I used to think I wanted a second home in Oregon, or California. Of course, in my alter-reality. where I actually have a second home, I can teleport myself and the kids across the country and into our home at a moment’s notice.  In real life, though, if I were to buy a second home, …

Earlier today, I canceled my Weight Watchers membership (for what is probably the thirteenth time since 2009). I like Weight Watchers, so please don’t get me wrong. I think it’s a great program! But a few wonky details (like an app I didn’t love and a confusing method of figuring out points when making a recipe) …

Claire and I visited the Perot Museum last week. We learned about the new exhibits and everything you need to know to host a birthday party at the Perot Museum. Read on for more info AND a chance to win four tickets to the museum! It’s March, you guys! MARCH! And that means (aside from all …

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The only problem with making our own valentines is that if I do it for one kid, I’ve got to do it for the other kid, too. And of course, they have different interests and are different ages – so we ended up making two different valentines this year. Actually, the kids fought over who …

WOW. Just…WOW, wow, HOLY COW. 2014 was crazy! If you’d have told me, just a couple years ago, that I’d be starting a business and selling Meal Planners…of all things…I wouldn’t have believed you. But then. this little voice in the back of my head and this little tug in my heart kept directing me …

When I was committed to Weight Watchers, my biggest complaint (besides the restriction on how much food I was allowed to eat, waaaaah) was how cumbersome their website and app felt. I didn’t like using them to track my points. I missed the little journals they used to pass out in the old days (like …

Update: I wrote this post yearrrrrs ago for a job (for an egg brand that is no longer around). The Chewbacca hash browns kind of took off, creating one of my coolest “blogger moments” ever when Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies, tweeted a picture of them – and the Star …

Dallas has all kinds of great stuff, and it’s been a great place to live. Ten years a Texan, I’m not sure I see myself living anywhere else. Dallas is my home (well, technically, a North Dallas suburb is my home, but…close enough). Dallas also has a lot (and I really mean a LOT) of …

I’ve written about this before. Getting my kids to eat their veggies is kind of a…battle. To put it nicely. In all fairness, I have one child who will try anything I ask her to try and willingly eats carrots, potatoes, and a select few other veggies. But the other child? Notsomuch. And it turns …