It was on Saturday afternoon that I began to crave Beef Stew. It was raining… slushing, really, here in Rhode Island. It was cold.  Chills cold.  And a rare Halloween weekend snowstorm was in the forecast for Saturday night into Sunday morning. Of course I craved Beef Stew! I grew up with meat.  I came home from school on Fall [...]

Halloween Style for Kids My sons woke up this morning at 6AM amp’d up and ready for the day to BEGIN! The costumes are ready. The pumpkins are by the door ready for carving. The pumpkin pails are ready to collect Halloween candy. Everything’s ready! My oldest son William wanted to wear his costume to school this morning, but he [...]

OK, Moms… it’s fun to get into the festivities of Halloween, especially when I see my sons go off to school all “Halloween’d” up!  Makes me smile to see Alexander rocking his costume. William and Ben rocking their orange and black. And Henry sizzling in Halloween socks! As much as I want to sport my Rachel Zoe look all day [...]

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How would you like to add some SPARKLE to your Halloween night? It’s easy! Join us TONIGHT for a Twitter Party with Sparkly Soul! We’ll have tons of fun talking fitness fashion and trends – and how to stay inspired to work out during the holidays! During the Twitter party we’ll be giving away Sparkly Soul headbands, as well as [...]

It always amazes me when a new car seat is released into the world (“born” so to speak) and I see just how incredibly advanced it is.  It’s mind-boggling to me how a company can be so cutting-edge and on-target with a car seat.  It’s as if a mom’s wish list was answered from top to bottom. Well, let me [...]

My Fashion Deal of the Day: LOFT Burnout Tees for $7.44 I’m obsessed with Burnout Tees.  They are comfortable, fit really well and absolutely stylish. The LOFT is having one of their mega-super-duper-huge sales right now where all Clearance and Sales are an additional 50% OFF.  Oh, yes. Additional 50% OFF.  There’s no code or anything, it’s just taken off [...]

Fashion Deal of the Day: BEARPAW Boots at Marshalls for 50% OFF Henry and I went on a little shopping trip yesterday looking for a belt for me. Poor little kid had know idea what he was in for… I had him in store after store after store in the POURING rain. He was a good sport. I did find [...]

There is one thing, I think, that should be brought back to every, single school. It’s a simple thing. It’s a signaling thing. It’s a sound thing. It’s The School Bell… The School Bell cuts through the morning silence with the promise of learning, of discovery, of magical lands and thoughts so far, far away. The School Bell signals kids [...]

DAY 303 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids: Obsolete words are no longer in general use and may have fallen out of favor for nearly a century or more, but who says obsolete and rarely used words can’t be revived by kids who love words? Today’s word is YUKY, meaning itching with curiosity. The word yuky derives from the [...]