Last Thursday was the first day of school, I am posting these photos late because I was floating in a cloud of bliss caused by the kids being in school! I’ve got one more to go and he starts preschool in 2 weeks! Photos to come.
I was in a photoshop kinda mood so I played around with a few actions.
8th Grade
using Moody Pop action from CoffeeShop
6th Grade
using Perfect Portrait action from CoffeeShop
3rd Grade
using Orton action from... Archive for August, 2010
First Day of School 2010
Last Thursday was the first day of school, I am posting these photos late because I was floating in a cloud of bliss caused by the kids being in school! I’ve got one more to go and he starts preschool in 2 weeks! Photos to come.
I was in a photoshop kinda mood so I played around with a few actions.
8th Grade
using Moody Pop action from CoffeeShop
6th Grade
using Perfect Portrait action from CoffeeShop
3rd Grade
using Orton action from... New Biz Stain Fighter Ad and Coupon
Recently my friend Debba from Girlfriendology had the pleasure of working with Biz on a new commercial and print ad campaign. Contrats Debba! You can check out the commercial at www.bizstainfighter.com and also receive a $2 off coupon!
Biz is also giving away a washer ($550 value) for details check out Debba’s Blog and be sure to enter to... Hillshire Farm Sandwich Showdown at Blogher ~ Final Round
WOW I made it to the final round of the Hillshire Farm Sandwich Showdown! I can’t believe it. Now I am up against Lisa @crazyadventures and it looks like she’s got a crazy good recipe she’s gonna whip up. While we are waiting to start,
we syke each other out.
we stalk Ree Drummond (I really love this woman.) We sent the Hillshire Farm guy after her!
We get our picture with Ree (OMG she remembers meeting me last year at BlogHer!)
We have a conversation with Ree (OMG... When Was The Last Time You Changed Your Toothbrush?
How long has it been since you threw out your toothbrush and replaced it with a new one? Just for fun, lets take a survey.
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Yes there is a correct answer to the question! Dentists recommend changing your toothbrush every 3 months. If you don’t you could have a serious case of Invisible Nasties on that brush!
What are Invisible Nasties? They are the creatures, germs and bacteria that build up in your mouth and cause serious damage to your smile.
I recently... Hillshire Farm Sandwich Showdown at Blogher ~ Round 3
When I signed up for the Hillshire Farm Sandwich Showdown at Blogher I never imagined I would make it to the Semi-Final round but I did! It’s round 3 and I’m up against Renae @madamedeals Liz @lizzydear and Lisa @crazyadventures, some really tough competition! Only 2 of us will make it to the final round. My nerves are shot lol.
My recipe for round 3 was inspired by a local Pittsburgh restaurant called Pirmanti Brothers. At Pirmanti’s the put the side dishes (cole slaw... Hillshire Farm Sandwich Showdown at Blogher ~ Round 2
So I made it through round one of the Hillshire Farm Sandwich Showdown at Blogher and it was fun! Now I was up against 4 new bloggers for round 2.
My recipe this time was one someone gave me at breakfast the morning before when we were on the Kodak Bus Tour.
Turkey Wrap
Ingredients
Flour Tortilla
Hillshire Farm Deli Select Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
Cranberry Sauce
Cheddar Cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
Spread the cranberry sauce onto the tortilla, then add cheese, turkey, lettuce and tomato. Roll... Hillshire Farm Sandwich Showdown at Blogher ~ Round 1
While I was in NYC for Blogher I was asked to participate in the Hillshire Farms Sandwich Showdown and I had the best time! I love cooking competition shows and have always wanted to do something like that and this was my chance.
The showdown consisted of several rounds in which we had 2 minutes to create a sandwich with Hillshire Farm Deli Select lunch meats and then we were judged by some pretty tough kids and Padma Lakshmi from Top Chef.
The recipe that got me through the first round... Family Time Fun
Lego and TwitterMoms want to know how you like to spend your family time.
Here are some of our favorite ways to spend family time
Family game night ~ some of our favorite games are Blokus, Yatzee and Apples to Apples.
Swimming ~ we are a family of fish and whenever we can we goto the pool. I wish it was warm year round in PA
Movie night ~ make a huge bowl of buttery popcorn and pop in a DVD that everyone likes.
Sports ~ we are a big sports family and spend a lot of time on the ball... I Heart Faces Week 34 ~ Beach Fun
This week’s theme at i heart faces is “Beach Fun” and I had such a hard time choosing my photo! I love the beach and when we go I take a TON of pictures! My kids dread the “photo shoot” portion of our beach vacations.
Anyone who has ever tried to take photos of your kids at the beach knows what I am talking about! You wouldn’t think it would be so hard to get JUST ONE PHOTO of your kids, but it is! I usually resort to begging and crying that all I want is... 













