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Great Gifts From The California Wine Club

December 17, 2011

TweetDo you like to sample new and interesting wines from around California? Or, perhaps you know someone who has everything, but enjoys good wine… What a great gift a shipment (or even an entire club membership) from The California Wine Club would be! We hadn’t ever heard of the Tulip Hill Winery until The California Wine [...]

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Teaching the Value of Giving

December 15, 2011

Tweet‘Tis the season to be jolly, right? Well, the malls are crowded, it’s impossible to find a parking spot at Costco, and our bank accounts are slowly being depleted. Why? Because we let the importance of stuff overshadow what is really important. I am just as guilty as the next person. It’s easy to get [...]

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Deliciously Elegant

December 14, 2011

TweetOne of the best parts about this time of year for me is all of the goodies that we get to enjoy. Gingerbread lattes, warm cookies, sweet and salty bites of goodness, and baskets full of yummy treats. Usually the kiddos and I are the ones baking, assembling and delivering said baskets full of homemade [...]

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Incredibly Easy to Make Rolo Turtles

December 12, 2011

TweetI haven’t made much time for baking lately. Creating pies, fun cakes, cookies and other sweet deliciousness has taken a backseat to, well… just about everything else. Well, some baking time was long overdue and I was ready to get my hands in some dough. I invited a few friends to join me in making [...]

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UPDATE Working hard…

December 6, 2011

TweetOr, hardly working. You pick. Here’s what’s up… The peeps from Fox40 are here shooting a piece on mom bloggers, so right this very minute do I have to look like I’m working hard at my ‘puter doing what I do best. heehee Lesley Miller from the Social Media Club and Keilah from Sacramento Sidetracks [...]

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Gift giving can be as easy as a single click!

December 3, 2011

TweetIt’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s also the most anxiety-inducing time of the year, as the inevitable holiday gift-buying frenzy approaches. Everyone wants to give wonderful gifts, but with a lack of time and with friends and family living distances away, buying gifts can prove a stressful task, made even worse with [...]

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Teaching Kids To Be Financially Responsible

December 1, 2011

TweetOur children do not receive a regular allowance, but do earn money in a variety of ways. (More on that another time.) In addition to earning money, they are very blessed to be recipients of cash gifts for birthdays and Christmas. As I mentioned the other day, Ray and I have taught them how to [...]

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Essential Baby Gear {A Giveaway}

November 30, 2011

TweetBaby Gear Those two words conjure up a wide range of feelings for me. Memories of everything from anxiety to excitement fill my memory. And these days, just a twinge of sadness is felt. Of course, over the last eleven years I’ve seen more than my fair share of highchairs, carseats, strollers and bouncy seats. [...]

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More Fabulousness From @11dy

November 30, 2011

TweetElevendy – the fabulous production house who photographed and created my “Super Mom” image – enlisted the help of Zach and Julia for a couple of shots to add to a series of photos celebrating the number 11. Take a look… Did you publish your favorite picture/s this week? I’d love to see YOUR Wordless [...]

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Save Money With Nextag

November 29, 2011

TweetRay and I have taught our kiddos important money lessons ever since they were old enough to understand the concept of smart spending and saving. With the help of Nextag I decided to take advantage of the holiday shopping season to reinforce these financial lessons and make them more memorable by reminding our kids about the [...]

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Cyber Monday Gift Shopping Tips for Moms

November 26, 2011

TweetEveryone knows that the best way to save time and money on Holiday Gifts for kids is to take advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. If you are not a fan of Black Friday and getting out of the house to the crowds, no worries, Cyber Monday is your best friend this Holiday [...]

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The Amazing Aulani

November 25, 2011

TweetWhere can you find the most amazing pool on the Island of Oahu? Ask any Disney Imagineer and the answer you’ll get is, “At Aulani, of course!” That was one of the goals: to build the best pool. But Disney didn’t stop there, although it certainly is the focal point of the entire resort. We [...]

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California Wine {A Giveaway}

November 10, 2011

TweetLast month Ray and I told you about the California Wine Club. Did you have a chance to hear how much we enjoyed our first shipment? Well, to recap – we loved the wine and the ease in which we came by it. As in, it was literally delivered to our doorstep, making it a [...]

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Travel Photography: Kid Edition #TMOM #KidTough

November 3, 2011

TweetAs a mom I love to take photos of my kiddos. As a blogger it’s almost a requirement! Julia has come to love taking photos and will grab my phone, camera or Flip any time she can. She always thinks about how she can turn our outings in to a blog post, just like her [...]

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Rainbow Over Pearl Harbor

November 2, 2011

Tweet. Did you publish your favorite picture/s this week? I’d love to see YOUR Wordless Wednesday posts! Link up here:: For more inspiring photos, check out 5 Minutes for Mom, The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, Not Your Momblog,The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, High Impact Mom, BrainFoggles and Zensible Mama. Be sure to link your own photo stories, too.

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Our October

October 31, 2011

TweetOctober was a crazy busy month for us. To borrow a favorite saying of my Mom’s, some of the days were long, but the month sure seemed short! We’re still adjusting to our new school schedule, and soccer is consuming a lot of our time. But, if that wasn’t enough, Ray was out of town [...]

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My CrockStar Confession

October 30, 2011

TweetNot too long ago I made a video sharing my slow-cooker “confession.” I confessed that I really don’t like to cook, but do it because I have to. My secret? I set my Crock Pot and forget it! You can view my video on the Crock-Pot Facebook page! Not only can you grab my Pulled [...]

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The California Wine Club

October 25, 2011

TweetRay and I were invited to experience The California Wine Club as typical gift recipients and then blog about our experience. We were gifted a 3-month Premier Club gift membership and received our first shipment of wine – two bottles we may never have chosen to try otherwise – just after we returned from Hawaii. [...]

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Our Financial Future

October 12, 2011

TweetThe gals over at 5 Minutes for Mom have invited me to participate in a compensated campaign with Genworth Financial. This campaign is to raise awareness among moms about the importance of taking an active role in planning for their financial futures. Do you take an active role in the planning of your financial future? [...]

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Exploring Oahu

September 29, 2011

TweetWhile we loved staying at Aulani (more to come on that soon) we also got to explore the island of Oahu a bit. Here is a recap of some of our favorite adventures: Diamond Head – a 3/4 of a mile hike up the inside of a old volcano. The views of the ocean and [...]

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Disney’s New Hawaiian Resort Aulani at Night

September 21, 2011

TweetWe arrived on Oahu yesterday just before noon. We walked around Aulani for a bit, but all were exhausted. The kids and Christine crashed around 7 pm for the night, so I wondered around and took a few photos… This place is even more beautiful at night! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly {Our First Two Weeks of School}

September 15, 2011

TweetWell, our second week of school is just about at it’s end, kicking off our busy weekend with a half day tomorrow. Did I mention that my kids have a minimum day every Friday? Seems to somehow make up for the crazy busy, hectic chaos that is Monday through Thursday. But, I digress. Where was [...]

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