Thank you so very much if you reached out about this annual tradition. As my kids get older, I wonder if they will still want to do this and every year it's a, "yes!"Happy Thanksgiving! B-I-N-G-OThe line-up, pictures, and descriptions can be found on Macy's website.Totally worth looking at the website - so many fun facts!Each card has Santa and Tom Turkey. Hopefully, no boxes repeat but that's ..read more

When I started making these cards a few years ago, as far as I know, I was the only blogger making bingo cards for the parade with photos. Low and behold, another blogger is doing these now. I was inspired while watching Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with my mom and my kids at her nursing home. My mom is gone, but they still want to play! And, when we do stop creating these, someone else will be ..read more

 New traditions are scary... but, nothing can keep us from playing BINGO on Thanksgiving!I've had several emails wondering if we would be making these this year and to that, I say, "THANK YOU!" We started a few years ago while watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with my mom at her nursing home. My mom is gone, but they still want to play!The line-up, pictures, and descriptions can be ..read more

I've been writing this little blog on and off for about ten years now. TEN. YEARS. It's hard to believe so much time has passed. It seems like nothing at all.After taking almost a year off. I think it's time to come back?My kids are a little bit older now - 15 years-old and 10 years-old. And, my son's best friend is still hanging out with us. She's pretty much one of the family, too. I started ..read more

Happy November!  I haven't been writing for a while, but nothing can keep us from playing BINGO on Thanksgiving! The year the kids don't want to play bingo anymore with me will be the saddest day ever! We started a few years ago while watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with my mom at her nursing home. My mom is gone, but they still want to play! The line-up, pictures ..read more

The Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969.  It was not the first fire on the Cuyahoga, but a month after the fire an image of it burning appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. The image of a river on fire sparked a national conversation about industrial water pollution. Cleveland residents had been actively working to clean up the river prior to the fire. In 1968, residents had passed a $100 ..read more

Hello, June! Yes, I know that that this middle of the month. But, I'm finally starting to catch my breath from the last two months! And, where the heck is the sunshine Cleveland?! I mentioned in my last post that I've been dealing with a lot of changes. Some big and have messed with me and little ones that just annoy me. There have been several wonderful changes too. My baby brother's baby ..read more

I've been overwhelmed by the usual changes of life.  You know, the ones that are inevitable. The changes you can't stop like time. Taking on more responsibility at my day job drained me for several months. I started a new anxiety medication that knocked me on my ass with nausea. My weight has gone down and up. I started working out again to stop because of car issues and not enough sleep. I ..read more

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share are my own. Everything is awesome-er! The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Do you have a LEGO movie fan in your house? Not only did my kids love the movies, they still love building with LEGO! Can you guess who my favorite character is? I know, no big surprise ..read more

I love Mexican and Latin food. I adore Cajun food, too but there really is nowhere to get it in Ohio. That's not the case in when it comes to Mexican. My husband, on the other hand, can take it or leave it. Since it's not something he enjoys, I don't push going out unless I am sure he would like the food. Like BOMBA and Paladar. I took a friend the first time and brought him back for our ..read more