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This is a sponsored post. I am a Sears blogger, though all opinions are my own. Is it just me or do you like to do a bit of shopping once the weather gets nicer? After a winter hunkered down at home or bundled under layers, spring is a welcome respite from...
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One minute we were an entirely “video game free” home and the next minute we seemed to have a game systems in every room of our home. How did it happen? And I’m not talking about small electronic “busy” activity toys. We had a ton of those activity toys that the kids loved. I’m...
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Once upon a time I volunteered in the church nursery. I helped another mom wrangle the one- through four-year-olds while their parents were at church. I thought that looking after little ones would be easy, especially since I looked after my own little ones at home. I only volunteered once every month or so,...
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The last couple of years our NYE plans have been low key. Staying at home. Eating snacks. Playing games. Watching TV. Celebrating the ball drop. Sipping sparkling cider. Shooting off party poppers. Nothing elaborate, but just what we like…good, low key, seizing family time fun. My children are not old enough to have plans...
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As a child, I had perhaps one Christmas where I didn’t get the present I wanted. I was upset, but moved on. I didn’t dwell too heavily as a kid. I quickly forgot about the gift I wanted and happily played with the gifts I received. As an adult, I really don’t need anything....
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![Holiday Gift Guide: Bake Up Sweet Treats with Baking Products from @Safeway [#Giveaway ends 12/24]](http://www.musingsfromme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Safeway-Baking-Collage-300x300.jpg)
My kids LOVE to bake. They bake for birthdays, holidays, and just because. The older one bakes for friends at school. I don’t know how she carries a tray of cupcakes and her backpack and lunchbox, but she manages somehow. She likes sharing what she bakes with her friends. Two weekends ago, my son...
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![Holiday Gift Guide: Get Moving with Sesame Street TV Kinect #seizingfamilytime #giftguide [Giveaway ends 12/20]](http://www.musingsfromme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Kinect-Sesame-Street-TV-300x300.jpg)
Many of you reading this post probably rarely sit with your toddler at the family desktop or laptop computer. Your toddler might play a game on your phone or tablet or even on the TV with a game system. You are beside them helping them when they got stuck. Cheering when they play a...
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![Holiday Gift Guide: Squeeze a Little Fun in Your Stocking with @GoGosqueeZ #holidaygiftguide [#Giveaway ends 12/20]](http://www.musingsfromme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/GoGoSqueez-300x142.png)
I was chatting with a friend about holiday traditions. I shared that my mother always put my gifts in a pillowcase at the end of my bed. How do I know this? Because I saw the photos! Don’t worry I had long since stopped believing. What is funny, though, is that my parents continued...
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Craft time has always been a fun time in our house. While I am not and have never been the mom who gets down on the floor to play with dolls or cars, I love doing crafts with the kids. My daughter was about 1 when I did my first craft with her. Nothing...
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![Holiday Gift Guide: New from Littlest Pet Shop…Fairies! #holidaygiftguide #toys [#Giveaway ends 12/20]](http://www.musingsfromme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Littlest-Pet-Shop-Fairies.jpg)
My daughter squealed with delight. She was opening her birthday gifts. I could see her face light up. She couldn’t contain her excitement. One of her best friends had given her the perfect gift. What was the gift? The gift was a teeny tiny pet from the Littlest Pet Shop collection. That one toy...
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