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Winners! I Love Announcing Winners!

December 1, 2011
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It’s that time again! What time you say? It’s time for me to pick winners! Love my job! Congrats to ACMommy3, Michelle, Kate,  Dagmar, and Emily on winning the ChicaPC-Shield Giveaway from Chicalogic! Congrats to Sara for winning the Real Steel prize pack! And the winner of the Who Says Moo? storybook app by...
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Holiday Gift Guide: Moms, Get Real About Food

November 2, 2011
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Holiday Gift Guide: Moms, Get Real About Food

I have come to terms with my love affair with food. For as long as I can remember I have loved food. It is both a joy to me and a curse. Over the years, I have learned to eat in moderation. I’m not happy, but eating in moderation is a step in the...
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A Book Is a Good Way to Celebrate October

October 15, 2011
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A Book Is a Good Way to Celebrate October

Do you know what October is? Besides fall…pumpkins….hayrides…chilly weather…and Hershey’s Dark Chocolate. Hershey’s Dark Chocolate is my all-time favorite Halloween Candy…mmmm…oh where was I? Oh that’s right. October is National Book Month! October will be dedicated to reading and focus on tips and advice to not only celebrate National Book Month, but instill a...
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Learn and Earn #free Books with @KumonNAmerica and @Scholastic

September 30, 2011
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Learn and Earn #free Books with @KumonNAmerica and @Scholastic

A new born is full of potential. You’ve heard people say this, I’m sure. A baby is open to any and all possibilities. Hearing a new book read by a parent. Tasting a new food. Who doesn’t love seeing the face of a toddler trying a lemon for the first time?! Smelling a scent...
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Super Diaper Baby: Super Hero, Super Dog, Super Fun [Giveaway]

September 19, 2011
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Super Diaper Baby: Super Hero, Super Dog, Super Fun [Giveaway]

I must admit that I avoid talking about bodily fluids. My days of diaper changing are over. In the day…the days of diapers and diaper changing…I was all about poop and how much and how messy and oh my what did this baby eat to make such a messy diaper. But, now those days...
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Make a Sandwich AND a Story with Buddig [Giveaway]

September 16, 2011
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Make a Sandwich AND a Story with Buddig [Giveaway]

Runaway Bunny. Guess How Much I Love You? Berenstain Bears Go to the Dentist The Very Hungry Caterpillar The books listed above are among my favorites. I have spent many hours reading books to my children. Do you love reading to your children? What is your favorite book to read to your child? Kids...
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Reading on the Move

June 20, 2011
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Reading on the Move

The books are piled. Piled high. Beside the couch. Near the bookcase. In the bedrooms. Mostly on bookshelves. What am I going to do with all these books? I move books all the time. My Teen’s books move from my Tween’s room to my Kid’s room. A handful of books are considered to be...
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We’re Revving up for Cars 2

June 6, 2011
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We’re Revving up for Cars 2

Are you like me? Do you remember everything about your child’s first movie experience? Did you fret over whether your child was ready for a movie in a theater? I’ll bet you waited until your child would sit still for a movie at home. My daughter loved watching videos. Some of the Golden Books...
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A Love of Books…Starts Early… [Five + Five Road to Literacy Test Drive]

April 22, 2011
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A Love of Books…Starts Early… [Five + Five Road to Literacy Test Drive]

Books! We’re a book family through and through. I read to my kids from the time we arrived home from the hospital with each of them. I didn’t read to them in utero. My husband would grab a stack of boardbooks as he prepared our babies and toddlers for bed. He’d start with one...
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I Joined @MomSpark Media. Did You?

October 2, 2010
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I Joined @MomSpark Media. Did You?

At #TypeAMom 09 there was one person I had to meet. I was a new blogger. I decided to travel to Asheville, NC, at the last possible second. I found a roommate and a couple of travel buddies. I got not one, but two sponsors. Once at the conference I was a learning, promoting,...
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