Halloween Fun Magazine

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Make this year’s Halloween the most magical ever with spooky inspiration from Good Housekeeping, Redbook, and Country Living. Whether you’re throwing a monster bash or just decorating to get in the spirit, you’ll find frightfully quick and easy ways to have a delightfully haunted holiday. What’s inside? *New takes on jack-o’-lanterns *Boo-tiful cupcakes, marshmallow ghosts, [...]

My Biggest Laundry Pain? Stains! #MaytagMoms

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I’m one of those people who really doesn’t mind cleaning, including doing the laundry.  I hate cooking and washing dishes, but laundry?  I could do that all day long and not complain.  Especially now that I have the Maytag Bravos XL washer and dryer.  Pretty hard to complain when I get to do laundry with [...]

Planning a Romantic Getaway on a Budget

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Most people associate romantic getaways with costly dalliances in five-star resorts located on sunlit tropical beachfront property. However, romance doesn’t have to involve huge expenditures of cash. In fact, dinner served in front of the fireplace at an intimate inn during the winter is much more conducive to romance than commercial atmospheres that offer canned [...]

Classroom File Organization

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I’m fortunate in that I have beautiful furniture in my library at school and a big area to work with.  I love the bright colors and I think it is so inviting for the kids.  I like for my students to feel right at home in the library and do my best to keep our [...]

Start Simple. Start Right. Kellogg’s Cereals

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Getting a great start to our morning is important to me as a mother.  I like to be sure my son has a good breakfast that will keep him feeling great until lunch time.  He is a picky eater, so actually finding things he likes to eat can be a challenge.  Fortunately, cereal is one [...]

I’m A #LifeLock Brand Ambassador

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  Once upon a time there was a couple who were engaged to be married.  They were busy apartment hunting and making big plans for the wedding when suddenly they hit a little road bump on their way to happily ever after.  While trying to get their credit approved for a cute little first apartment, [...]

Our Bull Bottom Farms Field Trip

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On Friday I accompanied my son and his class at school on a field trip to Bull Bottom Farms in Duck Hill, Mississippi.  I have to confess I was not really excited about going at first. We have been on a few pumpkin patch field trips with the school, and while they were “ok”, I’ll [...]