Six Ways to Get Your Kids Interested in Healthy Eating is post is written in partnership with the School Nutrition Association – SNA. The SNA has recently launched “Tray Talk” which is an initiative designed to help children make better snack and meal choices through education. Tray talk is an excellent resource for kids and…
Are you ready for Christmas Break to be over yet? In case you didn’t know, I make funny memes and share them on social media. If you’re following me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, you’ve probably seen my little snippets that are intended to make you laugh and smile. Last year (because 2016 is last…
I’ve been busy cranking out Christmas content over the past couple of weeks. I’ve partnered with 11 other awesome bloggers to help bring you “12 Days of Christmas” which was a really fun collaboration paired with a great big giveaway. Here are all of the prizes that were up for grabs: All of this stuff…
I’m from San Antonio and Mexican food is a Christmas Eve tradition. These green chicken enchiladas are a hit every time I’ve made them. We had tamales at Christmas as far back as I can remember. Our neighbor, Mrs. Vega, used to make them for us. If you haven’t had a tamale, they’re cornmeal steamed…
If you haven’t heard of LuLaRoe, you’ve either been hanging out under a rock or taking a social media hiatus because the internets are extolling the many virtues of “butter leggings” and LuLaRoe stuff in general. LuLaRoe is a clothing line sold via multi-level marketing – MLM. Sort of the same concept as Pampered Chef,…
My kids have a ton of toys. I keep telling myself I’m going to do a toy purge before Christmas – you know, out with the old, broken and seldom played with and in with the plethora of new stuff that Santa and the assorted relatives will bring. I bring you gift ideas for kids…
I’m old fashioned and that extends to my parenting. I’ve always believed children should sleep in their own beds. Their own bed being not my bed. I know the trend has moved toward more co-sleeping or “the family bed” in recent years, but I’ve always been a firm believer that situation wasn’t for me. My bed is…
I am now one of those “sports moms.” My calendar is cram-jam packed with practices and games. I know my way around the sporting goods store and I even know the rules to most of the sports my kids play. Not very well but I have a basic understanding. My boys are six so we’re…
Everything has a celebratory month or day, right? Breast cancer awareness. Infant loss. There are the more whimsical designations. Who doesn’t like National donut day or National Naked Gardening day? Well…if you don’t love National Naked Gardening day, I’ll give you a pass. Of the list of things I want to do while naked…well, it’s a small list and gardening…
I take Taco Tuesday pretty seriously. Because tacos. Living in San Antonio, I have lots of opportunities to eat great tacos and great all other kinds of Mexican and Tex-Mex foods so I find a lot of inspiration and creativity around these parts to bring delicious tacos back to my own kitchen. But sometimes, I…