Oh yeah.  My kid is a rock star.  I have to tell you a funny story.

When Walmart offered me a Paper Jamz to review and host a giveaway, I know my five year old would love it.  Music is in our blood.  My father can pick up any instrument and once he is shown the basic chords he can play anything.  I sing and I used to play trumpet (yep) and a bit of piano.  My siblings all have their own musical talents and my kids are already on their way to follow in our footsteps.

When my Paper Jamz air guitar arrived, I pulled it out of the box and Jake asked what I had.  I told him I had an air guitar for him and as I was unpacking it he was screaming “Yes!  I have a real air guitar!” and was actually playing air guitar.  I found that hilariously ironic.

So I made him wait until after dinner (total motivation to clear his plate fast) and then we brought it out.  It’s about all he does these days.  Plays his air guitar.  Walmart sells six styles that play three songs each but you can also make your own music and create your own jamz.  I walked outside the other day and I found Jake playing and pulled my cell out to take a picture before he noticed me (the picture above).  He’s a true rock star in the making.

Then he starts getting his friends to come watch him and I see him running into my garage and I yell out and ask him what he thinks he’s doing.  His reply? “Come ON, mom.  It’s a garage band.  I’m going up on stage.”

Brilliant little five year old, eh? (more…)

So a while back I was writing about getting excited about Jacob heading to Kindergarten and I honestly didn’t know what to expect. He has his new clothes, new school supplies and his super cool lunch box.  He gets dropped off in the morning and feels like a big kid at the end of the day because he and his “best bud” get to sit in the very first seat on the bus together.

Life is good. (more…)

*Sigh*  School started! Yay! *sniff*  I’m so happy my baby boy has started Kindergarten! *wah*  We’ve been waiting for this day for so long, we’re all so excited!

Who do I think I’m kidding?  My BABY just started school!  My Baby! Now he’s going to grow up and leave me.  He’s going to leave me alone and find a cooler place to stay and meet someone and probably move out of state and I’ll stalk him so I can see my grand-babies. His new life started today!

*Ahem*

Well, so in sunny South Carolina in the town of Fort Mill, school has started.  I have two boys, ages five and two and even though they’re both used to “Mother’s Morning Out” programs and summer camps (daycare lol) and whatnot, Kindergarten is huge.  Fur everybody. (more…)

For the third year in a row, Domino Sugar is the presenting sponsor for Share our Strength’s® Great American Bake Sale to help fight childhood hunger. The Great American Bake Sale raises money to fight childhood hunger across the U.S. by encouraging individuals, families, organizations and schools to hold bake sales and donate the profits to help Share our Strength provide millions of meals and snacks to America’s children.

As part of this campaign, Domino provided me with a $25 gift card to buy ingredients so I can buy the ingredients I needed to bake up some delicious goodies to have at our neighborhood bake sale and since it’s just too hot to have one here in South Carolina (believe me, we tried – we had the whole thing planned out and it was so hot we couldn’t have it), I’m giving away the gift card to one of my readers so they can host a bake sale of their own! (more…)