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Review: Zhu Zhu Pets

November 16, 2009
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Review: Zhu Zhu Pets

When I agreed to do a Zhu Zhu Pets party for my daughter’s birthday, I had no idea how huge the ZhuZhu pets craze would be. In fact, I had not even heard of the toys when I signed up. The toys were actually called something else back in the summer — “Go Go Pets.”...
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Review & Giveaway: Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt — My Blog Anniversary

November 9, 2009
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Review & Giveaway: Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt — My Blog Anniversary

Things that make me say “Ohm.” - when my teen is giving me the rolled eyes. - when my preteen can’t locate the thing I just handed her a minute ago. - when my kid runs around my dining room with a light saber AND a ninja sword. So during my day I have...
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Posted in Daily Routine, family fun, family strife, Giveaways, Moms, Musings from Me, Musings on Family, Musings on Giveaways, prizes, Reviews, sports | 80 Comments »

You Smell Like Grandma’s House

November 9, 2009
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You Smell Like Grandma’s House

We have a joke in the Musings from Me house that my MIL is so intent on keeping the kids clean that she puts the kids in the washing machine. Disclaimer: I only joke about this with my preteen and teen…don’t want to the kid to get any ideas! It is not unheard of for...
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Posted in English Memories, Family, family fun, holiday, holidays, memories, Moms, Musings on Family | 4 Comments »

Musings on Dinners as a Family

November 2, 2009
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Musings on Dinners as a Family

Eating dinner as a family is becoming a thing of the past! Well, that statement might be a little extreme, but in our family we do struggle to eat together. We do the: - eating two dinners — one before and one after the activitiy - feeding one child ahead of the other children...
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Posted in Family, family fun, family strife, food, home, mealtimes, Musings from Me, Musings on Family, organization | No Comments »

Review & Giveaway: Care Bears Tell-Tale Tummies

November 1, 2009
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Review & Giveaway: Care Bears Tell-Tale Tummies

 Care Bears have always been a favorite in our house. I was excited to receive the Care Bears Tell-Tale Tummies to review. We have a cute set of assorted Care Bears…St. Patrick’s Day, USA Flag, etc. I smile when I see one of the Care bears peeking out of the toy box. From the...
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Posted in Children, Entertainment, family fun, Giveaways, Kids, Movies, Musings on Giveaways | 15 Comments »

I’m Blabbing About Halloween Costumes over at BlogHer

October 27, 2009
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If you follow me on twitter… If you read my blog… If you have met me at a blogging conference or tweetup… If you are my friend on Facebook… If you know me in real life… You know that I write here about Preteens and here about raising kids int he DC Metro area. But,...
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Posted in Children, Clothing, Family, family fun, Halloween, holiday, holidays, Kids, preteen, Preteens, shopping, teen years, Teens | 2 Comments »

Style Savvy for Nintendo DS

October 27, 2009
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Style Savvy for Nintendo DS

My daughters love the Nintendo DS. It was the top item on my preteen’s christmas list a year or two ago. The teen couldn’t keep her hands off her sister’s DS, so she got one for Christmas the next year. The kid was about 4 the year he got a handheld game. No, I...
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It’s About Time We Saw Disney on Ice!

October 26, 2009
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It’s About Time We Saw Disney on Ice!

  Some observations about Disney on Ice: - I am grateful for the free tickets from MomCentral. - I love being a local and online promoter of Disney on Ice. - I saw the tweets of my winner — she had a great time with her family. This makes me happy! - I WISH...
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Review & Giveaway: Mad Monster Party

October 26, 2009
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Review & Giveaway: Mad Monster Party

In the category of “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” a couple of years ago we finally admitted that we are a TV viewing family. Why was this such a revelation? Well, our TV died, and a new TV was needed. My husband — Coach Dad — had only a short time to...
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Posted in Family, family fun, Giveaways, Movies, Musings on Giveaways, Reviews | 55 Comments »

Review: Sweets ‘n’ Treats by Tracey Singer

October 20, 2009
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Review: Sweets ‘n’ Treats by Tracey Singer

Have you heard about Sweets ‘n’ Treats? I’m always on the look out for children’s music that I can listen to. It seems that so often, the music kids listen to is for want of a better word — sugary. For me sugary = turn the CD off now! But as you know kids...
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