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Nov 07
Our Family Trip to San Francisco: Part 2 – The Redwoods

We quickly realized that getting home from San Francisco over the weekend start of Fleet Week was going to be impossible so we spent a couple of days up north in the California Redwoods. The first thing we did before the long trip north? We check-out of our hotel and then stopped for tacos. These tacos […]

Oct 31
The Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan Is Perfect For The Photo Enthusiast In You

We took a trip to San Francisco earlier this month and took a lot of photos. This is one of the shots I loved from the trip. Mr. Dude, our two-year-old, enjoyed our visit to the beach and was enthralled with the wet sand. This is a photo that I liked in color, but thought I'd use my desktop install of Photoshop to turn into black and white.

Oct 29
Happy #NationalOatmealDay! How About A Giveaway?

Today is #NationalOatmealDay and I'm giving away 10 Quaker® Off You Go Moments Kits over the next week. Will you be a winner? Enter to find out.

Oct 28
Limited Star Wars Shoes Released by Stride Rite [Updated with GIVEAWAY]

Stride Rite is releasing a limited edition adult sneaker with a mini-me companion sneaker style inspired by the original Stride Rite joggers from the 1980’s.