Mother’s Day Gift Idea TOMS For Moms

Mother’s Day Gift Idea TOMS For Moms

| May 2, 2012 | 2 Comments

Mother’s Day is one of the most beautiful ways to show your Mother how much you love her, and rewarding your beautiful mother the TOMS way is the best way to do that. Mother’s Day only happens once a year, and the TOMS company has made sure that they are capable of creating a new […]

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Kids & Sports: What to Watch Out For

Kids & Sports: What to Watch Out For

| May 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Recently, we talked about the benefits of kids participating in sports. Regular exercise is important for physical, emotional and social health, and taking part in a team or individual sport provides opportunity for exercise. Although the benefits of sports usually outweigh the drawbacks, there are some considerations that you should keep in mind in order […]

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Gifts For Mothers’ Day

Gifts For Mothers’ Day

| April 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

All right, moms, your day is coming up soon! This year, Mothers’ Day is observed on May 13, and your kids will be falling all over themselves making you handprint cards, giving you flowers and serving you breakfast in bed. While it’s likely that your child’s teacher or your partner will assist young ones with […]

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New Stroller Brands Coming to the U.S.

New Stroller Brands Coming to the U.S.

| April 28, 2012 | 1 Comment

Most of us are familiar with stand-by brands that have been around for generations such as Graco or Maclaren. With the stroller market seemingly saturated with brands from mass market economical up to the highest-end luxury, it’s a wonder if any new brands can make a go of it with some success. Well they can! […]

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Autism: What On Earth Is Going On?

Autism: What On Earth Is Going On?

| April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments

In case you haven’t heard, the number of Autism cases is on the rise. Over the past two decades, there has been an enormous amount of research, social studies, diagnostic tool improvements and an increase in organizations willing to get into the game and help the children and families who struggle with this disorder. So […]

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Tips for Buying Birthday Presents

Tips for Buying Birthday Presents

| April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment

Certain times of the school year tend to bring out a ton of birthday party invites for my kids. Is it just our family? I feel like there is a huge rush of birthday parties in August, another in January and a third in April and May. Although I don’t see any rhyme or reason […]

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Food

Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French invaders in 1862. Today it is celebrated not only in Mexico but in the US as well. We LOVE mexican food (as a matter of fact tacos are on our weekly family menu) and we can’t wait to have our fiesta tonight! Here are some […]

Turkey Advice: How to cook it, gadgets to buy

Turkey Advice: How to cook it, gadgets to buy

Our resident TopChef and cooking advisor has some Turkey tips for you this holiday season…… It’s just my husband and I in our household, so I rarely make turkey. Perhaps a turkey breast now and then, but never a whole turkey.  Besides I never needed to.  Thanksgiving was always celebrated at my uncle’s house with […]

Shopping

Things to Buy on Sale in February

Things to Buy on Sale in February

With a special holiday involving flowers, chocolate, and hearts coming up soon, you may have been planning to spend your extra money on Valentine’s Day items over the next couple of weeks. If you’re hoping to save money in February, though, those are definitely not the items that will be on sale… at least not […]

Shopping the January Sales

Shopping the January Sales

If I asked you when the best time is to stock up on school supplies, you’d say July, right? It’s when all of the big box stores tend to have boxes of crayons for fifty cents or two, 10-packs of markers for a couple of bucks, and those spiral notebooks that get caught on everything […]