Thanks to Goldfish Smiles for sponsoring this post. This month I’m talking all about Summer. As this post publishes, I am on an epic summer trip with my four kids. I haven’t traveled like this in decades, since I was a kid myself. For many years of my life summer was a time to get…
Thanks to The Disneyland Park for inviting me to be their guest for the premiere of Mickey and the Magical Map and this reception afterwards. And thanks to Kat for hanging out with me and making this party even more fun! Some parties are more magical than others. A private party at Disneyland, where an…
Disney Talent Scouts have been known to show up at my teenaged daughter’s School of the Arts in search of the next big star. While it’s good to be cautious, and I firmly believe show biz is not for everyone (or even most people), I have seen several of my kids friends achieve success, and…
Mothers & More is a 25-year old nonprofit organization that engages its national membership of nearly 3,000 mothers through live meetings in chapters all across the country and through a vibrant online presence. Members benefit from the organization’s mission of support, education and advocacy for mothers. This year Mothers & More offered its first Power…
Thanks to JW Marriott for sponsoring this post about family travel, one of my favorite topics! All opinions are my own. What does a perfect family trip look like? This month’s issue of Condé Nast Traveler has a few dozen family trips laid out, that are sure to please practically any family – with young…
Thanks to Ninja for providing a fryer for us to test out and review. All opinions and bad puns are my own. Are you a frequent fryer? Fried food is not really a part of my diet. But I’m not opposed to it as a once in a while treat. I don’t eat a lot…
Staples.com providedMomfluential with these items for review. The thoughts, ideas and opinions expressed are strictly my own. Feel free to shop their full line of laminating machines. You can get all kinds of cool office supplies at Staples and then use them for totally non office related crafts. Or you can be boring and use them…
Thanks to ABC Family’s new series The Fosters for sponsoring this post. Click here to see more of the discussion. Also, watch the series premiere of The Fosters on Monday, June 3 at 9/8c only on ABC Family. You might not personally know any lesbian couples, but chances are, someone in your circle has kids from a prior marriage….
It was a rookie mistake. With more than a month and a half of school weekends left, I should have known better. My son, you see, has a summer birthday. Unfortunately, so do several other boys in his grade. Guess where I am going with this? The first invite showed up six weeks in advance. I…
I don’t write adoption posts very often these days. It’s been over 16 years. Nobody really expects me to talk about it. They are surprised to hear my oldest daughter was adopted internationally. Once they know, they quickly forget. Tales of incomplete dossiers, apostilles and fears of PI (post institutional) issues are not a part…
