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Back-to-School Lunch-Packing Fun, with Utensils!

Yes, that’s right. I did say lunch-packing FUN! I have to honestly say, this time of year is my most favorite time of the year. Possibly more than Christmas. Although it makes me sad to think of my children growing up so fast, it the excitement of the new year and all of the new [...]

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Easy Birthday Parties for Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall

As a parent, I dread the thought of my children’s birthday parties. It has nothing to do with my children, it is just the thought of doing the same old bounce house, $200+ production that goes along with it. Everyone always says that it is so much easier to just let someone else do it, [...]

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Hoda’s Favorite Thing: The Book of Awakening (and Oprah’s Favorite too!)

The next book I would like to get is titled The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have. I have heard so much about this book! Not only was it on Oprah’s “favorite things” list, but today, Hoda Kotb had it as her favorite thing as [...]

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Books About Children With Disabilities and/or Special Needs

Recently, I received an email from a friend for an annual book drive to support another friend in honor of her baby boy who passed away 6 weeks after birth. It is a great thing she puts together each year. Our friend’s baby that passed had severe disabilities, which resulted in his death, therefore, I [...]

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Mommy I’m Here Child Locator on Hoda and Kathie Lee

Now this is cool. As a parent, you know children wander off, no matter how good or bad of a parent you are. There is a new product called the Mommy I’m Here Child Locator. When you are always worried that your child is going to wander off in a store, a theme park, or [...]

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LeapFrog Scribble and Write

Joining many of the other popular and very effective learning toys by LeapFrog, is the new LeapFrog Scribble and Write. This adorable electronic tablet is great for children of preschool age to start learning to write their letters, numbers and shapes. It also allows them to express themselves through pictures. We all know that when [...]

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Top 5 Best Halloween Movies… according to my 6 year old.

My son is 6, so don’t worry, I won’t be listing off scary movies with the word “nightmare” in the title in this article. He is a pretty typical 6 year old and as most kids do, he does like to watch holiday movies. These are the ones he chose… 5. My Friends Tigger & [...]

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Written by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows , The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyis by far one of the best books I have ever read. Set after World War II in England, the story portrayed through a series of letters between a famous Author, Juliet, her friends, colleagues, and a group of [...]

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Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix by Graco

So, like everything else that was seen on “John and Kate, Plus Eight” at the time that it was on the air, the Graco Nautilus made it’s name when 6 of the 8 were featured in them on one of their many car trips! That is at least where I first saw it and was [...]

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