Month: August 2010
Lands End Backpacks: Review
A backpack from Lands End will be the perfect way to send my daughter off to her very first day of Kindergarten. One Girls’ Solid ClassMate SmallHaul backpack in pink, and one five year old who cannot wait to step into her new Kindergarten classroom. About the backpack: “ClassMate® SmallHaul is designed & tested to … Read more
Get Organized! Become a Fan of Smead on Facebook!
Ok, I know all of you have a completely organized home, right? Tell me how you keep it that way, please! (**crickets chirping**) Just kidding….I am sure your house is like most of ours….not “company clean” 24/7 but clean enough, and room to get more organized in more areas but not enough time to do … Read more
Happy Heads Review! (A Type-A Mom’s MUST read!)
I have a few fears in life. Green peas, lizards, and being caught at the grocery without makeup are a few. One of my biggest: HEAD LICE. As an elementary school teacher, lice (the word just kinds makes you itch, right?) is a common childhood experience…..that I’d rather not deal with. For one, I am … Read more
Tide and Downy: Lifting up Laundry (Giveaway)
Five years ago today, I sat in a hotel room in Shreveport, Louisiana awaiting the fate on my City while Hurricane Katrina unleashed her wrath. We packed for a typical three day Hurricane evacuation (or “Hurrication” as we loving joke), but had no clue that those clothes would have to last us over three weeks. … Read more
Family Movie Night with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse “Road Rally!”
Every Friday night, my husband and I try to come up with an activity in order to have some quality family time. Sometimes it’s Game Night, others we choose Pizza Night and on occasion, we choose to have a Movie Night complete with sleeping bags, dim lights and popcorn. But, I must admit that we … Read more