It has been a month and a half since I made the switch from Blogger to WordPress, and I continue to get questions about how I have enjoyed the switch. I wanted to give myself some time to get used to the ins and outs of WordPress before giving my opinions on the differences between [...]

While we are all working hard relaxing and taking it easy this weekend, I thought it would be nice to share this new Fishful Thinking overview with you. Most of my regular readers know that I am a Fishful Thinking faculty mom, but some of you newer or first time readers may not have heard [...]

Every once in a while, I look back at a week’s worth of photos and think, “Well, that was a boring week.” I had that experience today while I looked through this week’s shots on my computer. The fact is, I shared most of my interesting images throughout the week. And those weren’t exciting enough [...]

Five Question Friday Questions for 1/22/10: (Thanks to Casia, the Unkept Cook, Renee, Liz, and Kate for their question suggestions!) 1. What is better, growing old with out money or dying young and wealthy? I would definitely rather grow old without money than die young with money. I have proved in this last year that [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Alice.com. All opinions are 100% mine. Remember Alice from the Brady Bunch? Of course you do. Alice did everything. As a kid, I remember wondering what it was that kept Carol Brady busy. Alice cooked, cleaned, shopped, was always there to stop the kids [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PBM Products. All opinions are 100% mine. I am happily finished with formula and baby food and diapers. But in the many long years of raising babies, I certainly spent my share of money on those products. becoming a new parent (for the first [...]

I love Mama Kat’s Writer’s Prompts and the way they get me thinking….especially on days when I am stuck home with sick kids and think I don’t have anything to write about. Yep, that’s me today. Reese went into the doctor yesterday with a case of strep. The rest of our plans for the week [...]

I was cleaning up the family room just now and found this to-do list. Number eight and thirteen (and the fact that he was completely serious) were so funny, I had to share: I can’t wait to see how he completes his list. What would be on YOUR kids’ to-do list?

I earned the coolest mom award this afternoon. KitKat and her friend were over here after school and started joking about wanting to burn their posters from Spanish class (sadly, they really don’t like the teacher, and he has just about ruined the language for my daughter). I heard them scheming in the kitchen, and [...]

This tutorial was written by my co-host, Beth from Manic Mother. What is ISO? One of the greatest tools of a DSLR camera (and many point & shoots) is the ability to adjust the ISO. Before the digital age, photographers bought their film in different “speeds” – the ISO number referred to the speed of [...]