Friday’s Find: Delicious Diet Popsicles

Posted by MeckMom on Mar 25, 2011 in Links I Love, Recent Posts | 0 comments The only thing better than finding a scrumptious new dessert is finding one that’s only 80 calories.  I grabbed these weight watchers popsicles at the store last week and I’m totally hooked.  They remind me of the raspberry Fannie Mae chocolates I used to sneak out of my Mom’s stash when I was little. I’m generally not a fan of chocolate-covered ice cream stuff.  The...
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Fire-Free S’more Rice Krispie Treat Recipe

Posted by MeckMom on May 26, 2010 in Popular Posts: Recipes | 4 comments Don’t you just love the beginning of summer?  Almost overnight the stores are suddenly stocked with red-check tablecloths, freezer pops, hot dogs and boatloads of these… I just can’t help myself.  We don’t even have a fire pit but somehow I couldn’t stop my hands from adding these scrumptious s’more supplies to my cart last week.  Of course, once I got home...
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Keep the Cold Air In with Door Alarms

Posted by MeckMom on Aug 1, 2008 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 4 comments Ahh the lovely sounds of summer… sprinklers spraying, lawn mowers chopping, and a veritable chorus of moms shouting “Kids, shut the door!”.  Why is it our kids have such a hard time with this concept?  We’ve only lived in this house a few weeks and I can’t count the number of times I’ve walked downstairs only to find the basement door wide open –...
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Talk to Me Tuesday: Summer Reading

Posted by MeckMom on Jun 10, 2008 in Uncategorized | 20 comments I love summer and all the wonderful benefits that come with it - paper plate dinners, relaxed schedules, and – thanks to days full of swimming suits and flip flops - significantly less laundry.  Of course, nothing kicks off a relaxing summer like a good read.  Whether I’m heading to the lake with the kids or simply lounging in the backyard - a great book is a summer staple...
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