I'm so excited that the cooler weather and Halloween will be here soon! But most importantly, it's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My goal for October is to do the following in addition to my annual Halloween tradition. www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month Check-up…
Tomorrow is the first day of fall! In theory, this should mean no more triple digit degree days and scorching hot sun, but we'll see how Texas weather feels. I am ready for cooler days though so I have decided…
The thought of buying a car; isn't it both really exciting and really dreadful all at the same time? The end result is always the exciting part, but the thought of dealing with everything before you get to take one…
The State Fair of Texas opens up in a couple weeks and my family is already thinking about when to go and what to eat. From Friday, September 26 until Sunday, October 19, you can go enjoy the festivities of…
What comes to mind when you think of snack stations? Cookies, sweets, and junk foods or granola bars, fruits, and healthy snacks? For my house, it's a little bit of both - healthy and what some people consider junk food. …
Over the weekend while cleaning out my home office, I found a few boxes of old files and statements from 2011! I don't know how I missed these last spring when I did a paper cleanout. I started to convert…
Mason Jar Salads — Lunchbox Lucy Do you hate soggy salads or carrying multiple containers for a salad? I have the perfect solution for you - Mason jar salads! I've picked out my 4 favorite Mason jar salads and shared…
I'm a day late, but it's the thought that counts right? Happy National Literacy Month! So how should we go about celebrating this holiday month? Your Schedule: Create a reading schedule if you haven't done so already. My reading time…
At the beginning of the week I talked about avoiding Labor Day traffic. So my girl friend asked me what my family planned on doing for the upcoming three day weekend. I realized that we didn't really have a plan…
School just started, so...who's ready for a three day weekend?! I am! Every year my family goes for a mini-vacation during Labor Day weekend and every year we end up getting stuck in traffic. All these trial and error trips…