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You Know Those Food Samples at Costco? #trop50

February 3, 2012
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You Know Those Food Samples at Costco? #trop50

Every so often I try a new product. I might be strolling the aisles at Costco. I’ll see a sample kiosk. If I have my children with me, we ALWAYS stop. No questions asked. I’ll stand while my children take a sample. If there are enough samples left, I take a sample myself. I’m...
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Let Go Somewhere…Anywhere! #datenight

January 30, 2012
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Let Go Somewhere…Anywhere! #datenight

Way, way back when my oldest was born, going out was a snap. Dinner? Movie? Dinner and a movie? No worries. I’d pack her and her diaper bag. I wouldn’t pack my daughter in the diaper bag, of course(!), but I’d pack practically every other baby gadget, gizmo, you name it. With everything packed,...
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Posted in Cooking/Eating, Entertainment, Family, family fun, food, mealtimes | No Comments »

Getting the Most Out of Your Disneyland and Walt Disney World Vacation #seizingfamilytime

January 27, 2012
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Getting the Most Out of Your Disneyland and Walt Disney World Vacation #seizingfamilytime

Some tips for getting the most out of Disneyland and Walt Disney World. FASTPASS FASTPASS is the key to getting the most out of your Disney experience. My husband is somewhat of a pro about the FASTPASS. FASTPASS can be used on the following attractions at Disneyland: Autopia, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones...
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Disneyland Fun for All Ages #seizingfamilytime

January 27, 2012
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Disneyland Fun for All Ages #seizingfamilytime

As a child, we traveled a great deal. I lived in three countries. Attended three preschools. Three elementary schools. Two middle schools. And one high school. Lived in seven homes, including one hotel. Yikes that’s a lot of moving! As well as moving, we vacationed all the time. When we first moved to the...
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Posted in Entertainment, family fun, finances, holiday, holidays, Moms, Musings on Family, pool, Reviews, travel, vacation | No Comments »

Mixing Business with Family in Southern California #seizingfamilytime #blogher

January 27, 2012
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Mixing Business with Family in Southern California #seizingfamilytime #blogher

With a Kid, a Preteen-now-Teen, and a Teen, finding something fun for all of us to do is a challenge. You wouldn’t think so, but it is. Years ago, we could pop in a DVD. Go to a museum. Go out for ice cream. But, then school intervened. And homework. And weekends packed with...
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Posted in Entertainment, Family, family fun, finances, holiday, holidays, Musings on Family, pool, travel, vacation, Volleyball | No Comments »

Save the Whales with #BigMiracle [Giveaway]

January 25, 2012
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Save the Whales with #BigMiracle [Giveaway]

As a little kid living in New Jersey, I recall seeing a couple of movies at the drive in movie theater. The movies were loud and I think one was a James Bond film, Goldfinger(?). Not all that appropriate for kids, really. I have very strong recollections of falling asleep while watching the movie....
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Binging and Purging, But in a Good Way [Giveaway]

January 17, 2012
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Binging and Purging, But in a Good Way [Giveaway]

Over the past few months, I have purged, recycled, consigned, and moved a ton of stuff from our family room. I’m about to declutter the dining room office. Early last year I tackled the playroom. The year before last, the master bedroom was on my hit list of rooms to declutter. Some days I...
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Posted in finances, food, Giveaways, Musings on Family, Musings on Giveaways, Reviews, shopping | 51 Comments »

I Want to Work in Film, But Not Like This [Giveaway]

January 17, 2012
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I Want to Work in Film, But Not Like This [Giveaway]

I have nightmares that one day I will see myself in a news story about overweight people. Only the story isn’t about me or my weight gain or loss. No. I am just one of the people filmed from the waist down as I walk down a city street as part of the background...
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Posted in Cooking/Eating, food, Giveaways, mealtimes, Musings on Family, Musings on Giveaways, Reviews, shopping | 17 Comments »

Whining Up Ahead, But I Chose Winners…So All Is Good.

January 17, 2012
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I’m in a race, of sorts. But, I’m not sure where I am going. Every feel like every day you are really simply racing from Point A to Point B with a pit stop at Point C before heading back home at some point? A rat race, of sorts. Mornings start later than usual....
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Reminiscing About a Tartan Holdall

January 14, 2012
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Reminiscing About a Tartan Holdall

As a little kid, we traveled five or more times a year. Some trips were short to moderate car rides. Other trips were transatlantic flights. There was one constant on all our family trips. My mother’s tartan holdall. The bag was dark blue with a green and black checkered pattern. Tartan. Does anyone use the...
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