by BooMama on 31 October 2010
in Rambling
Well, it would seem that I took myself a bit of a bloggy vacation. And do you know what? It wasn’t planned, but it was delightful. Last week I got to spend a lot of time in my hometown with my family (thank y’all so much for all your sweet comments on the post about [...]
by BooMama on 27 October 2010
in Rambling
Yesterday morning my Uncle Joe passed away. It wasn’t unexpected – he had been battling dementia and other health problems for several years and was admitted to hospice over the weekend – but it has been every bit as bittersweet as you would imagine. On one hand there is such relief from knowing that he [...]
This is sponsored content by BlogHer and Kellogg’s. There are lots of times each year when we make breakfast a really special occasion: first day of school, birthdays and anytime we have guests staying with us – just to name a few. But there is one day each year that is like no other as [...]
by BooMama on 26 October 2010
in Cooking
Most of y’all know that I love to cook. LOVE. IT. In fact, just thinking about the fact that the holidays are right around the corner makes me a wee bit giddy. Before I know what’s hit me it’ll be time to pull out all my food magazines and a big stack of Post-Its and [...]
All righty. Here’s my obligatory Monday afternoon round-up-o-giveaway-related-links. All the giveaways are for $100 Visa gift cards unless otherwise noted. 1) Kellogg’s #11 – ends tonight 2) Ragu 3) Similasan 4) Pop-Tarts – brand new – just posted it this morning 5) The Laughing Cow – $150 Visa gift card Finally, the LG TextEd campaign [...]
This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Pop-Tarts. I was never a huge fan of Halloween when I was growing up, mainly because I’m sort of a chicken. I don’t like scary movies. I don’t like haunted houses. I don’t like anything that involves anybody jumping out in front of me and screaming “Boo!” [...]