Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu – Week of November 8

by Denise // 8 November, 2015 // Comments off

The last couple of weeks have been pretty crazy between Halloween related shenanigans and Allana’s 14th birthday. To be completely honest, there was quite a bit of dining out and very little meal planning when I probably needed to meal... Continue reading →

13 Tips to Survive a Comic Con

by Denise // 22 July, 2015 // Comments off

Comic Con (also known as the trademarked Comic-Con) has come along long way since the days of comic books and Trekkies. With the rising popularity of science fiction and fantasy movies and TV shows, Comic Con has grown to include multiple genres from every... Continue reading →

Disney on Ice: Frozen Warms Tampa’s Hearts

by Denise // 15 May, 2015 // Comments off

Disclosure: My family and I received tickets to Disney On Ice: Frozen for the purpose of this review. The opinions shared are my own. Like most families, my kids and I are HUGE Frozen fans. In fact, we are the... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu – Week of April 17

by Denise // 19 April, 2015 // Comments off

Last Sunday, my very Italian, very New York/New Jersey extended family on my mother’s side gathered at Anderson Park in Tarpon Springs for an impromptu mini family reunion. Over six generations of the Pennucci family arrived with armfuls of casseroles... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu (and Preschool Lesson Plans) – Week of January 18

by Denise // 18 January, 2015 // Comments off

Am I alone in thinking that long weekends make a more challenging work week? Whenever there’s a Monday holiday such as Martin Luther King Day, I enjoy the extra day with my kids but over the next week, it feels... Continue reading →

Monster Jam for My Monster Truck Loving Boy

by Denise // 16 January, 2015 // Comments off

In my forty-four years, I never thought I would be attending a Monster Truck rally. Actually, make that THE world’s premier monster truck series, Monster Jam. I suppose when you are the parent of a son (or daughter, but in my... Continue reading →

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