OK… we’re ready to rock and roll this trip! If you happen to see this van on the road… HONK!!…
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May 18, 2011
Brian and I are engaged!!
So! Yesterday was QUITE an exciting day. Brian proposed! Now, I knew Brian had bought a ring. I can’t detail…
May 18, 2011
Emeril’s Table on the Hallmark Channel
Emeril’s Table will join the line-up on the Hallmark Channel this fall, which I’m super excited about because I’ve always…
The WISTERIA, also spelled Wistaria… named for American anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761 -1818). Wisteria is a luxuriant climber, known for…
May 18, 2011
52 Weeks of Giving: Week 19
Each week throughout 2011 I will share how I am giving back somehow, whether it’s by offering my resources, my…
May 18, 2011
How to use a Hula Hoop
My little love bug Alexander loves nothing more than to dance (he shakes his hips back and forth and it’s…
Getting Gorgeous #3 went off this past week without a hitch at the Reviewer’s Retreat at Great Wolf Lodge! We…
The PHLOX… Greek for flame, the Phlox, with its flaming clusters of flowers, give great character and color to gardens.…
May 16, 2011
Mom’s first marathon – the video!
My mom has always inspired me, but watching her go from a non-runner to a marathoner in about two and…
May 16, 2011
When someone says you’re “too old”…
Hmmmmmm. I guess I’d be considered kinda “old” by a 5-year old little guy. After all, I’m 58… a whole…
The BUTTERCUP… its butter-yellow cup-shaped flower beckons kids of all ages as it brightens both meadows and marshes and even…
May 16, 2011
Road Trip to Washington DC
Twizzlers Candy is doing something INCREDIBLY FUN this summer, they’ve selected 10 bloggers and their families to become the official…
May 15, 2011
Getting Gorgeous: It’s a Family Thing…
Vera and I are hosting a Getting Gorgeous Swag Suite at the Reviewer’s Retreat this week and we cannot wait!…
The AZALEA… the hardy plant with gloriously colorful and profuse blossoms, its name derived from the Greek azaleos, meaning dry. …
As we all know, juggling family, friends, career, housework, exercise – and everything else in our lives – is a…
The LILY OF THE VALLEY… the most delicate white bell-shaped flowers swathed within the warmth and safety of bountiful green…
The VIOLET… the sweet-smelling purplish-blue, mauve, pale yellow or white bloom that heralds the approach of summer. The Violet is…
May 13, 2011
Ragu’s Mom’s The Word On Dinner
Oh, mama mia! Dinner in my house is never, ever, ever (EVER) easy. Everyone keeps telling me it will get…
We have been fans and friends of Shannon from A Girl’s Gotta Spa! since our early blogging days. She is…
Very early this morning, I was editing a little piece I was working on about the Foxglove… a lovely flowering…

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Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.





















