I lost my wallet. And if you’ve ever lost your wallet, you can probably relate to the complete breakdown I’m having. I can’t concentrate on anything, and I keep retracing my steps the last two days. Luckily, I have a handy photo of my wallet contents that will help as a checklist of who to [...]

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I’m trying out Amazon Video on Demand for the first time this week while we’re on vacation. My husband got me a Logitech Revue with Google TV for Christmas. (Which so far, is a lot of fun!) And just in time for use with my new Google TV, Amazon is offering a free $5 Video [...]

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Happy holidays from our family to yours. While we’re busy celebrating our holiday traditions this week, I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season! We’ll be heading out to visit family for the next few weeks, but you’ll be in good hands, as always, with our writers! Congrats to Dave J., the [...]

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It’s time for the final giveaway in My Favorite Things. My favorite money saving gadget this year is our Ooma phone! Since I mentioned that I love our Ooma in my Ooma review, I want to share the excitement and give one to a reader too. I hope you’ll enjoy the free phone service as [...]

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Our first full blown Christmas weekend is here! We’re busy baking cookies for our cookie exchange and making chocolate mint fudge for teachers and neighbors. We’re also getting ready for holiday pictures in the morning, and bracing for our first foot of snow this afternoon. And my Saturday afternoon wouldn’t be complete without some shopping [...]

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