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Hollywood Darlings: Your Favorite 90s Childhood Star Friends

April 26, 2018 By Meredith 2 Comments

Hollywood Darlings is such a sweet, funny show! Beyond the hsyterical laughs delivered by your favorite 90s childhood stars, you'll dins a sweet, sweet bond a friendship--and that is the true win in this life!

Thank you to Pop TV for sponsoring this post so I could scoop all of you on the fantastic Hollywood Darlings show! All opinions are 100% my own. Any other Full House friends out there? Or fans of Step by Step and 7th Heaven? I know, me too! Growing up, these shows were the sweet […]

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Children's TV Characters, Favorite TV Shows, Mommy's Favorites

Amazon Fire TV Photo Showing for the Win!

October 3, 2017 By Meredith 4 Comments

Have an Amazon Firestick in your home? It's fantastic, I know! Check out all the cool new things you can do with it HERE and fall in love with modern technology!

***Thank you to Amazon Fire TV for sponsoring this post so I can scoop you on their new photo showing options! My opinions about this super-cool user-friendly service are entirely my own.*** Any other photo addicts in the house? Go ahead, no need to be shy–you’re in good company here! I LOVE my photos in […]

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Filed Under: Couple Time, Favorite TV Shows, Gifts, Giveaway

A Gilmore Girls Quiz for Superfans

September 23, 2016 By Dawn Koller 23 Comments

Are you a Gilmore Girls fan? You need to take this quiz! Test your knowledge of our favorite girls with this Gilmore Girls quiz! With the reboot coming up, now is the perfect time to bone up on your Gilmore Girls trivia! I never knew the answers to question 13 or 14!

Friends! It is two months until THE Big Day! And I don’t mean Black Friday, as much as I adore my bargain-scooping holiday. Nope, on November 25, 2016, Netflix is rolling out the long-awaited, much dreamed about return of our beloved Gilmore Girls with the release of four new episodes. I know. I’m crying tears […]

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Filed Under: Favorite TV Shows, Mommy Time, Mommy's Favorites

Check One for the Family TV Milestone

March 7, 2016 By Meredith 4 Comments

Family Television time can be a wonderful thing that the whole family--mom and dad AND the kids will enjoy. Get the scoop on how we made this happen and learn the trick to achieving this milestone in your own home. Make TV a blessing, not a curse that builds healthy family bonding!

True confession: I’m 36 years old and I don’t know how to use our TV. When kids came into the picture, screen time quickly became the same Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD played on repeat on while Mommy stole showers or fought her way through burning yet another dinner. By the time Mickey’s antics were outgrown, the […]

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Filed Under: Children's TV Characters, Couple Time, Favorite TV Shows, Young Kids

How the Astronaut Wives Club Got It So Darn Right

July 27, 2015 By Meredith 16 Comments

I learned so much from reading and watching The Astronaut Wives Club! These ladies of the original Mercury 7 had a gift--a gift for recognizing what mattered on this earth and embracing it. So proud to learn from their example!

As I write this, I am currently up-to-date with my On Demand corners-of-child-rearing viewing of Astronaut Wives Club (I know, I KNOW. Mom victory!) and 3/4 of the way through the true-story book that inspired the show. I first ingratiated myself in astro-culture when my sister said, “You have to watch this show. Seriously.” She […]

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Couple Time, Favorite TV Shows, Girlhood, Homemaking, Reading, Young Kids

Parenthood is Ending and I’m Shamelessly Bawling

January 28, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

This show is amazing...it's ability to capture your heart with the too-true realness of life while making you laugh along the way celebrates the beauty of life, family and parenthood like no other. Watch it NOW!

Tomorrow night is the end of an era. A very sweet era. Parenthood, the show that has captured us for six seasons is bidding its adieu. I love the show. With passion. Because it is the perfect blend of heart and the aching humor that is a too true testament to the realness of this life. Because it nails the pain, […]

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Filed Under: Couple Time, Favorite TV Shows, Mommy's Favorites

Nothing Says Christmas Like a Hallmark Channel Movie

December 3, 2014 By Meredith 10 Comments

This is one of my favorite Christmas season posts, first published two years ago. I’m happy to report that during this time, my passion for Hallmark Channel Christmas movies has only deepened. The kids are now older and require more silly things like hot meals and help with homework, so I get to watch these […]

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Filed Under: Christmas, Escapism, Favorite TV Shows, Holidays, Mommy's Favorites

Lessons from the Green Room

November 5, 2014 By Meredith 22 Comments

I am always, always scared of taking big leaps, but I've learned this is the smartest thing we can do in this world. Be open to new things and go for it!

It was typical Tuesday night. I was desperately trying to crank out some overdue blog work while hollering at my husband to just give up on the chicken nuggets and “get the kids in the bath already!”. Then my phone rang, and it was Stephanie Giese of Binkies and Briefcases, “Hey, do you want to […]

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Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Celebrities, Children's Clothes, Faith, Favorite TV Shows, Leaving the House, Young Kids

When Margaret Was Born

August 27, 2014 By Meredith 6 Comments

In my very particular world of parents with young kids who maintain a intense-to-insane dedication to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, the event of the century went down last week. Daniel Tiger’s little sister Margaret was born. PBS pulled out all the stops for this one.  Somehow, my kiddos, who exclusively fan-crush on Daniel through Netflix, still managed to […]

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Filed Under: Children's TV Characters, Favorite TV Shows, SAHM Life, Young Kids

Welcome Back, Perspective on Parenting!

July 11, 2014 By Meredith 6 Comments

A while back, I had my new friend, Julia Sherwin, come over and made her hang out with me.  This wouldn’t be so weird, except that I shoved a camera in front of her face and made her vlog with me.  The thing that killed me, and know that I was sold on Julia for good […]

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