Let's hear it for our Teachers! They put up with ALL of our children ALL day long. They wipe noses and reinforce manners and do all they can to put our kids on the right path. It takes a VERY special person to become a great teacher. We have put together this Back to School Teachers Gift for our special person -…
Dear Food Diary, Tomorrow is the big day. Road trip to New Orleans for my best friend’s daughter’s 21st birthday celebration. I am not sure what to expect in New Orleans. I mean, I’ve never been to NOLA before. Crazy, right? How did that happen. Here I am, 40(ish) years old and about to embark on my maiden voyage to…
When I was a child, reading came naturally. I grew up reading anything I could get my hands on: store catalogs, the back of cereal boxes, romance novels. I was even known to sit down and read encyclopedias from front to back. Today, with so much technology, gadgets, iPhones and games, your child may be too distracted to learn to…
This summer, I have criss-crossed all over the South. My friends, family and I checked out New Orleans via the highways and byways of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. We drove the Gulf Coast to the Flora-Bama Coast. Then we topped it off with a road trip through Alabama to the beaches of Florida. People, that's a lot of miles and…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. The Waffle Bar Birthday Brunch tutorial, ideas, recipes and opinions are mine alone. #EggoWaffleBar #CollectiveBias In this birthday party tutorial, we’re going to share our ideas for a fun waffle bar birthday party. Perfect for teens, young adults, BFF’s, and even mom. Who wouldn’t love hanging out with…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions, recipes, ideas are mine alone. #homegatechamp You are going to love what we have in store this College Football Playoff Party season. From our Touchdown Dr Pepper® Float full of fizzy sweetness to our Sticky Fingers BBQ Bites, we can throw it down with the best.…
So let’s see a show of hands if your kids are ALWAYS looking for something to eat?! “Mom, I’m hungry!” “Dad, we need something good to eat.” HELP!! So we reached out to some fantastic food bloggers. They shared with us their very best Kid Approved Recipes. Check out these yummy breakfasts, healthy lunches, super snacks and a couple of…
This Strawberry Mint Rum Soda is such a refreshingly different drink! It is similar to a mojito, but with the fresh tart sweetness of strawberry. Perfect for Saturday afternoon sippin’.…
When it comes to Easter, I am a little kid. I LOVE decorating Easter eggs. We usually dye our Easter eggs with the tried and true vinegar, hot water, and food coloring method. The kids and I tried decorating East eggs with shaving cream and it was awesome. Not going to lie, it was a mess. A big hot Technicolor…