Author Francine L. Trevens and Illustrator Maggie Cousins created Pixie Tales, Elfin Tales and Fairy Tales Too with the hope that it would “delight and inform our youngsters about kindness, bullying, the loss of forest lands, the double-parent family, prejudice and many other facts they face in their own lives. These books are well written and have some beautiful illustrations. Each book contains several small stories. They take to you on a journey to a magical land with mythical creatures. Read more [...]

Chores are an important part of kids lives - they can teach kids to help out around the house, take care of themselves. In turn, proving an allowance can teach kids about saving, spending and budgeting money. It can be a hassle to keep track of which chores your child has done and how much they have earned. My Job Chart is an online tool that allows you to create a chore chart for your children or even for your entire family. When you create an account (which is completely free!) you Read more [...]

Dog Gone Jerky makes treats for Healthy & Happy Dogs. Their products are made in the USA with USDA approved meats, and are made in a human manufacturing facility. What does that mean? It means these wonderful treats are made in a facility that makes people food, not pet food. Dog Gone Jerky treats only have two ingredients- 100% REAL meat and sea salt (less than 1%). Dog Gone Jerky comes in 4 flavors- Hand Carved Chicken, Premium Beef, Gourmet Beef, and Real Meat- Pork. I explained to Read more [...]

  Did you know that October is Fire Prevention Month? I had no idea! According to First Alert, 79% of Americans have a home escape plan in case of emergency; however, 51% have never practiced it. Of the families that have practiced, 29% say that they have only practiced it once. We would be part of the 51%. We just started talking to our kids (almost 3 and 5) about what to do in an Emergency. I didn't know how to balance education and the seriousness of the situation without scaring them. Read more [...]

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 The Comforts of Home by Jodi Thomas is a wonderfully written story about a group of people who live in the town of Harmony, Texas.   Each an every citizen in this small town is faced with a myriad of challenges and things that they want to accomplish.  There is the funeral director Tyler Wright who desperately want to take his relationship with Major Katie Cummings to the next level but doesn't know how to do it without driving her away.  And Reagan Truman who is taking care of her foster Read more [...]

*Warning, links in this post head to an adult store. As most everyone knows by now, October is breast cancer awareness month. Pink ribbons, pins and t shirts are everywhere and lots of products at the store have pink on them and donate a portion of the products proceeds to the cause. The grocery store isn't the only place you can spend money to help benefit those with breast cancer. Edenfantasys has gotten on board with the cause and is offering to send a portion of proceeds gained on their pink Read more [...]

I was 18 when I changed over to a new dentist who asked me why I never had braces in middle school or high school. Until then, I had no idea that I had ever needed braces. Turns out, I have a crossbite which could be fixed by braces. Aside from the crossbite, my teeth are just kinda crooked in general. It doesn't cause problems with biting or chewing, but I could stand to get some cosmetic dentistry done. Couldn't most people? If I lived in new york I'd definitely check out cosmetic dentistry nyc . Read more [...]

This weekend, october 22nd and 23rd if you head to walmart or toys r us and purchase a glow crazy distance doodler, be sure to save the reciept, UPC from the box and shipping form (go here to get it) and they'll send you a free glow glove! Send the reciept, form and UPC to Glow Crazy, 150 Elm Street, East Aurora, NY 14052.  Entries must be received by 11/22/2011 Read more [...]

When I have problems with an item I purchase, I typically just let it go. It rarely crosses my mind to contact customer service. Today I was reminded that it's worth a call, or email to the company sometimes. I won a mamaroo plush back in June or July, and was excited to give it to my friend who is due to have a baby any day now. Seems how she hasn't had the baby yet, she didn't set the mamaroo plush up until a couple of weeks ago. When she set it up she found that the cord had a short in it. Read more [...]