HP + Disney = Creative Kids!

Pin it At the Pinnix house, we have been test driving the HP PhotoSmart Touch Smart Webprinter, and absolutely loving it!  My kids are constantly finding new activities and coloring sheets to print out themselves, since the printer has it’s own internet connection.  And the best part is: They don’t have to use (or mess [...]

And the Single Best Town in America is…

Pin itThree Lakes, Wisconsin!! Three Lakes Wisconsin will receive an Ultimate Block Party this summer with country music trio Love and Theft, ABC soap stars and lots of great quintessential American food.  Of course, who can have a cookout without Kraft Singles American cheese for the cheeseburgers?  (Seriously, you can ask my friends- I’m not [...]

Our Escape to the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Florida!

Pin itBack in February, our family was SO blessed to be able to escape the frigid, snowy mountains of NC to sunny (however, still pretty cold) Florida! SO we said goodbye to this: And said “Hello” to this: We had such a great time as a family at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration (Which [...]

Vote for the Single Best Town, $125 Gift Card Giveaway

Pin it A little while ago, I posted about a contest going on at Disney’s www.family.com.  Kraft Singles is looking for the “Single Best Town in America!” Hundred of entries came in, and they were whittled down to just 10 finalists. I wrote about why the High Country of NC is the best place in [...]

I Live in the Single Best Town In America! Do you?

Pin itThe High Country of North Carolina is a very interesting place. Here, we are surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, home to several ski slopes, but can sometimes just snowboard down our neighborhood streets!  We have a rich performing Arts and Cultural Heritage, ranging from Opera to Bluegrass; you can even [...]

Disney Social Media Moms, Day 1

Pin itIf you spend any time on Twitter, you can’t help but hear about the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. (#disneysmmoms) There are 140 Bloggers and Social Media folks registered for this conference, excited about hearing from some giants in the fied, such as Guy Kawasaki, Chris Brogan, and Maxine Clark (Build-a-Bear). We (“we,” meaning [...]

HP TouchSmart Web Printer Review & Giveaway

Pin itContest is Closed.  Winner: comment #65  Wendy McBride I’ve had quite a long relationship with HP. Our relationship usually centers around printers and Black Friday.  After having a regular HP Inkjet printer for years, I found my first All-in-One Printer in 2005 on Black Friday.  It was a $299 printer, and I got it [...]

Real Cool Stuff: Disney on Ice!

Pin itMy family had the awesome opportunity to attend Disney on Ice: Celebrations in Charlotte last week! We love all the Disney kids’ movies, princesses, Micky Mouse and all that, but we had never been to a live event! Honestly, I had never really had the motivation to travel to a large city and make [...]

Giveaway & Special Coupon Code for Disney On Ice in Charlotte!

Pin itI have to admit, I have never been to a Disney on Ice event! But with three little princesses in the house, I have known it would be inevitable some day. My girls and I adore watching ice skating, and they love the Princesses, so it’s really a no-brainer! I have one question about [...]

Movie Review: Hannah Montanah

Pin itAs the long-awaited Hannah Montanna movie hit the theaters Friday, I pulled the mom card. I picked up the kids from school 45 minutes early on the last day before Spring Break. Please don’t call social services, I won’t do it again. (soon, anyway) Of course, as a Blogger/Reviewer, it was my job to [...]

RL Review: Disney on Ice

Pin itWhen you were a child, did you want to be a princess? Of course! Children’s Fairy Tales are full of stories about Kings, Princesses, and of course Prince Charming! Having three girls in the family, our entire house is riddled with Princess stuff: Tea Sets, Dress-Up, Dolls, Purses, you name it! As a mom, [...]