Today has been one of those S-L-O-W computer days. Everything I do seems to lock my computer up, and it is about to drive me crazy. I know that I promised to announce my Flip Giveaway winner today. I’m afraid that picking a winner from 740 entries (including bonus entries that need to be counted) with a computer that keeps locking up is proving quite difficult. Plus, I had this vision of printing out all of the entries and having one of the kids pick the winner out of a …

Today is the last day of my Flip Ultra HD video camera giveaway (details here). I have loved reading through everyone’s comments this week. You guys are awesome! Remember that you can earn 5 extra entries for the Flip if you link up here with an Eat, Drink, and Be Scary post.
I want to see want you are making in the kitchen. Show your devilish desserts, give us the scoop on pumpkins, or share your favorite holiday drink. If cooking isn’t your cup of tea, then tell us what you …

Have you entered my Flip Ultra HD video camera contest yet? All the details can be found on Monday’s post. Don’t forget to answer the question at the end of this post for an entry to win a Flip!
Today I am participating in Mama’s Losin’ It’s Spooky Writer’s Workshop. Although I can’t enter the Flip giveaway as a host, YOU can earn 5 extra entries if you link up with MamaKat today!
MamaKat challenged me personally to Vlog today’s Writer’s Workshop (ahem–that doesn’t require much Writing, does it?) and it was …

That’s me in the red and white ballet costume, with 3 neighbors and my baby sister, Halloween 1980
Psst….Don’t forget to answer the question at the end of this post for an entry to win a Flip Ultra HD video camera!
Today I am participating in Seven Clown Circus’ Ghosts of Halloweens Past – WorldFul Wednesday carnival. Although I can’t enter the Flip giveaway as a host, YOU can earn 5 extra entries if you link up with Angie today!
So are you ready to see my Ghosts of Halloweens Past? I …

Psst….Don’t forget to answer the question at the end of this post for an entry to win a Flip Ultra HD video camera!
Today I am participating in Mayhem & Moxie’s Creepy Crawly Crafts carnival. Although I can’t enter the Flip giveaway as a host, YOU can earn 5 extra entries if you link up with Francesca & Kacey today!
I don’t have a single Halloween decoration out in my house. The extent of our craftiness this Fall is limited to my allowing the kids to use some really old orange and …

Have you noticed that I have been including a few more videos on my blog? I haven’t quite gotten brave enough to vlog myself much (this week—I swear one is coming!), but I do love capturing the action that is so prevalent in my house. The single reason for those videos? I got myself a an early birthday present. One of these fabulous cameras:

My Flip camera was one of the very first things I packed for my trips to New York and Vegas…in fact, it’s almost always in my purse …

Those of you who know me, or have visited my blog more than a few times, know that I love photography. And if you’ve been to my house, you’ll know that I love to display the pictures that I’ve taken of my kids. My sister got me hooked on gallery wrap canvas prints. So when I was contacted by Color Incorporated Digital Pro Lab, I was more than happy to review one of their gallery wraps for them.
The hard part, as always, was picking a picture that I liked well …

This week, Team Mom and two of Elmer’s all-new science kits, Weird World of Water and Magnificent Manicure Kit, provided hours of fun for me and my kids.
My kids can tell you that science is all around us, from the food they eat to the soaps and lotions they use (because they listen at school!). The difference is that they rarely get to do something this cool at school.
The girls and I (minus my tom-boy Necco) started off with the Manicure Kit. The kit came with a very detailed instructions …

Once again, I couldn’t pick just one favorite picture from this week. What can you expect after a trip to Las Vegas?
After the SITScation conference was over, my brother and sister in law took me to their apartment, just a short drive away from the strip. Later that evening, we returned to the strip for some of the exciting Vegas night life. The Bellagio hotel had an incredible indoor flower display.
And the ceiling of the lobby was covered with blown glass flowers. Apparently each flower is worth $20,000.
We made our …

When I first read through MamaKat’s prompts for this week’s Writer’s Workshop, my gut reaction to #4 (Describe how motherhood has changed you) was to point out all of the signs of motherhood on my physical body. The varicose veins covering my legs that appeared during pregnancy and will only disappear with surgery….the stretched-out stomach….the swollen ankles…..the permanent bags under my eyes from lack of sleep. Not to mention the “few” pounds that I am holding on to since I started having kids.
But I don’t think that those physical things …