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Snow Day Treat with Weis Markets

Weis Markets

Let me spin you a tale of grocery shopping. I was eager to have the opportunity to explore one of our local Weis Markets to see if they had gotten any better in terms of being competitive with the other chains in our area. (For the short version, see my picture story on Google+) Before… read more »

Marzetti Simply Dressed

Have you ever checked the ingredients on your favorite salad dressing? Are they good for you, or do they defeat the purpose of eating a salad in the first place? I think you’ll find that a lot of dressings defeat the purpose of eating the salad in the first place. As an avid label reader,… read more »

SendCheer with Cheerios

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You saw my previous post about how the military needs your support right now. General support is waning. Cheerios and the USO have made it super easy for you to send a message to a military family with the sendCheer campaign. All you have to do is buy a specially marked package of Cheerios (I… read more »

ThinkFun Games Make Great Gifts

My family has been a fan of the ThinkFun games since before they were more mainstream. I found Zingo! online about 5 or 6 years ago for our oldest son for Christmas. This came about as my brain was tired of Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, and the typical preschool board game fare. Zingo has been… read more »

Adult Acne with Proactiv

I had acne as a teen. It was always something that bothered me about my appearance, and I wore make up every day in school to try and cover it. I lived with the hope hat maybe it would go away once I was an adult. Enter adulthood. I was happy to get a reprieve… read more »

The Heelys He Always Wanted

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Zach has wanted a pair of Heelys since they came out. Every time they’re on TV, or he sees them on another kid, or he sees them in a shoe store, he’s reminded he wants a pair. It’s been years. The mean ol’ mom I am, I have refused. I just could not justify the… read more »

I Scream, You Scream

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July is National Ice Cream month. Did you head over to your nearest Walmart on July 2, 2011 for your free sample of Nestle Lil Drums at The  Walmart Ice Cream Social Event? I went, and even took my family with me. The kids were especially excited at the prospect of getting ice cream before… read more »

How To Make Name Art

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I had the opportunity to choose some stickers from StickerYou to try. I couldn’t decide at first what to try. They have labels, food labels, and all kinds of cool stickers. I finally settled on some vinyl letters to make some name art for the boys. This is how Aaron’s went down. 1. I ordered… read more »

Learning to Ride – Sensory Style

boot scoot balance bike

Neither of my boys have been keen on riding a bike. It’s been a source of contention with the pediatrician and I over the last couple years. I honestly think that quite frankly we have bigger fish to fry with the whole autism thing going. Sure, I’d love for my boys to ride bikes like… read more »

Military News Roundup June 5, 2011

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-Taste of Home is donating 10 cents (up to $100,000) per click on their new Flag Cake recipe to the USO. The money will be used for military members to call home. Some interesting points: 10 cents equals 2 minutes of talk time. $1 equals 20 minutes of talk time. Promotion ends July 4, 2011… read more »