Random Acts of Zhu Brought Christmas Joy to Needy Kids!

Pin itThis holiday season has brought so many blessings to our family. One of the best blessings this year has been our focus on giving.  We have given to children across the globe through one of our favorite relief ministries, which is always great fun for the kids.  And this year was the first year [...]

NC Bloggers Take Asheville, for Type-A-Mom 2010!

Pin itMany people have arrived at this post searching for information about Gina Carlin, a blogger who was supposed to attend the conference.  I found out the day of the conference that she had passed away, but didn’t know if I should post about it.  I never met Gina, but we have a mutual friend, [...]

10 Things I Did at Biltmore Estate, part 1

Pin itLast month, I had the pleasure of visiting Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC with a group of bloggers.  Some of my fellow travelers, I’ve known for a while- in the blogosphere and in person.  Others, I met for the first time!  It was a wonderful time of food, fellowship, history and fun!  I thought [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Majestic Biltmore Estate Architechture

Pin itJust one of the incredible things about Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC is the architecture of the Mansion. It’s a great opportunity to practice my photography, too! Which one is your favorite?

Nature Photography from Biltmore Estate

Pin itI have been having a blast on our NC Adventure Vacation, with the first stop in Asheville and Biltmore Estate!  Right now, we are in Ocean Isle Inn, at the coast, and we had a great time with Miss Lori’s Activate Family Weekend! I’ve been slow on the writing, but every night, I’ve been [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Pack Square Fountain, Asheville

Pin itWe are having a fabulous family time in Asheville, NC for Real Life Asheville Adventure Week! (#reallifeavl on Twitter) Today, I get to meet some amazing bloggers at Biltmore Estate to tour the property and share what Biltmore has for families! Yes, that includes you couples who leave the kids with grandma!  Judd and [...]

Asheville, NC Adventure Week!

Pin itI am so excited to be embarking on a fun week and a half of North Carolina Adventures today! We’re packing up the fam and heading over to Asheville for the week!  Besides having my college roommate/maid of honor living there, I adore Asheville for it’s uniqueness, and whimsical fun, as well as it’s [...]

Walk…(Tap Tap Tap) with the Animals Talk…(Tap Tap Tap) With the Animals

Pin itA while back, I went on a school trip to a place called “Lazy 5 Ranch” near Charlotte, NC.   It’s kind of like a zoo, except you get to drive through the animal areas, and feed them!  It was so incredible to be so close to the animals! The most obnoxious animals were the [...]

North Carolina Blog to Business Connection

Pin itI’m finally putting to paper (or screen) an idea that has been on my mind for a long time!  Many people know that I am proud North Carolinian, and a blogger, and a business owner. We have such an amazing state, as well as outstanding bloggers and businesses here, and I want the world [...]

Your Life, Your Blog: Promote Other Bloggers!

Pin itI am sorry that Your Life, Your Blog is late today! The only way I can describe last week is that a tornado of ballet costumes, bobby pins and sequins thundered through my house and evacuated us to the town Auditorium for the week! We are done, but very exhausted around here! So this [...]

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 [...]

Join Me at Ocean Isle Inn Family Weekend with Miss Lori!

Pin itRecording Artist, Educator, and former PBS Kids TV Host Miss Lori is coming to Ocean Isle Inn June 18th and 19th, this summer! Miss Lori will be there for the whole weekend for all kinds of activities, and performing one of her Miss Lori’s CAMPUS (TM) Family Concerts! My kids (especially my 4 year [...]

Smart Mom Solutions!

Pin itI recently had a wonderful time traveling to Cary, NC to see some fellow moms,  mom bloggers, and one of my heroes Maria Bailey, of MomSelect and MomTV! The event was the Smart Mom Solutions Roadshow! We came together with several moms from around the state, as well as those watching live on MomTV [...]

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 [...]

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