Delicious Spice Cake Waffles with M&M’s® Pecan Pie

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun #CollectiveBias   My favorite time of year, Fall, with crisp mornings, warm days and chilly evenings.  Now that school has started, it’s fun to make something special for breakfast on the weekends.  The perfect Saturday for me would …

Alyssa Milano Becomes a Mom-Bassador

Sprout, NBCUniversal’s 24-hour preschool network, announced today that Alyssa Milano will join the network as its first-ever Mom-Bassador. As Sprout’s Mom-Bassador, Milano—a mother of two young children—will be the voice and personality of the network’s brand refresh, which goes live on September 26th in celebration of Sprout’s 10th birthday. Milano narrates a series of segments …

Spicy Avocado Chicken Salad Wraps

  Inspired by a co-workers egg salad, we tried this recipe for spicy avocado chicken wraps for the first time and it turned out just as I thought…simple and delicious! Instead of using mayonnaise in her egg salad, she used way-better-for-you avocado. We took leftover grilled chicken breasts from dinner and we chopped them up and mixed them with …

Kids Costume Trends for Halloween 2015

  We are approximately 58 days out until Halloween! That seems like plenty of time, but in all reality that time will fly by and be gone before you know it.  This is especially true if you are making your own costumes (yes that’s possible – check out how to make a Lavagirl & Sharkboy …

The 10 Responsibilities of a Grandparent

Guest Post by Susan Ford Collins As the stages of life advance, the stages of our responsibilities advance too. From taking care of ourselves, to taking care of our spouses and businesses, to most exciting and most challenging of all… taking care of our children and our children’s children. What is expected of us then? …

8 Cell Phone Etiquette Tips for Kids and Teens

They other day I was at the airport flying from Minneapolis to Chicago. With an hour to spare, I decided to dive into a book I’m reading, “Lean In”. One problem. A teenage boy was pacing back and forth while speaking loudly on his phone which made it impossible to concentrate. I would have moved, but the …