Halloween Treats from Oriental Trading
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Halloween Treats from Oriental Trading

I am one of those Moms who loves to give out treats (favor bags are my favorite). However I try to avoid candy and like give functional or themed items.  Sure Halloween is full of candy, but knowing that most give out candy, I love to do treats.  As a teacher, and realizing the rise…

Day Out With Thomas in Strasburg, PA
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Day Out With Thomas in Strasburg, PA

This was the fifth Day Out With Thomas my son Jack attended, his second at Strasburg Rail Road.  Our first year my family rode on Percy, great extra ride (not available at all locations). We arrived 3 hours before our ride, giving us plenty of time to do all the activities, shopping and rides Strasburg…

Healthy Winter Tactics with VICKS
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Healthy Winter Tactics with VICKS

With the cooler weathers approaching, how do you keep your kids healthy?  What about once they are sick, what do you use?  We have always been VICKS® fans in my house. At a recent event I was able to check out new products they have out perfect for kids and their families. These are FIVE items we…

Conair Quick Twist Review
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Conair Quick Twist Review

Ponytails, headbands, pigtails and barrettes, these are our go to hairstyles in this house.  And honestly, it gets boring.  I can manage a braid if my hands don’t hurt too much (the joys of getting older).  Conair Quick Twist entered our lives at just the right time.  With school starting, Quick Twist has made hair styles…

Philips AVENT Toddler Cups
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Philips AVENT Toddler Cups

Yup! You read the title right! Philips AVENT has come out with Toddler Cups! Toddler cups are the bane of my existance!  I spend more time cleaning up leaks from them and reassembling them than I think my daughter spends drinking from them.  So when I was asked to review Philips AVENT‘s new Toddler cups, I…

Chevy Tahoe the Mom SUV
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Chevy Tahoe the Mom SUV

One question that almost always pops up when a family is about to expand, what type of car do you have/like/want.  I see it all the time on personal Facebook pages and in groups.   I know I have thought about it, asked and answered these posts.  Test drives, car rentals are just some ways…

Delta Children’s Furniture Show Room, and Review
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Delta Children’s Furniture Show Room, and Review

You know what parenting trend I just can’t stand?  Expensive kids furniture!  Well, maybe it’s not so much that I can’t stand it but that I just don’t understand it.  I have tons of Mom friends who run off to buy a crib or register for one at Pottery Barn Kids, Land of Nod or…

February 13th “Valentine’s For Dogs” Day
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February 13th “Valentine’s For Dogs” Day

This year, let’s celebrate our wonderful animal companions by making February 13th Valentine’s For Dogs Day.  Want to see other people celebrating?  Check out  #valentinesfordogs for tons of doggie loving.  We recently brought home a second dog- Tod a Boykin, or “little brown dog” as the breed is also known as.  Between him and Copper- the English…