JC Penney is Helping Me Play Secret Santa

I’m excited to be joining several other bloggers this month in playing Secret Santa with JC Penney and their fun new QR Santa Tag option used to personalize gifts. Each Secret Santa...

Movie Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Earlier this month I had the fabulous opportunity to attend the press junket for this year’s only G-rated holiday family film, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED, in theaters...

Introducing The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire eBook Series

I’ve written before about how my kids are all fans of The 39 Clues middle-reader book series. Full of adventure, mystery, and the use of historical people and places in each story,...

{How I Wish I Were Going} Home for the Holidays

Another Christmas in Texas. Another holiday without family. To be fair, we missed a lot of holidays with West Coast family even when we were living in Oregon, but still. Living in Texas may...

Why Is Saving Money So Hard?

I overheard my two older daughters talking the other day about how they plan to save up and buy any of the presents they don’t get for Christmas. I chuckled out loud, which brought an...

Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility with Kidworth

A few weeks ago, my daughter went on a campus visit to the college she hopes to attend next Fall. Watching her take these steps toward her future has given me reason to think over how my...

CLOSED: Giveaway: Cars 2 Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack & a $25 VISA Gift Card from Juicy Juice

One thing we did a lot of as a family during last week’s Thanksgiving break was watch movies. It’s one of our favorite ways to spend time together, and during this vacation, one...

My Son, the Mad Scientist {Our Review of the CHEM C1000 Kit from Steve Spangler Science}

Steve Spangler is a man on a mission. With his trademark enthusiasm and exciting (sometimes explosive!) experiments, he’s spent his life bringing the world of science to kids,...