Happy Heart Day!

Laurel in Hospital After Open Heart Surgery Tetralogy of Fallot

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 2, 2009 It was on this day two years ago, that my youngest child went under the knife. Laurel, now two, had open heart surgery to correct a heart defect that she was born with called Tetralogy of Fallot. The second that she was rolled into surgery, I felt as if [...]

Sprout’s Wigglemania Photo Contest

To celebrate The Wiggles moving to Sprout, we want your preschooler to show us their most excited and outrageous wiggly face! Submit a photo for a chance to win some great prizes! Between September 10, 2009 and October 14, 2009, your photo entry will be eligible to receive votes from your fellow Facebook friends! Each [...]

Clean Up is a Breeze with the Frigidaire Gallery Series

Frigidaire Refrigerator Stainless Steel Gallery Series

If you have been following my blog, then you know that the beautiful thing pictured on the left joined our family in June. We love it. We traded in our ten-year old Frigidaire for this stainless steel beauty. Sometimes people shy away from stainless steel because of fingerprints and smudges. If you have small children, [...]

NHTSA National Child Passenger Safety Week

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Did you know that 3 out of 4 carseats are not installed as they should be, keeping the children who use them from being as safe and secure as possible? NHTSA’s (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Child Passenger Safety Week, which kicks off on Saturday, September 12th with “Seat Check Saturday” is your chance to [...]

Lands’ End FeelGood Twitter Party: Helping the Homeless, Giveaways and Fun!

Lands' End Feel Good Sweater

Join Lands’ End and Vickie Howell, host of TV’s Knitty Gritty, for a Twitter Party to celebrate the kick-off the FeelGood Campaign! This initiative is a terrific way to shop and feel good about giving to homeless individuals and families across the country. For every Lands’ End FeelGood sweater purchased, the company will donate signature [...]

Win a T-Mobile Samsung T119 Cellphone

Here is your chance to win a brand new T-Mobile cellphone, the Samsung SGH-t119. I won this at BlogHer and since I don’t have T-Mobile service, I am giving it away to one lucky reader. The phone is brand new, in the box. The box has been opened and every is in there. Headphones, wall [...]

Walt Disney World® Moms Panel: What’s It All About?

Walt Disney World Moms Panel 2010

Let’s face it: With more than 20 Resort hotels, four Theme Parks, two Water Parks, shopping, dining, entertainment and more, Walt Disney World® Resort can leave some visitors feeling a bit overwhelmed. That’s why we’ve created the Walt Disney World Moms Panel, an online forum of vacation advisors made up of everyday people who will [...]

Lunch Note Promise Campaign & Twitter Party from Lunchables

Lunchables Lunch Note Promise Campaign

Can you make the Promise to make a big difference? What’s the Lunch Note Promise campaign, brought to you by Lunchables, about? Giving kids what they need to help them do their best. All we need from you is a promise to give a lunch note to your kids. It can be about anything-like some [...]

Who She Was Before She Was Babushka

Babushka

Her name  is Maria and she is from the Ukraine. When she was 16, she spent some time in a concentration camp. A long time in a concentration camp. Her life was spared because she knew three languages and she was heavily utilized as an interpreter. She lost many friends and some relatives in this [...]

Have You Tried the NEW Weight Watchers Community?

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Have you heard about the NEW Weight Watchers Community? The Weight Watchers Community is a new social networking resource that’s FREE, open-to-everyone and offers Weight Watchers enthusiasts ways to share, learn and get motivated to live a healthier lifestyle. We’d love to have you join the Community! There, you can create unique profiles, customize them [...]