Category Archives: Life & Family

Backyard Spring Picnic and the Bad Aliens!

Thanks to everyone who made it to our Backyard Discovery Spring Picnic! The weather threatened [...]

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McDonald’s Recall: 12 Million Shrek Glasses Contain Cadmium

My son wanted the Shrek glasses from McDonald’s so bad, now I’m glad I didn’t [...]

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My kids are the best explorers

It’s the beginning of Summer Break and I’m already wondering what we are going to [...]

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Go get your children to watch this kid-friendly animal video

Why is it that this bear can perform this human trick better than me, and [...]

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Are kids safe on home playgrounds?

Backyard playgrounds can be the best part of summer for kids! My kids their [...]

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Woman Gives Birth While Behind The Wheel Driving 70mph

I’ve heard of ladies not making it to the hospital in time and giving birth [...]

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Pravana Naturceuticals Beach Wave Control Mist Review

any mom, there are many days when I do not have time to blow [...]

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Get groovy “green” prizes from The Ultimate Green Store and The Family Groove at Playdates

Going Green has never been so much fun! The Family Grove sent us an impressive [...]

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Kids ages 3-10 play well together on Backyard Discovery Playset

With the cold Spring we’ve had, we still have not yet planted grass seed. We [...]

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Donate your hair & hosiery to Clean up the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

The Gulf Coast Oil Spill is an overwhelming situation. It doesn’t seem like there is [...]

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Our Favorite Mother’s Day Video

OK, this ‘viral’ web video is 3 years old, has already had 8 Million views, [...]

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Best Station Wagons (Mommy Mobiles) of All Time

The Station Wagon is an intrepid mommy mobile- and it has been for many, many [...]

Take your kids outside so they can sleep at night

In March, we moved out of the city and into the ‘country’ next to the [...]

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Why does my kid need to be in a booster seat now?

New booster seat laws across the nation are in place to keep our kids safer. [...]

A Lemony Scent makes people behave- maybe kids too?

I just read this interesting article about Windex. Research shows that if a room is [...]

Just Jen Sparkling, Customized Shirts for Mother’s Day

When I came across Just Jen, I instantly knew I had to have one of [...]

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