of my favorite fruits to have around the house. Our kids (and us adults) love how easy they are peel, as well as how juicy and full of flavor they are! From the people who brought you Wonderful Pistachios and POM Wonderful, Wonderful Halos give […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Christmas
Nov 20th, 2016
3 Comments
1268 Views
It’s that time of year again – time for gift giving…and receiving (yay)! I recently learned about an awesome company called Thoughtfully and I am in love with their gift boxes! I received 3 different gift boxes and they were awesome! I received (1) the Bloody Mary World Tour – A Bloody Mary Lover’s Gift […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Nov 19th, 2016
86 Comments
3322 Views
One of my favorite times of the year is Thanksgiving. There are so many great things that happen around this time of year. First off, we celebrate my oldest son’s birthday around Thanksgiving. He was actually born the day after Thanksgiving! I always said it was something in the turkey that did it…something […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Nov 1st, 2016
30 Comments
3739 Views
Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to serve as a Mo Willems Ambassador. I have to admit that I hadn’t heard of Mo Willems before, but my experience with his books has been awesome! I love Mo Willems and think he has so many fun and awesome books! NANETTE’S BAGUETTE By Mo […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Food
Oct 15th, 2016
14 Comments
3074 Views
I love my kitchen and the appliances in it. Yes…I’ll happily admit that. But imagine your dream kitchen. I imagine KitchenAid Appliances – black in color – with all the perks that come with them. Oh man – it would be so awesome to have a dream kitchen, wouldn’t it? Guess what? You can make […]...
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