"I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for the Northwestern Mutual Foundation. I received a promotional item to thank me for participating." As Mother's Day approaches, most of us think of a special lady or two in our lives that has made an impact on us or has shown us what the meaning of true love is. This Mother's Day, Northwestern Mutual is initiating the program #MyHeroMom that runs through May 13, 2014. This program will be donating $25,000 to … [Read more...]
How To Make Cascarones
April 20, 2014 by · 49 Comments
I was first introduced to the Cascarones when my son's (at the time) girlfriend brought his sisters some confetti filled eggs. We loved them and they made for awesome pictures. I knew I had to learn how to make cascarones. Since we moved to San Antonio, we see Cascarones being sold at almost every grocery store during Fiesta and we always buy some every year. After stumbling upon a blog post from Alamo City Mom's Blog on how to make home made Cascarones, I decided to try my hand at it … [Read more...]
The Perfect Mailbox Design
April 16, 2014 by · 14 Comments
My family and I moved from 'the big city' to a city with acreage. When we lived in the big city you could request a package pick up from usps.com, put your outgoing packages outside of your front door on the porch, and know that your mail carrier would pick them up when he passed your house. Now that we live in the 'country', it is a little different. You can't put your packages outside your door or at the end of your driveway for fear of a deer stepping on it, a roaming dog coming up to it and … [Read more...]
