If you are interested in a Sonoma wine tasting, you will surely want to check out Benziger Family Winery. For three generations, they have been crafting wine at their Sonoma Valley location. The landscape of the vineyard, with its areas of varying sun exposure and soil make up, lends itself to a variety of flavor nuances in the grapes used in their wine. Notes such as cherry, pepper, coffee, and Read More »»
August 14, 2012 by
Getting Adventurous With Journey 2: Mysterious Island #redboxsummerfamilyfun
We went on an adventure to a mysterious island and we will always remember the fun and fear we encountered. Oh wait, I'm thinking about Journey 2: The Mysterious Island again. My kids and I headed to theaters when this movie was out and when it hit redbox they were ready to see it again.So off to the local redbox we went and picked up Journey 2. Having loved the first Journey movie we were all Read More »»
August 13, 2012 by
momAgenda Review & Giveaway (WINNER ANNOUNCED)
Back to school time in my house is probably one of the most frantic times. The kids are starting to have sports practice again, parent/teacher meetings, class parties, gymnastics….you get my drift. Not to mention my schedule of blog posts to write, emails to return, bills due, phone calls, it’s very easy for me to forget what needs to be done and by when. In most cases if you are alive you have Read More »»
August 10, 2012 by
ParaNorman Prize Pack #Giveaway (WINNER ANNOUNCED)
ParaNorman is hitting theaters August 17 and my kids are already chomping at the bits to see it. One more week and their little eyes can feast on this new movie that looks to be a lot of fun. The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteaming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated Coraline. ParaNorman is, following Read More »»
August 9, 2012 by
Super Duper Easy Chicken Stir Fry
I love to cook but that doesn't mean I always like to use a lot of ingredients or spend hours in the kitchen. Sometimes I want something tasty with little work involved. Some think that's not possible, I say it's entirely possible. Today I wanted to share with you, possibly, the easiest chicken stir fry ever. Using only 5 ingredients this is one that is easy and my family loves it. The main Read More »»
August 9, 2012 by
Doggie Greatness: Dexter
While most people would say we have 3 children we have to disagree, we really have 5. Three of our children walk on two legs and two of them walk on four legs. Yes our doggies are like our 4th and 5th child. Today I want to highlight Dexter The Dude Patton. A few years ago we lost our dog Patch and our world was quite empty when the little guy was gone. We decided we wanted to bring in a new Read More »»
