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We were recently invited to climb aboard &lt;a href="http://www.millerferry.com/"&gt;Miller Ferry Line&lt;/a&gt;
to travel to Put-in-Bay.&amp;nbsp; It had been
several years since I had been to the island and only ever as a day tripper, so
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island.&amp;nbsp; My husband and I thought it
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There is truly more than enough to keep you busy all through the weekend! &amp;nbsp;(Tip: &amp;nbsp;If you want to avoid the crowds and save some money during their peak season of June-August.. try to go mid-week!)&lt;/div&gt;
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Here are my top 5 picks for your &lt;a href="https://www.millerferry.com/"&gt;Put-In-Bay &amp;nbsp;family island getaway &lt;/a&gt;and for a great weekend with friends or your significant other for an adults only getaway !&lt;/div&gt;
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There is so much to do on a family vacation to PIB!&lt;/div&gt;
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1. &lt;a href="http://www.perryscave.com/public/island_transportation/index.cfm"&gt;Golf cart and bicycle travel&lt;/a&gt; is fun for adults and kids alike. &amp;nbsp;Once you get off the &lt;a href="http://www.millerferry.com/"&gt;Miller Ferry &lt;/a&gt;you will find golf cart rentals from&lt;a href="http://www.perryscave.com/public/island_transportation/index.cfm"&gt; Island Bike and Cart Rental&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;They were really nice and able to get me started out on my Put-In-Bay journey!&lt;/div&gt;
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2. A visit to Put-In-Bay is not complete without a trip to&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nps.gov/pevi/index.htm"&gt;Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial,&lt;/a&gt; which was established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, during the War of 1812, and to celebrate the long-lasting peace between Britain, Canada and the U.S. &amp;nbsp;The incredible view at the top also gives you a view of Canada!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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3. &amp;nbsp;Check out the &lt;a href="http://www.perryscave.com/public/perrys_cave/cave.cfm"&gt;Family Fun Center at Perry's Cave&lt;/a&gt;! &amp;nbsp;They have mini-golf, rock-climbing, gemstone mining, a &lt;a href="http://www.perryscave.com/public/perrys_cave/butterfly.cfm"&gt;serene butterfly house,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.perryscave.com/public/perrys_cave/maze.cfm"&gt;Fort-AMAZE'N&lt;/a&gt; and of course Perry's Cave, which is a wonder of rock formations and a very old ancient spring and new this year is Gotcha Laser Tag.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;4. The &lt;a href="http://www.perryscave.com/public/island_transportation/index.cfm"&gt;Put-In-Bay Tour Train&lt;/a&gt; is a great way to see the island, especially if you did not rent a golf cart and would like to see the island through a more formal guided tour! &amp;nbsp;If your kids are older, check out the &lt;a href="http://putinbaytours.net/"&gt;Segway tours &lt;/a&gt;offered on the island a unique way to get around such a unique place.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;5. &amp;nbsp;Number 5 is sort of a mish/mash of several fun things to do with kids downtown..&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;DeRivera Park is a waterfront park in the center of town with a great playground, across the street is the Candy Bar candy store and Kimberly's&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;carousel&amp;nbsp;is a lot of fun. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;For lunch or dinner, check out the &lt;a href="http://chickenpatio.com/home.html"&gt;Chicken Patio&lt;/a&gt;, which is a family-friendly, classic institution on PIB.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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**If you are staying overnight and looking for additional activities for the kids, check out &lt;a href="http://adventurebayputinbay.com/Play.html"&gt;Adventure Bay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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1. During the day, grab some super-duper, make-your-mouth-water, Lobster Bisque from the&lt;a href="http://www.the-boardwalk.com/pdscms/"&gt; Boardwalk&lt;/a&gt; - you may think its a bit pricy for soup, but trust me - splurge while your on the island and enjoy - you will thank me later ;-)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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2. Close by the &lt;a href="http://www.the-boardwalk.com/pdscms/"&gt;Boardwalk&lt;/a&gt; is the&lt;a href="http://dollerhouse.com/winery.html"&gt; Put-In-Bay winery&lt;/a&gt;, with a great selection of wines and great service! &amp;nbsp;The view is amazing. &amp;nbsp;Purchase a glass and enjoy the lake view from their porch.&lt;/div&gt;
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3. Check out dinner at &lt;a href="http://thekeyspib.com/"&gt;the Keys&lt;/a&gt;, where you can find the Nagoya Sushi restaurant and they have a wonderful lakeside location with some welcoming adirondack chairs and cozy fire at night . &amp;nbsp;If you are looking for a place to cool off during the day, this is also a great spot to be. &amp;nbsp;They have mist fans and lots of frozen libations at their Fat Tuesday bar downstairs to help all your cares wane away (at least while you're on the island ;-) )&lt;/div&gt;
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4. Pub crawling at PIB is tradition, ney, an institution. &amp;nbsp;Even if you aren't much of a wine or beer enthusiast, the atmosphere is light-hearted and each tavern has its own theme and entertainment throughout the week. &amp;nbsp;You can go from Blues to Rock to Country Bands to Dueling Piano's to DJs and even&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://hooligan%27s%20irish%20pub/"&gt;Bag Pipes&lt;/a&gt; or find a spot at an outdoor bar with the sand under your feet and swings instead of barstools! &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.millerferry.com/attractions/put-in-bay/entertainment.html"&gt;Click here for a list of local restaurant and watering holes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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5. For a post-pub crawl &amp;nbsp;(or should I say PIB crawl? ) treat, grab a pizza at the &lt;a href="http://putinbaybrewery.com/"&gt;Put-In-Bay Brewing Company&lt;/a&gt; (which has some great beers to try if you like craft brews!)&lt;/div&gt;
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TIP: These are just the top 5 I discovered on my weekend there...there is so much more to do, see, enjoy and savour which I hope to discover on my next trip there!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/QUS-nVmwE6Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/6841608178651909979/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/06/plan-your-midwest-island-getaway.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/6841608178651909979?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/6841608178651909979?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/QUS-nVmwE6Y/plan-your-midwest-island-getaway.html" title="Plan your Midwest Island Getaway!" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wq2iMUCIRxI/Ub__v6GV0xI/AAAAAAAAA3w/mpHxguhJdW0/s72-c/IMG_1935.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/06/plan-your-midwest-island-getaway.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkcNSXg4eyp7ImA9WhFTGUo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-5976714249302742257</id><published>2013-06-11T15:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-06-11T15:14:58.633-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-06-11T15:14:58.633-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Giveaways" /><title>Giveaway: Enter the Stars and Stripes Photo Contest from Little Golden Records!</title><content type="html">&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: cambria; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"&gt;Show Us Your Stars &amp;amp; Stripes! Here on the &lt;a href="http://littlegoldenrecords.com/"&gt;Golden Records Playground&lt;/a&gt; we are all about making timeless, classic memories with our Golden 
friends and families. Show us what that means to you by uploading to any of the 
Golden Records channels how you and your family show your stars and 
stripes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cd2V-oNxIu4/Ubd0hd6Z0zI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/yxLrjOp0_oU/s1600/littlegoldenrecords+patriotic+songs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="198" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cd2V-oNxIu4/Ubd0hd6Z0zI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/yxLrjOp0_oU/s200/littlegoldenrecords+patriotic+songs.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"&gt;Step 1: Follow @LittleGoldenRecords on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/LittleGoldenRecords"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and 
@GoldenRecords on&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GoldenRecords"&gt; Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/goldenrecords/"&gt; Pinterest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"&gt;Step 2: Submit your photo and a short description of how you 
and your family show your stars and stripes to the Golden Records channel of 
your choice &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"&gt;Step 3: Be sure to tag @LittleGoldenRecords on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/LittleGoldenRecords"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and 
@GoldenRecords on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GoldenRecords"&gt;Twitter &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/goldenrecords/"&gt;Pinterest&lt;/a&gt; including #goldenstarsandstripes so we 
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&lt;span style="color: #fb0007;"&gt;Stars and Stripes Photo Contest Rules&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"&gt;For photo contest, you must post your photos on the &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/LittleGoldenRecords"&gt;Golden Records Facebook Page&lt;/a&gt; and/or their pinboard from now until Monday July 1st. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;Winners will be announced Thursday, July 4.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;More about Little Golden Records!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;Website:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://littlegoldenrecords.com/" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"&gt;http://littlegoldenrecords.com&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;Free Music Here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/LittleGoldenRecords" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/LittleGoldenRecords&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;Twitter:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GoldenRecords" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"&gt;https://twitter.com/#!/GoldenRecords&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;YouTube:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/goldenrecords" style="color: maroon;"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/goldenrecords&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"&gt;Pinterest:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/goldenrecords" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"&gt;http://pinterest.com/goldenrecords&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"&gt;Golden Friends Email Sign Up: &lt;a href="http://eepurl.com/pbTJP" style="color: maroon;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #813b5f;"&gt;http://eepurl.com/pbTJP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/gbDFv2oeB7s" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/5976714249302742257/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/06/giveaway-enter-stars-and-stripes-photo.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/5976714249302742257?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/5976714249302742257?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/gbDFv2oeB7s/giveaway-enter-stars-and-stripes-photo.html" title="Giveaway: Enter the Stars and Stripes Photo Contest from Little Golden Records!" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cd2V-oNxIu4/Ubd0hd6Z0zI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/yxLrjOp0_oU/s72-c/littlegoldenrecords+patriotic+songs.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/06/giveaway-enter-stars-and-stripes-photo.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkAERnk7fyp7ImA9WhFSFEU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-7644912297973111807</id><published>2013-06-10T23:39:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2013-06-17T10:51:47.707-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-06-17T10:51:47.707-04:00</app:edited><title>Save $200 on your Baby's Blood Cord Banking with Maze Laboratories</title><content type="html">To bank or not to bank your babies blood cord....&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mazelabs.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="60" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NIJEgucZSE4/T2iitFR94sI/AAAAAAAAAPI/xI7KZ6arM00/s320/mazecordblood.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is a REALLY tough decision. &amp;nbsp;I literally made my decision and &amp;nbsp;received my the kit to take to the hospital just 3 days before my daughter was born.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I research many options. &amp;nbsp;Some were really expensive and then some had courier fees and some did not, some included other services or free tissue banking.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For some reason it all seemed so overwhelming that I just wanted to me done with everything and forget it. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Until...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I came across &lt;a href="http://www.mazelabs.com/"&gt;M.A.Z.E.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When you call you talk to a real person at the company and they work with you to make sure that all your questions get answered and help you to get your kit as quickly as possible (especially if you are about ready to pop, just like I was!)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Good news just got better...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mention "Valerie Hoffman" when you are&lt;a href="http://www.mazelabs.com/"&gt; registering in the discount code box&lt;/a&gt; and you will get an extra $200 off your blood cord banking package!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/v89Y9n5eMUM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/7644912297973111807/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/06/save-200-on-your-babys-blood-cord.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/7644912297973111807?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/7644912297973111807?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/v89Y9n5eMUM/save-200-on-your-babys-blood-cord.html" title="Save $200 on your Baby&amp;#39;s Blood Cord Banking with Maze Laboratories" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NIJEgucZSE4/T2iitFR94sI/AAAAAAAAAPI/xI7KZ6arM00/s72-c/mazecordblood.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/06/save-200-on-your-babys-blood-cord.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DkECR3o8eCp7ImA9WhFTFEk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-2577098491790488920</id><published>2013-06-05T10:34:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-06-05T11:04:26.470-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-06-05T11:04:26.470-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Something gets broke chronicles" /><title>The something gets broke everyday chronicles</title><content type="html">Every day something it's broke our house I decided to finally take the time and document each day the thing that we have to throw away so when my children are older they will understand my sensitivity to things getting broke. &lt;br&gt;
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Today's item is...&lt;div&gt;The cat food dish !&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How did this happen?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;My daughter called the spice rack that I have on the shelf down and broke the dish when they landed on it.. Of course two things I just given the cat fast food (eew)  and I just swept the floor... &lt;br&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDWARZQCYWY/UagtFtmIGgI/AAAAAAAAA2k/RhDaixZ8ofo/s1600/frustrated-mom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDWARZQCYWY/UagtFtmIGgI/AAAAAAAAA2k/RhDaixZ8ofo/s320/frustrated-mom.jpg" width="213" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ever feel like this mom?&lt;br /&gt;
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I do.&amp;nbsp; Alot.&amp;nbsp; But then I look at my friends who have kids that are older and don't "need" mom as much and I am reminded that while it can drive you insane at times, its good to be needed.&lt;br /&gt;
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Then I look at my friends who don't have children and while I remember that time in my life&amp;nbsp;with fond memories, it also seems sort of "empty" compared to my life now.&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, my house is now generally a mess and, really, why did I bother to mop that floor just to have another spill (and yes, even poop from time to time) making a mess on my crowning achievement of cleaning from the last hour?&lt;br /&gt;
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Kids do alot.&amp;nbsp; They bring out the worst in you and they also bring out the best.&amp;nbsp; Nowhere else in the world will I get better smooches and hugs than from my son.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;And no one&amp;nbsp;else in the world loves my horrible singing as much as my daughter.&lt;br /&gt;
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So the next time you are falling apart at the seams, at the end of your rope or feeling like mom fail of the year....Take heart that we all take a turn and worrying about these sort of things is exactly what makes you a great mom!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/22xt1zC3ELo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/1193053258731971519/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/05/ever-feel-like-this-mom.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/1193053258731971519?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/1193053258731971519?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/22xt1zC3ELo/ever-feel-like-this-mom.html" title="Ever feel like this mom?" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDWARZQCYWY/UagtFtmIGgI/AAAAAAAAA2k/RhDaixZ8ofo/s72-c/frustrated-mom.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/05/ever-feel-like-this-mom.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DE8MSH48eip7ImA9WhBbF0o.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-2201675095902316596</id><published>2013-05-17T03:47:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-17T03:48:09.072-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-17T03:48:09.072-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Giveaways" /><title>Win a Free Chick-Fil-A #Freshmade Salad</title><content type="html">Chick-fil-A is helping you make today #FreshMade, by creating new menu options 
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I love banana and [dark] chocolate chip pancakes. &amp;nbsp;Here is why:&lt;br /&gt;
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Balance of sweet of the chocolate, (and if you use dark chocolate chips, it will also be more bitter and a better compliment to the flavor of the banana, if you ask me.&lt;br /&gt;
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Make the pancake batter as you normally would.&lt;br /&gt;
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Slice a Banana into 4 long quarters and slice width-wise.&lt;br /&gt;
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Add dark chocolate chips. &amp;nbsp;Stir until banas and chocolate chips are distributed in the pancake batter&lt;br /&gt;
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Test a griddle by using a few drops of water. If the water sizzles... the griddle is hot enough...test a small bit of batter to see if its too hot. &amp;nbsp;(Usually Med-Med/High is the way to go)&lt;br /&gt;
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Use with REAL warmed maple syrup and add a few banana slices on top.&lt;br /&gt;
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Voila! &amp;nbsp;Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;
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How can you join in on the 
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You can FOLLOW the crayons on their adventure, LEARN more about each color 
and enter to WIN a trip for 4 to celebrate their birthday and the Grand Opening 
of the all new Crayola Experience this coming May, 2013!&lt;br /&gt;
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Visit the Crayola &lt;a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001aR8mYrKO1g1nIU8rPK9FPIOsXOmhPGzT84FZNfRXJFoXG8VIAsCW9jKK7lH9evtxuu68IhAWUJkH8oywEXpQOwXgI5gPU4I05RGxIUcoF4_Jisg2vhTb5g==" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on"&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; and 
click "enter now" for your chance to be first in line when the Crayola 
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The new Crayola Experience 
features four floors of new interactive exhibits and one-of-a-kind attractions 
that will bring the magic of color and your child's creativity to life!&lt;br /&gt;
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The 
winner will be among the first to experience the fun, along with a three- night, 
all-expenses paid stay. It's an experience your kids will never forget - and 
neither will you!&lt;br /&gt;
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Jewelry.com offers this&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.jewelry.com/jewelry/swarovski-crystal-mom-necklace-in-14k-gold-over-bronze/?sku=rcl-p0662pbs" target="_blank"&gt;Swarovski Crystal 14K Gold-Plated Mom Necklace&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;for $49. Coupon code "DEALNEWS04" drops it to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;$19&lt;/strong&gt;. With&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;free shipping!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;It features "MOM" spelled in Swarovski crystals on an 18" chain. Deal ends May 11.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/azbbqmew8_s" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/5688771998043230981/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/swarovski-crystal-gold-mom-necklace.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/5688771998043230981?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/5688771998043230981?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/azbbqmew8_s/swarovski-crystal-gold-mom-necklace.html" title="Swarovski Crystal Gold Mom Necklace:  Deal Pick of the Day" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/swarovski-crystal-gold-mom-necklace.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkEMRXw4cSp7ImA9WhBVE0w.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-7736484542241320876</id><published>2013-04-17T00:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-04-18T14:44:44.239-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-18T14:44:44.239-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pregnancy" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Giveaways" /><title>Pin It to Win It Giveaway from Body After Baby! </title><content type="html">Enter to win this awesome giveaway from Body After Baby...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.mybodyafterbaby.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XxkNEQILCbk/UXA-9GaYC3I/AAAAAAAAAz8/ghp3Jw0ce_4/s1600/BAB_Ad+250x250.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
They are giving away maternity support bands and post recovery baby garments to lucky Pinterest followers!&lt;br /&gt;
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You can follow repin this to enter! &amp;nbsp;Find them online at &lt;a href="http://www.mybodyafterbaby.com/"&gt;http://www.mybodyafterbaby.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;script src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/xeoD-Z6BNNg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/7736484542241320876/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/pin-it-to-win-it-giveaway-from-body.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/7736484542241320876?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/7736484542241320876?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/xeoD-Z6BNNg/pin-it-to-win-it-giveaway-from-body.html" title="Pin It to Win It Giveaway from Body After Baby! " /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XxkNEQILCbk/UXA-9GaYC3I/AAAAAAAAAz8/ghp3Jw0ce_4/s72-c/BAB_Ad+250x250.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/pin-it-to-win-it-giveaway-from-body.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkYMSXg8fyp7ImA9WhBWF04.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-2296382590945620697</id><published>2013-04-11T23:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-04-11T23:43:08.677-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-11T23:43:08.677-04:00</app:edited><title>FDA Approves Drug for Morning Sickness | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing</title><content type="html">&lt;a href="http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/industrynews/2013/102.html"&gt;FDA Approves Drug for Morning Sickness | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;FDA Approves Drug for Morning Sickness&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEAJ3Jd2nHo/UWeClxgGdUI/AAAAAAAAAzo/t8RBRCK3xFM/s1600/morningsickness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="New Drug for Morning Sickness" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEAJ3Jd2nHo/UWeClxgGdUI/AAAAAAAAAzo/t8RBRCK3xFM/s1600/morningsickness.jpg" title="New Drug for Morning Sickness" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;FDA&lt;br /&gt;
04/10/2013&lt;br /&gt;
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Diclegis (doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride) to treat pregnant women experiencing nausea and vomiting.&lt;br /&gt;
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Diclegis is a delayed-release tablet intended for women who have not adequately responded to conservative management of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, such as dietary and lifestyle modifications. These modifications include eating several small meals instead of three large meals, eating bland foods that are low in fat and easy to digest and avoiding smells that can trigger nausea.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Many women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, and sometimes these symptoms are not adequately managed through recommended changes in diet and lifestyle,” said Hylton V. Joffe, M.D., M.M.Sc., director of the Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “Diclegis is now the only FDA-approved treatment for nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy, providing a therapeutic option for pregnant women seeking relief from these symptoms.” &lt;br /&gt;
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Diclegis was studied in 261 women experiencing nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy. Study participants in the clinical trial were at least 18 years old and had been pregnant for at least 7 weeks and up to 14 weeks. Women were randomly assigned to receive two weeks of treatment with Diclegis or a placebo. The study results showed that women taking Diclegis experienced greater improvement in nausea and vomiting than those taking placebo. Additionally, observational (epidemiological) studies have shown that the combination of active ingredients in Diclegis does not pose an increased risk of harm to the fetus.&lt;br /&gt;
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Diclegis is taken daily. Tablets must be taken whole on an empty stomach. The recommended starting dose is two tablets taken at bedtime. If symptoms are not adequately controlled, the dose can be increased to a maximum recommended dose of four tablets daily (one in the morning, one mid-afternoon and two at bedtime).&lt;br /&gt;
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Nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy usually improve after the first trimester. Health care professionals should reassess their patients for continued need for Diclegis as pregnancy progresses.&lt;br /&gt;
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Drowsiness or sleepiness, which can be severe, is the most common side effect reported by women taking Diclegis. Women should avoid using Diclegis when engaging in activities requiring mental alertness, such as driving or operating heavy machinery, until cleared to do so by their health care provider.&lt;br /&gt;
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Diclegis is marketed by Duchesnay Inc., based in Blainville, Québec, Canada.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/KY0cWSYoDhQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/2296382590945620697/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/fda-approves-drug-for-morning-sickness.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/2296382590945620697?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/2296382590945620697?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/KY0cWSYoDhQ/fda-approves-drug-for-morning-sickness.html" title="FDA Approves Drug for Morning Sickness | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEAJ3Jd2nHo/UWeClxgGdUI/AAAAAAAAAzo/t8RBRCK3xFM/s72-c/morningsickness.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/fda-approves-drug-for-morning-sickness.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DkQCRX84eip7ImA9WhBXGEo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-8274774464629295986</id><published>2013-04-01T23:46:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-04-01T23:46:04.132-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-01T23:46:04.132-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Women's Health" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pregnancy" /><title>Study: Hard to Find Good Info on Drug Safety in Pregnancy</title><content type="html">&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.pharmpro.com/news/2013/03/study-hard-find-good-info-drug-safety-pregnancy?et_cid=3137884&amp;amp;et_rid=451504449&amp;amp;linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.pharmpro.com%2fnews%2f2013%2f03%2fstudy-hard-find-good-info-drug-safety-pregnancy" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Drug Safety During Pregnancy" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dgNPb8foT1w/UVpUJxPygfI/AAAAAAAAAzY/mC_WjLKH_O8/s1600/pregnancy-safety-app.png" title="Drug Safety During Pregnancy" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Found an article today that I thought was very interesting and&amp;nbsp;pertinent&amp;nbsp;to the multiple moms-to-be that read this blog.&lt;br /&gt;
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During both of my pregnancies, just the thought of taking a Tylenol scared me (although I still took one every once in awhile). &amp;nbsp;There are so many complex things that we can put into our bodies in this day and age, does the cost ever outweigh the benefit? &lt;br /&gt;
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Here is what a recent study has to say on the matter.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.pharmpro.com/news/2013/03/study-hard-find-good-info-drug-safety-pregnancy#.UVpSPOTcjCs.blogger"&gt;Study: Hard to Find Good Info on Drug Safety in Pregnancy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/UDnwihztvlw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/8274774464629295986/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/study-hard-to-find-good-info-on-drug_1.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/8274774464629295986?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/8274774464629295986?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/UDnwihztvlw/study-hard-to-find-good-info-on-drug_1.html" title="Study: Hard to Find Good Info on Drug Safety in Pregnancy" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dgNPb8foT1w/UVpUJxPygfI/AAAAAAAAAzY/mC_WjLKH_O8/s72-c/pregnancy-safety-app.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/04/study-hard-to-find-good-info-on-drug_1.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0EEQ3w_fCp7ImA9WhBXF0w.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-2893646451092622056</id><published>2013-03-31T02:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-03-31T02:33:22.244-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-03-31T02:33:22.244-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Freebies" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Easter" /><title>Happy Easter!  Free Codes from ProjectMommy.com</title><content type="html">&lt;a href="http://www.catchacharacter.com/affiliates/banners/bunny-300x250-v1-free-demo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://www.catchacharacter.com/affiliates/banners/bunny-300x250-v1-free-demo.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Happy Easter!&lt;br /&gt;
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Here are some one time codes for iCaught the Easter Bunny that might come in handy today!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/UiCox2r2I_Q" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/4398589139257216732/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/03/giveaway-win-3-months-of-home-delivery.html#comment-form" title="4 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/4398589139257216732?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/4398589139257216732?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/UiCox2r2I_Q/giveaway-win-3-months-of-home-delivery.html" title="Giveaway:  Win 3 Months of Home Delivery of Eco-Friendly Products!" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><thr:total>4</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/03/giveaway-win-3-months-of-home-delivery.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEINRnszfSp7ImA9WhBXE0g.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-1058398283671960417</id><published>2013-03-26T23:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-03-26T23:56:37.585-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-03-26T23:56:37.585-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Giveaways" /><title>Giveaway:  iCaught the Easter Bunny!</title><content type="html">&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;For less than $10 anyone can 
be a hero to children by catching the Easter Bunny 'in the act'.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Catch him here 
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;PLUS, &amp;nbsp;Project Mommy is giving away downloads to 5 "lucky bunnies"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;To enter this giveaway:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/ICaughtSantaClaus"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/ICaughtSantaClaus&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~4/0bWgs6sJ6U8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/feeds/1058398283671960417/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/03/giveaway-icaught-easter-bunny.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/1058398283671960417?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5882976458656483232/posts/default/1058398283671960417?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProjectMommy/~3/0bWgs6sJ6U8/giveaway-icaught-easter-bunny.html" title="Giveaway:  iCaught the Easter Bunny!" /><author><name>Valerie Hoffman</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/112651663021652861938</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://www.projectmommy.com/2013/03/giveaway-icaught-easter-bunny.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CU8DSH0yfCp7ImA9WhBQGU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882976458656483232.post-7312873731331968965</id><published>2013-03-21T23:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-03-21T23:44:39.394-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-03-21T23:44:39.394-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Deal Alerts" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vacation planning" /><title>Great Spring and Summer Colorado Vacation Idea</title><content type="html">&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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I have had the chance to test out many different nursing covers during my 2 years of nursing and finally took some time to write down what I have learned to save you from making the same mistakes I did.&lt;br /&gt;
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The first one tested was the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004J4VXYA/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B004J4VXYA&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;The First Years Nursing Wrap&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;This one features a couple standard patterns to choose from&amp;nbsp;and is made of a polyester material which gets very warm for mom and baby inside. &amp;nbsp;What really turned me off from this one is the coverage it provided. a It has a price point about $15. &amp;nbsp;Don't count on using the First Years cover in the summer - the fabric can make it pretty stuffy for your little one (note: &amp;nbsp;the fabric isn't actually a health hazard, just not very comfortable when the weather is warm).&lt;br /&gt;
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The second one we tested was from&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003F6Z3TO/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B003F6Z3TO&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;Udder Covers&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and this one was slightly better in both design and allowed plenty of air for baby. Unfortunately if you are larger than a petite size 8 to 10 or nursing an older baby, the coverage may not be adequate.&lt;br /&gt;
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The total price on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003F6Z3TO/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B003F6Z3TO&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;Udder Covers&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for their "free" cover was $11.95 (which they say is for shipping), This price is probably equivalent to the quality of the product, so it's not necessarily overpriced, but if coverage and keeping your modesty are important then I suggest you invest a little bit more. I was disappointed in the quality of fabric - which was very thin and will NOT work if your nurser is a wiggler. &amp;nbsp;You will likely find yourself getting frustrated, especially as a child gets older and wants to wiggle even more. Would this work great as a cover for pumping milk? Absolutely!&lt;br /&gt;
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If you are looking for well-made, quality nursing cover, then my pick is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MW5EMQ/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B004MW5EMQ&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;The Peanut Shell Nursing Cover&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;from Farallon brands. The fabric is great and holds it shape well. &amp;nbsp;The clasp is actually like a buckle you would find on overalls, making it easy to latch and much more likely to stay in place instead of the loops you find on covers. &lt;br /&gt;
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One of my favorite features of &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MW5EMQ/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B004MW5EMQ&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;The Peanut Shell Nursing Cover&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;are the pockets inside the cover extra storage for teethers, phone, burp cloth, etc. &amp;nbsp;Best of all - it does what a cover should do...keeps your business, well... your business and makes nursing while out and about a lot less stressful. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MW5EMQ/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B004MW5EMQ&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;The Peanut Shell Nursing Cover&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;will run you about $21-$35 depending on where you purchase it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brands that were looked at in the store, but not tested...&lt;br /&gt;
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While comparable in price, we cannot offer a full-review of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040Z3YD6/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B0040Z3YD6&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;Bebe Au Lait Nursing Cover&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00380HKVG/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B00380HKVG&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;Hooter Hiders Nursing Covers.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; We did look at both in person and the fabric and quality for&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040Z3YD6/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B0040Z3YD6&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;Bebe Au Lait Nursing Cover&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;seems to be similar to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MW5EMQ/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B004MW5EMQ&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;The Peanut Shell&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp; however the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00380HKVG/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B00380HKVG&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;tag=projectmommy-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"&gt;Hooter Hiders version&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;seems to be lacking in at somewhat in fabric quality when compared to the previous two, but does feature storage pockets and overall seems to be close to par of the other higher end covers.&lt;br /&gt;
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What are your thought? Are there other covers that you have tried - what did or didn't you like about them? &amp;nbsp;Any other thoughts on the brands in this review?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;It is called &lt;a href="https://www.messmatz.com/"&gt;Mess Matz&lt;/a&gt; and we had a chance to talk with its inventor and father of 2, Ted Robertson.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eY1F7aFDjuc/UTZKXjHc5JI/AAAAAAAAAys/Vfdjjcvp6lk/s1600/IMG_1116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eY1F7aFDjuc/UTZKXjHc5JI/AAAAAAAAAys/Vfdjjcvp6lk/s320/IMG_1116.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;My little guy using his "Mess Mat" for pumpkin carving&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;"MessMatz are great for any project,” said Ted Robertson, MessMatz.com Founder and Creative Director. “I tell my daughter she can work on anything she wants, and get as creative and messy as she can, as long as she uses her MessMatz. And her projects are messy for sure!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.messmatz.com/"&gt;Mess Matz&lt;/a&gt; has a patent pending lip which keeps spills and messes within work area, is weighted and is made of sturdy rubber so it stays in place, while holding upto everyday wear and tear...and rolls up for easy storage when not in use.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;How can the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.messmatz.com/" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Mess Matz &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;help keep your house mess-free?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.messmatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;ul style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Easy set up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.messmatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="https://www.messmatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/112.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Patent Pending design with the perimeter lip and roll up storage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Food Safe and Non-Toxic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Very durable for years of use and enjoyment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Easy cleanup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Easy storage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Thousands of Uses!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.messmatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="https://www.messmatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/14.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Coloring Easter Egg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Painting projects&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Playdough&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Glue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Crafting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Painting projects&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Pumpkin Carving&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Puzzles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Cooking/Baking Activities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;More about Mess Matz:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;To use:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Unroll your MessMatz™ on any flat surface. The mat should lay flat after a few minutes at room temperature. MessMatz™ are designed with a rubber memory but do not always lay completely flat. Sometimes it is useful to roll your MessMatz™ in the opposite direction and then return it to its normal shape. Use your MessMatz™ for any fun, creative or messy project, whether on a table, on the floor, in the garage, or anywhere else!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Food Contact:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;MessMatz™ are certified as non-toxic and food-safe. However, if the MessMatz™ comes into contact with any materials that will not wash out, such as paint or harsh chemicals, do not eat directly off the mat. Do not use with food and/or food products after harsh chemical use. It has been our customer’s experience that they have several MessMatz™ for inside use and several MessMatz™ for garage/outside use, etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Cleanup:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Pick up your MessMatz™ by the corners and dump the mess in the trash or sink. MessMatz™ are cleanable with most any type of cleaning agent or simply with water and scrubbing. Do not place in dishwasher or washing machine, hand wash only.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Storage:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Simply roll up your MessMatz™ and store it back in the box or roll up and secure with a hook and loop fabric or a simple rubber band. You of course can store your MessMatz™ flat as well. Do not fold or crimp the mat, however, as it is designed to be stored rolled or flat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 1.5em;"&gt;What makes a MessMatz unique&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;"&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-je-R0AmfCNQ/URplXrGWSOI/AAAAAAAAAw8/Sxr8UIVnc4A/s1600/IMG_1529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-je-R0AmfCNQ/URplXrGWSOI/AAAAAAAAAw8/Sxr8UIVnc4A/s320/IMG_1529.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;People always ask me ... "What is a King Cake?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Basically the King Cake celebrates the Wise Men's journey to seek out Baby Jesus (no the wise men did not have cars so it took awhile to get to Bethlehem &amp;nbsp;;-)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;So as not to humiliate myself by trying to explain the rest of the details...here is more info I found elsewhere...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;"The King Cake is believed to have originated in France around the 12th century. These early Europeans celebrated the coming of the three wise men bearing gifts twelve days after Christmas calling it the Feast of the epiphany, Twelfth Night, or King's Day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white;" /&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white;" /&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;The main part of the celebration was the baking of a King’s Cake to honor the three Kings. The cakes were made circular to portray the circular route used by the kings to get to the Christ Child, which was taken to confuse King Herod who was trying to follow the wise men so he could kill the Christ Child. In these early King Cakes a bean, pea, or coin was hidden inside the cake. The person who got the hidden piece was declared King for the day or was said to have good luck in the coming year.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white;" /&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white;" /&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;In Louisiana, Twelfth Night also signifies the beginning of the carnival season which ends with Mardi Gras Day. The bean, pea and the coin have been replaced by a small plastic baby to symbolize the Christ Child. The person who gets the baby is expected to carry on the carnival festivities by hosting the next King Cake party.&amp;nbsp;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;So remember...tomorrow...Gym and Then Church for Ash Wednesday...but today...enjoy some King Cake!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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