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Can you imagine not being a mom? Shot@Life + Giveaways

May 8, 2013 Living

Disclosure – Giveaways donated to show appreciation and will be selected via random.org Link up, comment and share with Sisters From Another Mister and 20 awesome bloggers Making a difference May 8th thro May 18th CAN YOU IMAGINE NOT BEING A MOM? When Nicole asked me to be a part of this campaign it [...]

Tagged as: causes, donation, giveaway, global, health, kids

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Link up to give every child a shot@life

April 29, 2013 Living

In case you were unaware, this week is World Immunization week, the perfect time to talk about the importance of global vaccinations. Nicole of Sisters From Another Mister, together with shot@life and the United Nations Foundation are very happy to announce a link up to share our stories about motherhood. A Mothers day meme link [...]

Tagged as: blogging, causes, donation, health, kids, moms, parenting

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Kid’s Corner Windows Phone Day 4

April 8, 2013 Reviews & Giveaways

Disclosure: I was provided this phone from the Windows Phone team to test out. Opinions are my own, as always. If you missed the previous days, you can find them here: Life with a Windows Phone Day 1 – Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone Day 2 – The Apps Talking on the Windows Phone Day 3 [...]

Tagged as: apps, kids, parenting, review, smartphone, windows phone

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Windows 8 Apps for Preschoolers

March 26, 2013 Reviews & Giveaways

Disclosure: I am a member of the Windows Champions team and the Microsoft Surface Ambassadors which provides me certain benefits. The opinions are totally my own. I have not been compensated to write about or review these apps. Windows 8 is the operating system I use on my computers and Surface tablet now as you [...]

Tagged as: apps, education, game apps, kids, review, Surface, Windows 8, Windows Apps, WindowsChampions

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Old Cartoons Throwback Thursday

March 21, 2013 Living

This week for Throwback Thursday I thought I would talk about cartoons from back in the day. When I was a little girl in the 70s and 80s we would wake up on Saturday morning, while our parents slept in (if they were lucky), make a bowl of some deliciously sugary fun cereal, and head [...]

Tagged as: kids, meme, memory lane, Throwback Thursday, tv

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Musical Toy Gifts for Toddlers

December 16, 2012 Reviews & Giveaways

Since my nephew Colby still can’t read, I think I am okay sharing these toys I have for him for Christmas. One of his little friends has this B. Woofer Hound Dog Guitar and Colby loves it. I told his mom I would get this for him then so he would have his own. It [...]

Tagged as: 2012 Gift Guide, gift ideas, kids, music, toys

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Resources to help adults and kids deal with tragedy

December 14, 2012 Living

(added after original post went up) This is what I do in situations like this. I try to be helpful as much as I can in ways that I know how. For today with this shooting, that means that I have tried to find some resources to help parents help their children who have heard/read/seen [...]

Tagged as: kids, mental health, parenting, teens

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Holiday Wish Lists and the Virtual Piggy Twitter Party

December 12, 2012 Tech

As a child we scoured those big thick catalogs and circled all the items we wished for to share with friends and family. We did this every year in November at our monthly family get together and I just loved it. Our family patterns changed over the years though and of course I don’t even [...]

Tagged as: gift ideas, kids, prize, shopping, twitter party

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Keeping Kids Safe on Their Devices

November 26, 2012 Tech

A useful infographic for you – this one with easy ways to help keep your kids safe with their new devices they may be receiving this holiday season. Think about these ideas and write a simple agreement with the specifics (for each child) and have them sign it with you. Make sure you review the [...]

Tagged as: #VZWBuzz, iphone, kids, parenting, safety, smartphone, tablet, technology, teens, Verizon, windows phone

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Fabulous Indoor Sleeping Bags (plus giveaway and coupon code)

November 1, 2012 Reviews & Giveaways

When I was young I loved sleepovers! I stayed at friends or family members homes often. While a few places I stayed had an extra bed that I could use, most of them time all of us just used sleeping bags on the floor. We all loved having our own “space” on the floor and [...]

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