Archives: Savvy Stories

Grilled Shrimp with Sweet Chili-Lime Sauce

My mother found this recipe in a House & Home magazine and it has become an instant favorite in our family.

Stop The ‘Fringe-Sanity’ – Bangs Are Making A Comeback

I love watching celebrity trends like everyone else but there’s one trend that when it starts my hands get all twitchy and it just makes me nervous – it’s the fringe trend. I can’t wear bangs – they look terrible … Continue reading »…

Jennifer Garner Makes The Cutest Kids Ever

Every time I see pictures of Jennifer Garner and her kids I can’t get over how friggin’ adorable they are!  I am going to give most of the credit to Jen too

Little white rabbits with pocket watches

I don’t know where my hatred of being late began. When I was a kid I remember being extremely proud of the big zeros in the “days late” column on my report cards. And it was really important that it stay that way.

I Bet You’re Wondering…

What is up with this picture?   You’ll just have to visit my dear friend Missy’s blog Wonder Friend to find out. Hint: It’s about Shawn’s undying love. *comments off*

Something to Talk About

Last night I was at the Lone Star with my family and this song came on. And I knew it had to be the song of the day today

Little Brother’s First ER Visit

Remember the other day when I wrote my letter Dear Parents: Please Keep Your Kids Home? I hope you do because this is the follow up post to it. If you have not read it please go read it. I will wait. As mentioned in that post everybody has been sick…

Farewell, old friend.

Well, the time has come to go our separate ways. We have spent so much time together over the past few years, but like any friend, sometimes things change and you realize you are no longer meeting each others needs.
First off, you have been such a gracio

VIDEO: Tips For Preparing the Kids For Travel

I recently wrote a post about what to include in a Vacation Starter Kit for your child. As many of us are taking mid-winter trips, either south or to a more distant locale, we worry about how to not only engage our kids while there, but get them excited,.

Love for Lily

Meet Lily. Lily is enjoying day 2.5 of being part of our family. Yes…we adopted ANOTHER dog already.