Losing My Cool Virtual Book Tour

We were contacted to be a part of the TLC virtual book tour for "Losing My Cool" by Thomas Chatterton Williams. We opted to take a different approach and Dwayne did a vlog to give his honest opinion of the book. Please check out the video and let us know what you think. Also you can find Mr. Williams on Facebook, Twitter and at his official website. Thanks for you time.





Disclosure: Momfiles was provided one copy of the book and all opinions are all our own.

I did not plant a garden this year

I learned a lesson from last year's garden. I lost money. I spent a small fortune to get what I wanted and in the end we did not even use what we planted. I think it was more novelty watching the plants grow, make blooms and eventually produce vegetables. Did we really need 50 cucumbers? Did we really need 100 squash? What about 1000 tomatoes? Nope. In actuality, Dwayne and I are the only ones that would even eat cucumbers and I am the only person who would eat squash. I tried giving some away and it seems like everyone planted the same things. So this year our garden bed is bare. I might just make it into a hot pepper garden so I can make my homemade pepper sauces or just plant some flowers. You can't go wrong with flowers. I saw that squash, cukes and peppers were 10 pounds for $10 in the grocery store this week. I think I will go that route ;-)

He finally gets it!

It is really exciting to see how much little William is flourishing with his vocabulary. The neat thing is seeing him interact with others as well as the TV. Yes, I do let him watch TV but only Nick Jr. and PBS Kids. I won't let him watch anything with commercials and of course there are limits to how much he gets to watch. I love seeing him follow the lessons that Moose and Zee teach in between programs. He is really into his letters and numbers and is starting to memorize them in order! He also like to point out everything and tell you 10 times what it is. He is becoming a chatterbox and I love it. It gets me excited to know that all I teach him is sinking in and he really does get it!~

Stay hydrated

It's summertime and this means warmer temps. Of course despite the hotter days you should always stay well hydrated. My daughters and I have started a bit of a water drinking competition. Each night we "brag" about how much water we drank over the course of the day and declare the unofficial winner. I was the loser yesterday so I have to get to it today. Hey, whatever works right? I have noticed that nobody seems to be drinking very much of anything else. Can't beat that!

Happy Father's Day!

I wish all the dads a very Happy Father's Day! I am so blessed to be married to a wonderful man who takes his father role very seriously. His request for his special meal was pot roast, candied yams, rice and green beans. He is watching cartoons and enjoying his day. Apple pie and ice cream later :)