January came and went.  It came and went so fast that I haven’t had a moment to breathe.  My Mom was either in a hospital or rehab since January 4th.  Then Barry had a little run-in with a colonoscopy scope and January was further reduced in terms of TIME. I blinked and January was gone. And this is why tomorrow, [...]

Mystic Pizza was the first movie I remember seeing Julia Roberts in. She played a girl that I loved – tough, romantic and sweet – all at the same time. From there… she went on to star in Pretty Woman, The Pelican Brief, The Mexican, Ocean Eleven, Erin Brockovich… to name just a few. She is true – Hollywood elite. [...]

I went to Old Navy this morning… and even though there isn’t a TON of stuff left – it’s still 30% additional savings! Shoppers get 30% off on every single item in stores – except gift cards – even items already on sale! Seriously…shoppers can shop ‘til they drop for what THEY want and save. If they want new jeans, [...]

I’ve said it on my blog before… and I’ll say it again. I am a hopeless romantic… always have been, always will be. I’ll never forget the first date I went on with my husband. It was back in October 1998… OK, October 28th to be exact. We were going to the movies and I desperately wanted to see the [...]

You have to understand one thing about my life. I married a man who loves football. He grew up in Western Pennsylvania – much like the football mentality in Texas – everything stops for footballs games – high school, college and (oh, yes) for the Steelers. I grew up in New England. Football wasn’t “that” big of a deal here. [...]

My little grandson Benjamin, who is turning 3 in April, is the sweetest little guy imaginable.  He can be described as pure joy.  Through genetics, birth order (he’s the 3rd of 4 brothers) or sheer necessity, Benjamin sees the wonder in everything.  Benjamin often asks his Mommy to call me just so he can say, “I love you, Grandma.”  He [...]

Consumer Reports Sales Calendar… I’m not usually one for reports and data. I did that stuff in high school and college, now it’s time for the fun stuff, right? Well… ConsumerReports.org just released their Sales Calendar – and well, suddenly I’m into charts/data/calendars (go figure!). This is what they found – Sales used to be relatively predictable. A popular 1975 [...]

I was up early this morning, just early enough to see the first rays of sunshine shimmering over the tops of the trees down the hill, across the railroad tracks and on the far side of our little harbor.  It was very still… this new morning.  I had decided to get up early to attempt to get my house in [...]

Spring Fashions is UPON US! Can you believe it? You can’t walk into any store now without seeing “something” spring related. I will say – it’s definitely refreshing… but, it’s tough to get too excited when the weather still calls for coats, hats and gloves (at least here in New England). So… what are some SPRING FASHION TRENDS that will [...]

Oh… you Skinny Cow, you! The first time I saw Nestle’s Skinny Cow products at Sam’s Club… I couldn’t get over the genius in the name of the ice cream treats. Lowfat ice cream with a fabulous name… they got me. Hook, line and sinker. Well… now that I’m in training for a 200 mile relay race (I will be [...]