If you have a young child in the home I'm sure you've heard of Descendants. Peyton loves to dance and sing all the songs around the house. She has the soundtracks in the car and insists we listen to them all the time. And she has both movies, watches them 24/7 and asks when Descendants 3 will be out. Well, this year Peyton is a 2nd grader and her only homework is reading 20 minutes. But it's a … [Read more...]
Inspire Young Readers with National Geographic Kids
Peyton is at the age where I really want to encourage her to read. I want her to find her passion in reading. Experience how a book can take you to far off exotic places without leaving your home. National Geographic Kids has a line of chapter books geared towards encouraging children to embrace their curiosity and learn about different topics. We were sent a variety of National Geographic Kids … [Read more...]
Wonders of Creation Holy Bible
The adult coloring book craze has reached the bible! That's right, you can now purchase the Wonders of Creation Holy Bible and color it. And I would have to say there is a fair amount of coloring to do too! I think this is a great gift idea for a teen or adult that loves to color and practice their faith. They can personalize their bible through coloring. The illustrations are beautiful, … [Read more...]
The Berenstain Bears Christmas Fun Sticker and Activity Book
If you've been following along on my book reviews, you know we are huge Berenstain Bears fans. The Berenstain Bears were a part of my childhood and now they are a part of my daughters. Just in time for the holidays, The Berenstain Bears Christmas Fun Sticker and Activity Book is available. In The Berenstain Bears Christmas Fun Sticker and Activity Book your child will find puzzles, activity … [Read more...]
An Amish Harvest
If you are looking for a book to take with you on vacation this fall or maybe to relax by the pool this Labor Day weekend you should keep reading. An Amish Harvest may look thick but it's four novellas bound together into one book. Perfect for vacation! With each story, roughly, being about 100 pages or so you can read a story from start to finish in an afternoon or even long plane ride. The … [Read more...]
The Life We Never Expected
The Life We Never Expected was written by Andrew and Rachel Wilson. The typical married couple that have two children, however, their children are regressive autistic. Not something you think about when you decide to have children. I don't think there is a parent alive that plans for a child with disabilities. When you're pregnant it's all about having a baby! The joy of being pregnant and … [Read more...]
The Beautiful Life of Sofia
Are you ready to meet Sofia Avellino? Sofia is the oldest of three girls born and raised in New York. Sofia, Isabella and Francesca worked thier whole live in the family business. Their parents started the company when the girls were little and built it from nothing up into one of the most successful fabric businesses around. Throughout thier childhoods Papa groomed each daughter to take over a … [Read more...]
This Was Not The Plan
Have you ever sat back and looked and your life and thought - This was not the plan? I know I have. I never thought I would be a single parent, have 1 child and be a blogger. I had dreams of living in a huge home with a husband that worked at some white collar job and having several kids. But life does not always work out the way we planed. For Charlie Goldwyn his life was not going the way he … [Read more...]
The Noticer’s Guide to Living and Laughing
My life is crazy busy. Being a single mom with absolutely no help (emotional, physical or financial) from the (I'm using this term loosely) father, working a full time day job, raising an amazing little girl and blogging my days never seem to end. Before Peyton was born I would work all the time, spend an average of 9-10 hours in the office a day and then even bring work home. I was the "best" … [Read more...]
From Stilettos to the Stock Exchange
Being a female entrepreneur can be hard. Being an entrepreneur in general can be hard. From Stilettos to the Stock Exchange is the real life story of Tina Aldatz. When you first find Tina she is just about to meet with a group of lawyers and she is signing the legal paperwork to sell her multi million dollar business. A business she grew over the last 10 years from nothing into a 10 million … [Read more...]
