Black Friday History

Black Friday

I’m not much of a Black Friday shopper, I love looking at the deals and sales listed in the paper and online in the days prior, but I just can’t do the crowds. I do think that if you can manage it, though there are incredible bargains to be had. With Black Friday right around [...]

How To Make Fluffy Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled Eggs

I’m not a huge breakfast eater. In fact, I would prefer not to eat breakfast at all. However, I know that breakfast is “the most important meal of the day” so I’ve try my best not to skip it. On the other hand, Kora and Logan love all things breakfast and would eat it at [...]

The Greatest Parenting Secret Ever!

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Who hasn’t been frustrated when their child starts a temper tantrum and carries on, and on, and on? Sometimes even after the actual temper tantrum itself has run it’s course and/or slowed down the crying seems to continue forever. She didn’t want to wear her hat. With Kora and Logan only being 5 and 4, [...]

Mother’s Day Crafts & Gifts

Mother's Day Craft

I have to admit I am not the craftiest mother around but I do love a cute homemade gift. There are so many ideas out there for Mother’s Day Crafts & Gifts that I had fun putting together this collection of 5 of my favorites. They are all simple enough for toddlers and preschoolers to [...]

What You Didn’t Know About Jelly Beans: The Kate Middleton Edition

Jelly Beans

The other day Kora came to me upset and said, “Mom! Logan said jelly beans don’t have jelly in them! But they do right? Cause they’re called jelly beans so they have to have jelly in them right?” She had me stumped. I know there’s no jelly in jelly beans, but then how did they [...]

Cleveland St. Parick’s Day Parade – March 17th

St. Patrick's Day Hat

Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is easily the biggest St. Patty’s Day event in the area. Last year’s parade was the largest parade ever with over 13,000 marchers in 213 units and was attended by hundreds of thousands of people. The parade committee even had to turn away some marching unit hopefuls because they couldn’t [...]

World’s Strangest Hotels

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I found this on Budget Travel and thought it was so strange that I had to share it! It’s a list of 10 of the weirdest hotels in the world including one called La Villa de Hamster created to make you feel like a hamster. The walls are covered in wrought iron to simulate the [...]

Thanksgiving Football Traditions

Football

Thanksgiving . . . Turkey Day . . . FOOTBALL!  There are many people here in the United States that can make the argument that Football is as much a part of our Thursday Thanksgiving Day tradition as the Turkey itself. It has not been much different for me.  I still look forward to Thanksgiving [...]