Chicco Stroller Reviews and News

Chicco Stroller Reviews and News

| October 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

Chicco Expands & Improves Stroller Selection
Mid-range stroller brand Chicco has enhanced the Cortina with the Magic line and has added a new stroller frame.
It’s that time of year again folks, where stroller manufacturers are vying for your attention in the coming year by adding new products and improving features on existing ones.
Chicco is no exception. […]

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New Warning Crib Bumpers are Dangerous

New Warning Crib Bumpers are Dangerous

| October 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

Pediatricians Warn Crib Bumpers are Dangerous
Safe baby bedding recommendations have been changed once again according to the American Academy of Pediatrics on October 18, 2011. These recommendations are to help in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The most recent addition to those recommendations is that for children under the age of one […]

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Can you be Friends with your Kids and Keep your Mom Card

Can you be Friends with your Kids and Keep your Mom Card

| October 18, 2011 | 2 Comments

I just heard a radio show that stated the fact that if your kid really liked you ALL of the time, you probably weren’t doing your job right.  It still amazes me, even at my kids’ young age, when they are surprised that it doesn’t bother me in the least if they are not happy […]

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Huge Increase Of Peanut Butter Prices starting this Month

Huge Increase Of Peanut Butter Prices starting this Month

| October 17, 2011 | 4 Comments

We all know that the price of food is increasing what feels like daily but, recent news about peanut butter was really alarming to me. The price of peanut butter, a long-time family favorite and a staple of the daily American diet, is expected to increase by at least 30 percent beginning Oct. 31.
Three of […]

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Meatless Monday Crock Pot Recipe: Zucchini Ziti

Meatless Monday Crock Pot Recipe: Zucchini Ziti

| October 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Back on the menu planning bandwagon… this week is presented with a request for attention to healthier recipes. Now, I will be honest, I gave this entirely too much thought. DO NOT fall into that trap. I don’t know about you when the time I give something too much thought is exactly the time it […]

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Garage Envy, tips to getting Organized starting with the messy garage

Garage Envy, tips to getting Organized starting with the messy garage

| October 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

I am not organized.  I am aspiring to be organized.  Somewhere hidden deep, deep inside me is someone organized.  I would like to set her free, to allow her to roam the halls of a tidy home, to be able to walk in the middle of  the night to the bathroom without falling to the ground because she […]

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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 […]