Mommy's Memorandum

How to Make Your Backyard More Kid Friendly

Julee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:21:30 +0000

Are you having trouble coming up with ways to get your kids off the couch and into the outdoors, away from the lure of the television and the games they obsessively play on their iPhones? Many Americans are battling problems with obesity, and these struggles extend to children as well, who, more and more, [...]

Fill in the Blankie #Review

Julee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:17:56 +0000

Fill-in-the-Blankie review

Things are finally coming together for Baby Girl and for our family. We are so excited to be moving this spring into a larger home; we were afraid our current home might explode if we brought home anything or anyone new! It is bursting at the seams with kiddos and all of [...]

How to Paint a Bird House #DIY

Julee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:40 +0000

Time spent taping: 15 min

Total time: 1 day (for paint to dry)

Materials:

1 wooden bird house 1 roll of 1.5” 2080 EL 2 cans of spray paint (navy blue and white)

Instructions:

Purchase a wooden bird house from any craft store.

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I Luv Lapiluv #Review

Julee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:23:35 +0000

Last week, I received a unique baby product called Lapiluv. It is an ingenious, comfortable product that allows Mommy and Baby to bond while Baby is still able to interact with toys and technology. How cool!

With only seven more weeks to go, I am beginning to dream about playdates with our [...]

AJ’s Collection’s Bling Beats Chocolate #Review and #Giveaway

Julee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:58:56 +0000

Know what I love more than a box of chocolates? Bling! Know what my favorite bling is? Something personal. Something that I can touch, look at and am flooded my moments of amazing heart melt. Know what does this best? My kiddos!

So imagine getting a present that looks something like this:

Get Crafty for Valentine’s Day!

Inspired by LITTLE ANGELS

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents LITTLE ANGELS, the fresh, faith-based, animated educational series for children and their parents, available on DVD on February 14. From executive producer Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”) comes LITTLE ANGELS, created exclusively for [...]

Cupid’s Cash #Giveaway

Julee — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:01:31 +0000

Welcome to the Cupids Cash Giveaway hosted by MamaNYC! I have teamed up with an amazing team of bloggers to bring you a terrific CASH prize that is sure to knock your socks off. One lucky winner is going to receive an amazing $850.00 PayPal CASH prize!

Please enter using the [...]

This Valentine’s Day Give Your Child a Horse from Stephen Joseph Gifts

Julee — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:57:56 +0000

This Valentine’s Day we’ll be horsing around! I think at some point in every one of my children’s lives they have wanted demanded they get a horse. Sometimes it was for Christmas, sometimes it was just because. Either way, a horse was not part of our equation. This is not to say we [...]

Put some Cache into Family Time with @GeoMateJr #Review

Julee — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:04:25 +0000

We work hard all week and want to play on the weekends. Finding something we all enjoy can be tough as everyone has different hobbies and interests. My brother in law lives in California and a few years back started sharing his families passion for Geo-Caching. My husband thought it might be cool, but [...]