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Being very petite reaching in and out of the oven has always been a challenge for me.  I’ve burned myself more times than I care to admit, both because of the length (or rather lack thereof) of my arms and due to not being careful enough.  Grilling is a whole other adventure with my stature!  Most oven mitts are too large for my tiny hands and because of a circulation disorder I have there are times I am unable to get a good grip on things I am holding or carrying.

Bob and Larry and the rest of the VeggieTales crew were a staple in our family during our daughter’s growing up years.  At one point we even lived between Bob and Larry (true story! We had a neighbor on one side whose name was Bob and one on the other whose name was Larry!).  We still have VeggieTales traditions in our home even though our ‘baby’ is 18.  Every Christmas we decorate our tree with the VeggieTales Christmas soundtrack accompanying our merry making.  And I still get giddy when I see cute, original VeggieTales things like this ‘CanStruction’ model that was at the Texas State Fair this week.

We’ve all said it right?  That we have two things that taste SO good that the ultimate dessert would be to mash them up and create one dessert of both… well Dorothy Kern from Crazy For Crust has done it – she’s authored a book with all your favorite treats combined together and it’s appropriately named Dessert Mash-Ups.

Bethenny Frankel is the four-time bestselling author of Skinnydipping, A Place of Yes, Naturally Thin, and The Skinnygirl Dish. She is the creator of the Skinnygirl brand—which extends to cocktails, fitness, and health and focuses on practical solutions for women.

Her newest book, SKINNYGIRL COCKTAILS: 100 Fun & Flirty Guilt-Free Recipes (Touchstone Paperback; October 28, 2014; $15.00) is full of amazingly delicious guilt-free 150-calorie cocktails and recipes for any fun-filled party.

This fall, StarVista Entertainment/Time Life cordially invites you to fall in love all over again with The Wonder Years, one of television’s most fondly remembered and groundbreaking sitcoms.  Before there was Modern Family, That ’70s Show or Freaks and Geeks, there was The Wonder Years — a nostalgia-inducing take on the traditional family sitcom — and one of the most beloved series of the past thirty years.

I wasn’t a tomboy growing up, but I wasn’t a ‘girly’ girl either.  When I got older I had a bit of catching up to do when it came to beauty tricks and hair care since I never really had interest in those things when I was a teen.  

When we first got married I was all about looking and feeling beautiful…but on a budget.  Through friends, magazines and TV I learned some ways to accomplish that without breaking the bank.  Here are a few of them.

Tailgating isn’t a word that I grew up familiar with.  See, I grew up in Canada where football is a bit of a different game than it is here in the United States.  The field is bigger, the end zones deeper and we only get 3 downs.  There are more differences of course, but I’d say the biggest is that high school and college football = not a big deal (gasp, I know!!).  Tailgating…pretty much non-existent.  I mean really think of the logistics in a place where there is generally a first snow fall by Halloween.  It’s too cold to tailgate in Canada in October (well I’m kind of exaggerating …maybe)

Pollo Tropical Offers Two Can Dine For $9.99 Boss’s Day Deal

In case you’re wondering what to do for your boss on Boss’s Day tomorrow, we wanted to share that on Oct. 16 Pollo Tropical guests can celebrate with the Two Can Dine for $9.99 Boss’s Day deal.

Wouldn’t you like to be able to take a peek in your home to see what’s going on even when you’re not around – or in this case a PEQ?!  Well you can with the PEQ wireless smart home system.  With an internet connection, a master hub and some wireless modules you can keep tabs on your home; while you’re in it, and when you’re not!

October.  In Texas it’s when fall starts showing its colors.  I don’t even know where to start when I think about all the wonderful things that I love about fall.  So I think I’ll just say…FOOD.  Because this is when I start using my oven again making those comfort food dishes that just fit the fall and winter season so well.