Ohio Romantic Fall Getaway Hocking Hills

Hocking Hills

You may have seen my tweets last week expressing my excitement for a trip we took to Hocking Hills. If you haven’t heard of Hocking Hills, it is an enormous state park just south of Columbus, Ohio. It’s an area full of trees (lots and lots of trees!), caves, waterfalls, streams, lakes, deer, fox, rabbits, and [...]

Fairmont Copley Plaza Review

Fairmont Copley Lobby

Last week while in Boston on the Marshalls & T.J. Maxx Blogger Holiday Event, I had the chance to stay at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. My shuttle ride from the airport took a bit longer than expected due to arriving right at rush hour. The couple of miles took nearly an hour because of all [...]

Interview with Food Network’s Melissa d’Arabian – Budget Thanksgiving Tips

Melissa d'Arabian Ten Dollar Dinners

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I was very excited for the opportunity to interview Melissa d’Arabian from Food Network’s Ten Dollar Dinners. I loved watching Melissa on Season 5 of The Next Food Network Star and was so happy when she won. She’s a mom of four children and I felt connected to her [...]

10 Things I Didn’t Know About Marshalls and T.J. Maxx

Christmas Cookie

While on the Blogger Holiday Event for Marshalls and T.J. Maxx last weekend, I learned a lot about the stores, that I didn’t previously know. I consider myself a seasoned bargain shopper so I was very surprised at the amount of information that was new to me. Here’s a list of some of the things [...]

Interview with Anne Thornton of Food Network’s Dessert First

Anne Thorton - Dessert First

I’ve got my DVR set for The Food Network on Sundays at 12 pm so I don’t miss the fantastic new show – Dessert First with Anne Thornton. Anne is an expert pastry chef who grew up right here in the Cleveland area and is now hosting this tantalizing show full of sweet treats. In [...]

Thumbs Up for The Feelings Show

The Mother Company Logo

We’ve hit a bit of a rough communication patch around here with 4-year-old Kora. She has been quick to cry and then has trouble telling us what is bothering her. It’s become frustrating trying to help her because she seems to be having a tough time communicating what she’s feeling and why. So when we [...]

Ohio Romantic Fall Getaway Lake Erie Shores & Islands

Our Sunset Place

Last summer we took Kora and Logan to the Lake Erie Shores & Islands and had a nice family vacation. In fact, we enjoyed the visit so much Tired Dad Dave and I decided to return recently for a romantic fall getaway. Thanks to gracious family members who agreed to watch Kora & Logan while [...]

Interview with Susan Meddaugh – Author/Illustrator of Martha Speaks

Martha Speaks

Kora and Logan love Martha Speaks and have picked up a number of impressive vocabulary words from the the show. I think it’s such a cute show and with such a fun, educational twist to it, I’m more than happy to let them watch and in fact even encourage them to on occasion. On a [...]