Back-to-School with Staples Prize Pack Giveaway! #SchoolHappens
Yesterday we shared our some of our best back-to-school budgeting tips and thanks to our partnership with Staples, we have an awesome prize pack giveaway for you to help you get even more prepared for the back-to-school season! You may already know that we love that Staples offers: Lowest Price Guarantee – allowing you to shop at Staples with confidence, […]
Jennifer Garner Talks About Coping with Cats and Motherhood #NineLives
Interview hosted by EuropaCorp. What’s it like to work with a cat as a co-star? How do you balance a full-time acting career and a family? Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Jennifer Garner about balancing work and home life and the process of working with feline actors on the set of NINE […]
Smart Budgeting Tricks for Back-to-School Shopping #SchoolHappens
Eek! All over the country the kids are going back to school already! What happened to summer? It seems that every year the summer months go faster. With the end of the summer also comes the annual back-to-school battle – the one where the kids’ back-to-school style doesn’t generally agree with the family’s budget or […]
Rural Mom is Headed to the PETE’S DRAGON Red Carpet Event! #PetesDragonEvent
Sometimes I start feeling my age a bit, like when I received the invite for the amazing Pete’s Dragon Red Carpet Event. The original “Pete’s Dragon” film was one of my childhood favorites, but it wasn’t until that mega-cool moment that I realized the original was produced in 1977! To my inner child, the joyful […]
Warren County: Ohio’s Playground for Family Travel with Teens #OhiosLargestPlayground
If your teen hasn’t asked to visit Kings Island yet, it’s probably because they don’t know about it! Basically, it’s the Midwest’s largest amusement and waterpark, and a must-do for teenagers. From thrill rides like the Banshee with 4,124 feet of track to the live entertainment, there’s something to offer every kid. In addition to the […]
How to Create The Best Backyard Barbecue Party
Some may argue that the entire reason summer exists is for the barbecue parties! There’s just something about the season that makes you want to get out your grill and have a barbecue with all of the neighbors. So what do you need to do to pull off a cookout the neighborhood will be talking […]
Bring Back the Power of Play with PETE’S DRAGON Activity Sheets #PetesDragonEvent
Many of you joined us earlier this month to celebrate the preview of PETE’S DRAGON with our kid-friendly PETE’S DRAGON Punch. Now, thanks to our friends at Disney we have a PETE’S DRAGON Educational Activity Packet chock full of PETE’S DRAGON Activity Sheets to help get you even more excited to see the movie! If your kids are […]
Nine Lives Prize Pack Giveaway #NineLives
You may have noticed that we’ve been a bit excited about the upcoming NINE LIVES film (in theaters August 5,) even sharing life lessons learned from our cats. In short, we totally think this film is the cat’s meow! Thanks to our partnership with EuropaCorp, we’re amping up our celebration with a special NINE LIVES preview […]
LEGO Connects with Nature in Myrtle Beach
LEGOs, nature, it’s all intermingled…What? You read that right – two of my favorite things are now one! LEGO totally connects with nature in Myrtle Beach, and it’s so cool I can barely stand it! From now through September 5, Brookgreen Gardens in Myrtle Beach has 12 enormous LEGO® brick sculptures in its Native Wildlife Zoo! […]
14 Budget-Friendly Cruise Essentials You’ll Be Glad You Packed!
It’s no secret – I love cruises! There’s something about having the whole moving hotel/ amusement park/casino/nightclub in the same place that just appeals to me. It’s like every vacation you ever wanted to have rolled up into one. You can party your heart out, relax, or both. The good thing about cruises is that […]
Ice Age: Collision Course Prize Pack Giveaway #IceAge #CollisionCourse
In just a few days (July 22,) ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE will be in theaters! My sons and I are both excited to see the new adventure and are preparing for much laughter and merriment, too, as we know the movie will be filled to the brim with fun! Thanks to our partnership with 20th Century […]
Ice Age: Collision Course Preview and Printable Activity Sheets #IceAge #CollisionCourse
I can hardly believe it was around 14 years ago that a a sabertooth tiger, a wooly mammoth, and a loveable sloth captured our imaginations and stole our hearts in “Ice Age.” Lucky for us, they are back again with a brand new adventure in ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (in theaters July 22!) Thanks to our […]