Oh Sweet Valentine

little kids kissing

Do you remember Valentine’s Day parties from your childhood?  I do – I remember being in elementary school and excitedly going through the little classroom-made envelope of cards I received that day, eager to see which card the boy I liked gave me.  Looking back, chances are the boys could have cared less about Valentines [...]

Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

January has been all about comfort food, and when I saw a recipe on Frosted Fingers for Crockpot Potato Soup, I wanted to make it immediately.  So I gathered my ingredients to start.  Then I freaked out over the quantities of ingredients in her recipe (5 lbs of potatoes, I was supposed to weigh them?!) [...]

10 Travel Tips When Sailing on the Disney Wonder

Disney Wonder Cabo

Here are some great travel tips I wanted to share, if you are considering booking a cruise on the Disney Wonder this year!  I keep mentioning them to friends and to readers that have emailed me to ask questions, so here they are for you all! 1. Don’t over-pack!  There’s simply no need to, with [...]

Wordless Wednesday ~ Where I Want to Be!

Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  One of our port adventures on our Disney Wonder Cruise in December!

My My My Gopher Face, My My Gopher Face

fat gopher cheeks

On Monday, after putting it off for oh…almost 20 years, I’m getting my wisdom teeth removed.  Yes, you read that right.  I was in my late teens when I was first told that my wisdom teeth should come out and I somehow managed to put it off until now.  Excuses abound (no coverage for awhile, [...]

Lazy Cabbage Rolls Casserole

Lazy Cabbage Rolls

My friend, at 9 months pregnant, is busy in her kitchen making casseroles and items to freeze for after the baby arrives.  She mentioned making lazy cabbage rolls the other night and I couldn’t stop thinking about it.  So much so that I went to the grocery store that day and made it the following [...]

How to Keep Indoors Interesting

FisherPrice_Blogger

Here we are, in the depths of a January cold snap and it’s times like these that a mommy could easily snap when trapped (I mean staying warm and cozy) indoors with the kids.  Let’s be honest, I’m not an outdoorsy mom to begin with so once the snow hits the ground, we hightail it [...]

Wordless Wednesday ~ Princess At Sea

Princess At Sea

I just love this picture of Nevaeh (4) taken on the Disney Wonder.  You can read my review of the Disney Wonder at the link!

Slow Cooker Stew

Slow Cooker Stew

We experienced one of our coldest days so far this winter, after being spoiled with ridiculously warm weather.  I decided it was the perfect day to make a warm, comforting, stew in the slow cooker.  I wanted to try a new recipe, one with some zing, and I adapted this recipe to do it!  The [...]