UT Austin: Our Son’s Favorite College Tour So Far!

When my son commented that The University of Texas at Austin is his favorite college tour to date, my husband did a little Longhorn cheer.  You see if our son chooses UT, then he will be the 4th generation Longhorn in our family.  In fact, his Great Granddad, Grandfather and Daddy also did their graduate […]

Back To School Lunch Box Ideas & Foods For All Ages

Manic:  Back to school season.  The lazy carefree days of summer have come to a halt for the kids and they need good solid fuel at lunchtime to help them get refocused and back into it now and all year long. Managed:  Did some brainstorming and reflected back on the years, since I now have […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

            What did our winner win?  Keep on reading!!  And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware,  jewelry and more!  Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce this week’s lucky winner…. This week’s Freebie […]

Our Fun Family Experience At Flagstaff Venue To See Joe Nichols!

One great thing about living in Phoenix is that beautiful Flagstaff is just a few hours away.  So last week we took a trip to escape the heat and to check out a cool venue called the Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill County Park.  Hubs and I packed up our two teenagers, along with our […]

Yeah, It’s True What They Say…Don’t Blink!

I did and look what happened….from the first day of Kindergarten 12 years ago to the picture below….this one….the one that happened when I blinked.  Today is my son’s last first day as in his first day of Senior year in high school. I know that he will have a first day of college, but […]

AZ Local: My Kids Prove It-Magical Journey Learning Center is Magical

How magical is this?  All these years later my 6’1 almost 18-year-old son with the man voice and my super busy 13-year-old girl, with a mountain of gal pals and a schedule that doesn’t stop, both jumped at the chance to go back to Kindergarten to help their beloved very first elementary school teacher.  Correct […]

Finally Found Fabulous Facial For My Sensitive Skin

Manic:  My skin!  The skin on my face is so sensitive that one time an aesthetician was doing a facial on me and she had to stop halfway through because my skin was getting so sensitive! Managed:  Finally found a wonderful, relaxing and soothing facial that my skin didn’t react to at all!  So I […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

            What did our winner win?  Keep on reading!!  And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware,  jewelry and more!  Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce this week’s lucky winner…. This week’s Freebie […]

Back To School Bargains!

Manic:  It is back to school here already!  My kids start back on August 3rd!  Time for back to school supply shopping and that can be timely and costly! Managed:  Did the legwork for my blog readers and found some great deals including some supplies that only cost 1 cent!  Yes, you read that right…only […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

              What did our winner win?  Keep on reading!!  And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware,  jewelry and more!  Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce this week’s lucky winner…. This week’s […]

Sedona in 24 Hours: Our Top Picks In Red Rock Country

Manic:  School starting here on August 3rd!  That doesn’t give us a lot of travel time with such a short summer break, so we decided to take a few quick trips this summer that also kept us on budget since we didn’t spend money on airfare this time around. Managed:  Our first trip was to […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

              What did our winner win?  Keep on reading!!  And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware,  jewelry and more!  Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce this week’s lucky winner…. This week’s […]

Great Grill Gadgets & Fun In Sun Stuff That Gives Back, Too!

Just in time for your 4th of July celebration and your camping and outdoor grilling and pool stuff, check this out because I found some great grill gadgets.  I also found some functional and fun in the sun stuff and two of these items give back to some very important causes.  Check this out and […]

Parenting 101: Broken Bones Aren’t Always Obvious!

  Manic:  My daughter breaking her arm, which was not supposed to be a part of her summer break plus the fact that this particular injury didn’t present at all as a Mom would expect, which just about threw me off!  Managed:  Listened to that inner voice I call the Mom gut voice and decided […]

Summer Beauty Products Picks & Pans

My blog’s gal pal test panel put some popular summer beauty products to the test so watch this to see what items are worth your hard earned beauty dollar and which ones to skip….