This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of UPromise for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My oldest son Ryan has been talking about going to college since he was in middle school. He wants to be a paleontologist, which definitely requires a college degree, but I have a confession to make - we have no college fund for him. I know, a few dollars a month + compound interest should have meant at least something in the bank, but the scary fact I'm facing as he heads into High School this Fall is that Chris and I will have very little to contribute towards Ryan's college expenses. Yikes. Having gone to college, I can close my eyes and picture Ryan fitting right in. I can see him at MSU moving into a dorm, meeting his roommate, making friends. I can see him walking to class along the banks of the Red Cedar River. I can see him taking notes, reading books, writing papers. Ryan at college feels like fish in water, like it is where he is meant to be, but the … [Read more...]

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Triad Retail Media for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. When I saw this offer from Uncrustables on my SocialSpark dashboard, I had to say yes because sandwich crust is the bane of my child's existence. I have never understood it, having eaten plenty of sandwiches as a kid and never insisting that my Mom cut the crusts off, but my daughter refuses to let sandwich crusts touch her lips. If you're not familiar with them, Uncrustables are individually wrapped, round peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made by Smuckers. The edges of the bread are fluted to hold the filling in, but there is no crust. They come in all these great flavors: PB & Grape Jelly PB & Grape Jelly on Whole Wheat PB & Honey on Whole Wheat PB & Strawberry Jam PB & Strawberry Jam on Whole Wheat The one I buy the most often is the PB & Strawberry Jam on Whole … [Read more...]