About Wendy

Wendy is married to her high school sweetheart, is a mom to 2 children, and lives in Mesa! She shares her family friendly recipes at Around My Family Table or share YOUR cake creations on Wendy's new site Everyday Mom Cakes. Read more about Wendy here!

Spring Cleaning Tips

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It’s that wonderful time of year…the sun is shining, the temps are going up, and you realize your house needs a good cleaning.  I don’t always do a full Spring Cleaning marathon, but I know I probably should.  I try to stay on top of things throughout the year, but if I’ve let something slide,… [Continue Reading]

April Fool’s Jokes for Kids to Play on Parents

Tons of April Fool's Jokes for Kids to Play on their Parents

  It’s that time of year again!  We usually prank our kids, but my daughter came to me a couple weeks ago and wants to get her dad.  Since I was coming up with some ideas for her, I thought I would share them with y’all! These April Fool’s jokes are for kids to play on… [Continue Reading]

Meet the Locals: A Mom’s Take

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  Today’s Meet the Locals Spotlight is Janel from A Mom’s Take.   Tell us more about your site, you, and your family. A Mom’s Take was formed on April 1st, 2010. Yup, April Fools day! Though it wasn’t a joke or even on purpose, just the day I decided I was ready to finally… [Continue Reading]

Meet the Locals: From Conference Calls to Meat Balls

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  Today’s Meet the Locals Spotlight is Stephanie from From Conference Calls to Meat Balls.   Tell us more about your site, you, and your family. I am a mother of three who left a lucrative corporate career to spend more time with my kids and blog about the things that I love; Family, food,… [Continue Reading]

Meet the Locals: Junk in the Trunk

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  Welcome to EVMG’s new series!  We will be spotlighting various Arizona Bloggers on our Meet the Locals series.  We are so excited to share Lindsey from Junk in the Trunk with y’all today. Tell us more about Junk in the Trunk, you, and your family. I am Lindsey one of the creative minds behind… [Continue Reading]

Valentine’s on a Budget

Valentines on a Budget

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. It always sneaks up on me and comes so fast after Christmas.  Why is that?  It’s the same time every year, but it just comes so fast. My family doesn’t go all out for this holiday, but we do acknowledge it and do a little something special for each other…. [Continue Reading]

Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs

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Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs have invaded Phoenix.  They have taken over the Arizona Science Center until January 21, 2013.  You won’t want to miss this exhibit. Visit the exhibit to “explore the largest touring collection of dinosaur skeletons and robotics while following the evolutionary course of these super-giants. Titans up to 70 feet long and 24… [Continue Reading]

Breakfast with Santa at Rico’s American Grill

Breakfast with Santa

Last weekend, my family had breakfast with Santa at Rico’s!  It was truly an amazing experience.  First…an all you can eat delicious breakfast buffet.  Fruit, cereal, oatmeal, eggs, bacon, sausage, muffins, potatoes, etc…YUM!  Then, Mrs. Cluas made her rounds and gave the kids coloring books before Santa stopped by each table.  Santa invited the kids… [Continue Reading]

5 Video Game Gift Ideas for Girls

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I have the perfect list…5 video games gift ideas for girls!  My daughter has a Nintendo DS, so we mostly buy games for that.  She just loves each of these and wanted me to share them with you.  I’ve included a little bit about each game from the company for you! And if you are… [Continue Reading]

$25 Whole Foods Gift Card Giveaway

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This giveaway is in conjunction with my post and giveaway on Around My Family Table about holiday entertaining.  You may enter both giveaways, but can only win once. a Rafflecopter giveaway