This was my latest Wilton project (Halloween giveaway coming soon)!  I decorated a Jack ‘O Lantern cake with the Wilton Irridescents Jack ‘O Lantern Cake Pan!  The boys LOVED it!!!  Cake decorating is so much fun…and very rewarding! 🙂...

It’s hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner, but we’re already getting excited for it with Halloween DVDs!  On September 7th, 2010, Warner Home Video released Bugs Bunny’s Howl-oween Special on DVD!  You’ll lau...

I remember watching Charlie Brown when I was younger, especially around the holidays.  I was excited to have the opportunity to review It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on DVD and Blu-ray and share that experience with my 3 boys.  They enjoye...

I love working with Wilton!  I’ve worked with them during Halloween of 2009, hosted a Cookie Exchange for Christmast 2009, and am getting ready to post a special giveaway that correlates with the Wilton Mom ReTreat I attended in Chicago last mont...

Yes….Featured Blogger Friday is back!!!  It’s been a while, but I’m back at it.  As a blogger who’s been in the business (lol) for almost 2 years, I love “giving back” by putting other bloggers in the spotlight.  It ...

Since I missed the Featured Blogger last Friday, we’ll be having a Featured Blogger Thursday and Friday this week!  I love Featured Blogger Fridays because it gives all of my readers and visitors, as well as myself, a chance to get to know other ...

I love Featured Blogger Fridays because it gives all of my readers and visitors, as well as myself, a chance to get to know other bloggers out in the blogosphere. Today, I have the privilege of introducing a blogger who’s blog was one of the firs...

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Every Friday, I host “Featured Blogger Friday,” where it gives me and you a chance to get to know other bloggers in the blogosphere.  There are thousands of blogs and it’s hard to get to know everyone.  I love this and will continue t...

Tonight, we went to a Church Halloween Party.  The boys went from room to room trick-or-treating and played games for candy.  They probably had about 20 pieces each in their plastic pumpkins, maybe a little more.  When we got home, I gave them their pu...

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday! Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life, I participate in Aloha Friday each Friday! In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I wo...

November is fast approaching!  Where has the past year gone?  I don’t know about you, but I had a blast with this last Halloween Blog or Treat.  It was the first one on The Mommy-Files and I think it would be fair to call it a success.  There are...

I need your help with votes for the Mott’s Halloween Costume Contest!  Since I don’t want it to be the main entry for the giveaway, I will work the giveaway around Halloween and the contest. One winner will be randomly chosen and will recei...

I am a day early, but hooray, right?  I have the winners for some giveaways ending this past week! The winner of the CitiBlocs for Kids 52 Set is #6. Congrats to A Kruse!!! The winner of the Halloween Carols CD is #52. Congrats to Jamie Z!!! The winner...

I love Featured Blogger Fridays because it gives all of my readers and visitors, as well as myself, a chance to get to know other bloggers out in the blogosphere. Today, I have the privilege of introducing a blogging friend of mine – Amanda. I actually...

The 5 winners of the Hallmark Cards Packs are #s 107, 83, 13, 30, and 93. Congrats to lilshuga2001, Rachel DeMille, jeanine, Christine W., and AngelFabs!!! The Grand Prize Winner of the Vampire’s Assistant Giveaway (including $50 Fandango.com Gif...

There was such a positive response with the Halloween Blog or Treat this year that I’ve decided to do a Blogger’s Santa Swap for the holidays! Details are still being worked out and I would love your ideas. Here is the code for the button: ...

In our family, we drink A LOT of milk!  We love chocolate milk – it’s usually how I drink my milk – with chocolate – lol!  We drink milk in a cup, pour it on our cereal, make pudding with it…the list goes on and on!  In ce...

I love Turner Classic Movies and used to watch the shows on TCM all the time when we had cable.  It’s October and there will be a lot of people renting thrillers with Halloween approaching.  TCM has put together some exciting Nights packed with C...

I love it when I have the opportunity to meet with other Seattle Mom Bloggers. This will be my 3rd Seattle Blogger Event and it was just as much fun as the other two!  Before attending the QFC V.I.B.E. (Very Important Blogger Event)  today (October 17t...