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I got this cute little book called The Night Horses by Anaka Jones to review and I loved it. It's short and sweet, and your kids will love it. I don't want to ruin the fun so I'll just tell you that it's about what horses do at night after everyone thinks they are asleep! I don't know one kid who doesn't love horses, and your kid will love this humorous book! Oh, and the illustrations are fabulous!&lt;br /&gt;
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The Night Horses will be at the &lt;a href="http://www.newtitleshowcase.com/search-list-details.php?id=142747&amp;amp;showId=12"&gt;Book Expo 2013&lt;/a&gt; at the Javits Center in New York City starting May 29 through June 1. To buy this cute book on Amazon, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Night-Horses-Anaka-Jones/dp/1452882789/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1369346830&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=the+night+horses"&gt;head here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
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Okay, so this Ride Along Dolly Doll Bike Seat came in the mail so I could review it and stuff.&lt;br /&gt;
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My girls were super excited, but only one has a "real bike" ... so Callie was chosen to try out the product. So after she put on the included decals and had so much fun doing that, it was time for Mr. Kerrie to assemble the seat.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mr. Kerrie gives it a thumbs-up in the easy-to-assemble department&lt;br /&gt;
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Callie would not get off her bike and rode up and down, up and down the sidewalk with her American Girl Doll-knockoff (how well do you think a $100+ doll would fare in my house, people? So we just don't even go there ... we get the $30 Our Generation Dolls from Target, thank you very much). Rather, SANTA does.&lt;br /&gt;
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My little model loved this so much. The doll needs a ponytail, though, because her hair almost got caught in the spokes. And I noticed that the seat was saggin' a couple of weeks after it was installed. Mr. Kerrie said he fixed it but it sagged again. Just sayin'. If I was not honest you would not love me.&lt;br /&gt;
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These days there are so many options for the person at work on a lunchbreak or for the mom or dad&amp;nbsp;who is a bit bored during the day when&amp;nbsp;kids are in school. Online games are also great for those who can't sleep at night ... play some games, build up your brain power, make your mind sleepy and head to bed!&lt;br /&gt;
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Remember how Hangman was the go-to game for anytime you were bored as a kid and especially for long car rides? Now you can pay it online, too!&lt;br /&gt;
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This great site WebHangman.com has all sorts of games! They have different versions of Hangman, as well as word puzzles like crossword puzzles, word searches, word scramble and bouncing letters. There are also retro games on this site like PacMan and Space Invaders. SCORE! I'm back in the early 1980s again!&lt;br /&gt;
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Here are some Hangman Game Strategies from the website &lt;a href="http://webhangman.com/"&gt;WebHangman.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
"The most common used English letter is 'e' so you better start by using it. The 4 other vowels ('a', 'o', 'i', 'u') are next. The other most commonly used letters are 't', 'n', 's', 'h', 'r', 'd' and 'l'.&lt;br /&gt;Using these letters can give you better odds for guessing the word, but they can also decrease the level of fun while playing and not necessarily will help you win, words that are less common like "rhythm" don't qualify for this strategy."&lt;br /&gt;
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They also have other brain teaser games ...&lt;/h3&gt;
"For those of you who want to play more brain teasers and puzzles there are tons of possibilities out there but only a few are also super fun. Try &lt;a href="http://www.tetrislive.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Tetris&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.jspuzzles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Jigsaw puzzles&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.livesudoku.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Sudoku&lt;/a&gt;. If you want to play arcade games you should pay a visit to our gaming portal &lt;a href="http://www.funzola.com/"&gt;Funzola&lt;/a&gt;. It has the most fun games we pick by hand and also a large collection or retro games such as &lt;a href="http://www.funzola.com/retro/pacman.php"&gt;Pacman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.funzola.com/retro/super-mario-flash.php"&gt;Super Mario Bros&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.funzola.com/retro/space-invaders.php"&gt;Space Invaders&lt;/a&gt;. All games are kids friendly of-course."&lt;br /&gt;
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Next time the kids say they are bored, send t hem to &lt;a href="http://webhangman.com/"&gt;WebHangman.com&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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So here we go with a possibly-weekly roundup of some original stuff I've got going on over at Bubblews. By the way, anybody can write over there. Anybody with some recipes or opinions or thoughts in their head. It's kinda fun, like Facebook trolling and connecting and commenting and liking, only you get paid for it!&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's a post about &lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/510273-i-can039t-watch-don039t-be-tardy-anymore"&gt;how I can't stand to watch Don't Be Tardy on BRAVO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's a post about &lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/529819-my-bubblews-excel-spreadsheet-to-stay-organized"&gt;how I keep my posts organized that I'm posting at Bubblews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's where I &lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/510140-angelina-jolies-preemptive-double-mastectomy"&gt;badly attempted humor about Angelina Jolie's preemptive double mastectomy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's where I&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/488685-quotyou-cannot-connect-with-yourselfquot"&gt; talk about trying connect with myself on Bubblews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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That's all I feel like subjecting you to today. By the way, you know &lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/498509-i-will-proof-porn-or-calipornia-here-i-come"&gt;how I posted that I would proofread porn&lt;/a&gt;? Yeah, of course I got an ebook to proofread about something extremely sensitive (hint: it's a letter in the alphabet having to do with a female-type person). I'm thinking one of you threw it together and sent it to me for to be funny! I mean, it was hysterical, and my mother and I had a blast as I read her select pieces of it. I did proofread it, of course. And I would do it again. Hey, I made 12 bucks for the vacation fund!&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Okay, rather than post the whole she-bang again, I'm going to annoyingly send you&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/516739-glo-stick-fun-with-friends-at-the-mom-swap"&gt; over here&lt;/a&gt;, where I originally wrote about this evening of fun. The pictures would not post over there, though, so you get to see them here! Let's just say I had a lot of fun at a friend's house. Her husband so kindly supervised my kids riding their bikes out in the street, and my oldest son/husband could not make it because they were at a Scout thing, unfortunately. Still, we are planning to do it again in June for Father's Day ... a dad's swap ... we have some naughty ideas, but that's another post.&lt;/div&gt;
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Seriously, though, this is some cheap fun when you have kids, moms and dads all mixed together. Who says you can't have fun with kids around? I mean, that was my whole stinkin' childhood, people ... a bunch of 20-somethings having way too much fun while the kids messed around all over the place dancing to Sultans of Swing and Foreigner songs and the Beatles and anything else that rocked in the 70s.&lt;/div&gt;
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I'm thinking in June we should make it super dark and put glo-sticks in the swimming pool. Or make &lt;a href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/food/mountaindew.asp"&gt;our own glo-sticks using Mountain Dew&lt;/a&gt;. Wait, that's not true.&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Some parents are dead set on their pre-teen not having a cell phone. Jennifer McClure, mom of 3, makes the point, “I don’t think a pre-teen needs a cell phone. Until they or their classmates are old enough to drive, they shouldn’t be stranded anywhere, because some adult should be with them. So why would they need a cell phone?” It would seem that few elementary age children are responsible enough to be able to handle a cell phone. To combat some of the bigger problems, you can get a phone without Internet access or texting services, and it can also have set minutes and a tracking device.&lt;br /&gt;
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Read the rest of this piece &lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/479169-kids-and-cell-phones"&gt;here and weigh in&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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So there's this housewife, right? And she has two teen boys and a great life. She has a house and money and a nice car and whatever she wants. But her husband is getting more distant and one day he just has her served with divorce papers out of the blue.&lt;br /&gt;
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That's when this story starts to get good. This wallflowery housewife fights back so she can get her boys back from their dad, who is brainwashing them for a reason I can't say here. I don't want to spoil all the fun.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let's just say she hires an ex-FBI dude to teach her some moves and help her out. Then she kicks some ass.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's a good read, a fast read. I liked it! Lorena Bathey might be the next Queen of Fiction ... I'm diving into another book of hers and will let you know how much I like that one!&lt;br /&gt;
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I give it 4 out of 5 carrot sticks.

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Too often summer goes so fast that before you know it the
kids are back in school and schedules fill up with sports, lessons and other
activities. If you’re looking for some cheap, fun activities to do with your
kids during the summer, read on for a dozen ideas. Some can be done in the
evening, all can be done on weekends, so whether you work full-time or have the
summer off with your kids, pick and choose a few of your favorites from the
list below and turn them into summer traditions!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;1.&lt;span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Plant
a garden as soon as school is out and your family will see the fruits (or
vegetables!) of your labors by the end of summer. If you don’t have a backyard
or much space, many vegetables can be grown in pots on a deck railing or even
inside. Head to &lt;a href="http://www.kidsgardening.org/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;www.KidsGardening.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
to get started.&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /&gt;
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all about it when you join a summer reading program, like one your local
library system might offer (check www.publiclibraries.com). Other organizations
that offer rewards for reading over the summer are Chuck E. Cheese’s (&lt;a href="http://www.chuckecheese.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;www.ChuckECheese.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;), Scholastic (&lt;a href="http://www.scholastic.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;www.Scholastic.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) and Barnes and Noble
(www.BarnesandNoble.com).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Please &lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/480339-12-ideas-for-cheap-summer-fun"&gt;head here for 10 more ideas I do with my own family&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Uh, yeah. I'm an ONLY child.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Here's more of a tease than you usually get on pieces I post at other places. Here's the tease, then the rest you can click on a link to get to. Enjoy your Mother's Day!&lt;br /&gt;
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"Usually I try to be offline all day on Sundays, just to have one day off during the week so I can relax and get some things caught up on. Today being Mother's Day, the vibe is a little different, and I have more downtime than usual!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some moms like to be gone for Mother's Day. They see it as a holiday for them and they work hard, so they need a break. Maybe they go out with friends, maybe to the spa, maybe even away for the weekend. That's fine for them. I am not jealous and wish them well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me, however, I like to be all up in my kids' business on Mother's Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I accept their homemade gifts and extra hugs. I revel in their love today. We went to church and each of my kids got me a rose afterward. I got to see my other mommy friends there (some of them, at least, as I don't just hang out with other Catholics!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got a quasi-nap and did not get annoyed at the whining and the kids ringing the doorbell and making noise while I tried to sleep on the couch. I enjoyed their kid noises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You see, I am a mom. This is a title I always wanted to have, probably from the time I was born.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was pregnant when I was 18 and something bad happened to that pregnancy ..."&lt;br /&gt;
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Okay, for Mother's Day I'm doing a very special giveaway of basket of goodies! My friend Angeliina gave me all this stuff that she got at a recent baby expo, and she rocks! Be sure to check out her and her husband on the Rafflecopter. I don't care if you LIKE or follow&amp;nbsp;me, just please be sure to follow Sophisticated Apparel and It's a Man's Life!&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's what's in this fun package:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Silver Hallmark signature frame&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Similac Simply Smart BPA free 4-ounce bottle&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Maternity Body Treatment (5 ounce jar) by Blessed Event ... for mother&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;7-pack of Preggie Pops&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2-ounce hand sanitizer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bump Beautiful Maternity mini goodie bag: Preggie Pop, mini maternity body treatment, mini bottom balm, tea samples, notepad&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Similac prenatal 7-pack multivitamin and mineral tablets&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 coupons for FREE (up to $9.99 value) Fast Fixin' items&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Baby nail clippers with case&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ria Mar Designz bracelet (gorgeous!)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;One free child admission to Wonderscope coupon (expires June 30)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mommy Shop Boutique notepad and pen&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Nuk pacifier courtesy of Buy Buy Baby&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Coupons for Well Bellies &amp;amp; Babies; Modern Art Announcements; Sophisticated Play Apparel; Yard Art KC; Happy Chick Photography; plus biz cards and pamphlets ... this is perfect for any mom and especially for a first-timer!&lt;/li&gt;
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GOOD LUCK! Please tell your local pals!&lt;br /&gt;
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And this is for my mom, who always cared enough to ask what color&amp;nbsp;and consistency my poops were&amp;nbsp;...&lt;br /&gt;
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The word “allowance”
might conjure up images of trust-fund kids and seems to hint at getting paid to
do nothing. Poll a few of your friends about whether or not kids should get an
allowance, and you’ll hear all sorts of answers. I’ve found there are several
different camps on this issue, including those who believe kids should:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;do chores because they get a place to sleep and food to
eat&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;be paid by the chore to learn the value of working for
money&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;receive a set amount of money every week to do chores
as needed or&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;be paid an allowance to learn how to manage money.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;1. Yes, I know I look high, but I am not; B. Aron and the kids got me a columbine plant which; 3. makes me think of my mom and Colorado!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Remember Mother’s Day before you were married? The day
probably revolved around your own mom, stepmom or other mother figure. Then
your mother-in-law came into the picture, and you had to really split your time
every second Sunday in May. Once YOU became a mother you probably realized that
juggling Mother’s Day visits (as well as your own “selfish” needs and wants) should
be an Olympic event. While it’s true you can’t make everyone happy all of the
time, I believe you CAN honor all the moms in your life — including yourself —
every year. Here are some ideas:&lt;br /&gt;


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Dilemma: So many moms, so little time.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
Solution: Change it up. Who says Mother’s Day should only be
celebrated on that specific Sunday in May? I like to have my stepmom over for
dinner one night during the week leading up to Mother’s Day. Then maybe we take
my mother-in-law out to dinner the night before. When Sunday rolls around, I
have my mom over to hang out with us at our house for part of the day, and we
make sure to serve her a special meal and shower her with cards and flowers. I
get the best of both worlds on Mother’s Day: being with my own mom and being
with the little ones who made ME a mom.&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/494605-mothers-day-dilemmas-solved"&gt;Click&amp;nbsp;here to read the rest of this piece&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Chances
are your kid will attend dozens of birthday parties over the course of the next
few years. At even $10 a pop for a gift, that can really add up. Now think of
all the gifts that come into your own home for birthdays and other holidays.
Picture at least half of that stuff eventually going into a landfill or to
charity. Talk about a bunch of wasted money! So I’m proposing a radical idea:
the No-Gift Birthday Party. You’ll have a lot less clean-up, and the other
parents just might thank you. Try it just once and see what you think! Here are
some ideas:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;


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of giving your child a birthday gift or even a party, consider giving an
experience. Ideas include: a trip to an indoor or outdoor amusement park, the zoo
or water park.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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It's always fun to have pictures of me cleaning so I can show my husband that it does indeed happen. So when I got a big can of Scott's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://scottsliquidgold.com/"&gt;Liquid Gold&lt;/a&gt; to try out, I knew he would be happy because it meant our wood would most likely be shiny and pretty. Check out these photos!&lt;/div&gt;
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This is my gorgeous wood vanity that my parents bought for little ole me when I was but a wee teen girl, just a few short years ago.&lt;br /&gt;
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It resides in my daughters' bedroom so it takes a bit of a beating. Check out the big scratch on the left side of the vanity.&lt;br /&gt;
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Don't see it anymore, do you?&lt;br /&gt;
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And check out how mottled this wood looks!&lt;br /&gt;
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Liquid Gold took care of it and nourished the wood on this antique vanity the ways it deserves to be nourished and loved.&lt;br /&gt;
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I was happy to know Scott's also makes these dust 'n go wax-free polishing cloths, which my kids will have fun using to polish wood around the house. I love that Liquid Gold is not greasy. Some products I've used on my treasured vanity are greasy and smelly. Scott's LG is not greasy and smells nice and mild.&lt;br /&gt;
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I give them 5 out of 5 carrots (remember I'm trying to be healthier so my rating system must keep up!)
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seems like kids’ birthday parties are getting out of hand these days, with
parents trying to top each other for some non-existent “Most Elaborate Party”
award! It can be difficult – if not impossible – to keep up with the intricate,
expensive and often highly structured parties that are thrown by our child’s
friends and classmates. Whether your child is in school, is homeschooled or is not
yet even in preschool, the politics of birthday parties affect everyone. Save
your sanity and stay out of the Poor House instead by considering some of the
options and tips below.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: #0259;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;1.&lt;span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: #0259;"&gt;Realize that you don’t have to
invite the whole world to an expensive gathering. One of my favorite parties
growing up consisted of about five friends and an ice cream parlor. Every few
years you could save up for something special and a little more costly like a
moonwalk in the backyard or taking five friends to &lt;st1:placename w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Paradise&lt;/st1:place&gt; &lt;st1:placetype w:st="on"&gt;Park&lt;/st1:placetype&gt;&lt;/st1:placename&gt;.
If you’re having the party in your spacious backyard, by all means invite your
child’s entire class. But …&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/480310-how-to-raise-a-douchebag"&gt;How to Raise a Douchebag&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/480285-having-fun-with-life"&gt;Having Fun With Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/476314-a-man039s-mind-is-empty"&gt;A Man's Mind is Empty&lt;/a&gt; (I know my husband is clicking on this one)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/account/29956-mommykerrie/posts"&gt;Here's my general page&lt;/a&gt; so you can see all 5 million things I've published on there, including My Breast Day Ever (Mammogram) and Mammogram Aftermath. If you sign up, connect with me! And before you try to comment over there, you have to have an account. Have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
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Although it’s becoming quite a popular education choice, the
decision to homeschool can lead to some overwhelming questions like: How do you
get started? What does a typical day look like as you entertain and educate your
kids all day long? How do you keep toddlers from emptying the cabinets on a
daily basis while you teach your older kids? What about socialization?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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After researching the homeschool
laws in your state, the first thing you need to know is that there is no
“perfect” or “right” way to homeschool. Teaching supplies and methods are as
different as the families actually doing the homeschooling. Homeschooling
parents range from super-structured (starting school at the same time every day;
teaching solely from workbooks and textbooks; weekly testing) to “unschooling”
(child-led learning; using field trips and outings as real-world experience;
not trying to replicate a classroom). There are so many ways to teach, and
you’d be surprised at how well most of them work.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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To find out more&amp;nbsp;on how to get started and how to manage your days, &lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/468079-homeschooling-101"&gt;head here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;
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It seems like kids’ birthday parties are getting out of hand
these days, with parents trying to top each other for the Most Elaborate Party
award! Why break the bank for an off-site birthday party for your child when
you can do it yourself on the cheap?&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This
year, consider giving your child the Ultimate Birthday Party, one where he can
play, have fun and just be a kid.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The
added bonus is that you get to keep your sanity and money.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Follow these steps (some of which go against
everything you’ve ever read about birthday parties!), and you’ll have a
stress-free celebration everyone can enjoy.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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1. Either call or E-vite.com family and friends to save the
cost of invitations and stamps. Invite them to your home or maybe even to a
park shelter that you reserve in advance. Set the party time for 1 p.m. so
guests know lunch won’t be served (think of the cost plus set-up and clean-up!).
Make the pick-up time clear; a couple of hours is usually plenty of time for a
good shindig.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I don’t know about you, but it seems like I’m always toting
my kids to a birthday party. Buying all those gifts can be a real budget buster,
and nobody wants to go into credit card debt trying to impress little kids (and
their parents!) with lavish gifts. Below are&amp;nbsp;8 money-savings tips to save
hundreds of dollars every year on birthday party presents.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Check your budget. This will be harder for some of you than
for others, but I promise if you stop worrying about what other people think,
you will automatically save some serious cash. Focus on your own finances, and
spend only what you can afford.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Every year when I was a kid my parents would let me choose where
I wanted to eat dinner out for my birthday. Another birthday tradition they
kept going was to have a small party for me with family and friends, including
a cookout since I have a June birthday. Kids love to feel special, and it can
be a challenge to find the time to come up with ways to make a birthday a
knockout. Never fear! Below are 8 ideas for birthday traditions to start with
your own kids. Pick and choose a few of them each year … and stick with the
ones you and your birthday kid love!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.bubblews.com/news/467519-8-birthday-traditions-you039ll-want-to-try"&gt;Read about all 8 traditions here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Okay, so everyone is going green(er) these days, right? I mean, going green is not new. We were kinda green in my family back in the 80s when my mom was big into recycling and could not stand to see someone throw an aluminum can in the trash. She rescued several poor cans during the 80s.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mom (she reads this blog, go figure!) used Bounce as her fabric softener in the dryer always, and so did I. Then I learned about these wool dryer balls and wanted to give them a try.&lt;br /&gt;
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The positives of &lt;a href="http://www.woolzies.com/"&gt;Woolzies wool dryer balls&lt;/a&gt; are:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;They are good for the earth&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You buy them once and they are good for 1,000 loads, so you are saving money over buying sheet fabric softeners&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They are hypoallergenic, so nobody is going to get a runny nose or have a reaction after wearing clothes dried in a dryer with these&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They work:&amp;nbsp;our clothes were static-free and soft!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They are just fine for people with a sensitivity to wool&lt;/li&gt;
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The one negative for my household personally (and it probably won't affect you) is that there are SIX of them to keep track of. I had a hard time sorting them out from my clothes and leaving them in the dryer. Some would always come up in the laundry basket with me, then when I would try to get them to walk themselves back down to the basement, invariably a kid or a dog would get ahold of one of them and it was time to PLAY BALL!&lt;br /&gt;
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Welcome to the Mother's Day BOB Revolution SE Jogging Stroller Giveaway sponsored by &lt;a href="http://www.bobgear.com/strollers/revolution-se" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;BOB&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://mamagoesbam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Mama Goes BAM&lt;/a&gt;. Spring is a perfect time to get out and about with baby to enjoy a walk or run with this sporty, stylish and compact jogging stroller from BOB. I never had a jogging stroller, but now I wish I had one because I would sneak out of the house with little Sam and ... well, I wouldn't jog, but, dangit, I would walk like the wind!&lt;/div&gt;
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This rockin' stroller is designed for all of your adventures. Perfect for jogging or walking with its front swivel wheel, the all-terrain Revolution SE is the way for families to be active together, no matter where they end up.&lt;/div&gt;
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Here is your chance to win one as pictured above! All you have to do is enter using the Rafflecopter below. The giveaway ends at 11:59M EST on May 12 and is only open to residents of the 48 continental US states. The only required entry is your email, but of course the more ways you enter, the more chances you have of winning! There are daily entries, so make sure to come back everyday for your chance to win.&lt;/div&gt;
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driven by a violent car accident and glanced over, catching a horrid vision
that you now can’t get rid of. Sometimes you see it in your sleep, sometimes
when you are awake. It has affected you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We protect our kids from violent and racy movies when they
are young for a reason: we know those visions will stick with them and
sometimes even give them nightmares. (who wants to be up in the middle of the
night soothing a freaked-out kid?!) So why do we think that letting our kids
have unlimited access to the Internet, via personal computer, laptop, iPad,
tablet or phones, is a good idea?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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You might know that my husband finally agreed to let us get
Internet access in our home. Of course, we are worried about things our kids
might see when they are on normal sights like YouTube or when they do a Google
image search of something as innocent as, say, “cats.” My laptop is the only
computer with Internet access, and it has my own password on it. My kids have
to ask to use it, and I try to only agree when I will be around them to check
in.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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But, having 5 kids and homeschooling, I often get busy and
am taken to other parts of the house (to wipe butts or take my hourly bubble
bath … ha!). I want to know that my young kids are not seeing violent images or
naked ladies in precarious positions while I step away.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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That’s where eHomeShield comes in. It’s a new Internet
monitoring product that I personally know is HALF the cost of some other software
out there. It analyzes content, blocks potentially naughty sites and is only a
few bucks a month. (but of course if you deem something blocked as fine, you
just type in your own little password and BAM, you are good to go, for that
site anyway). And for you non-techies like me, it’s easy to set up AND it
covers all devices with Internet in your home.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Check them out here at their helpful website for even more
great reasons to get this product for your own home. They are now raising money
in a campaign on a Crowdfunding site called &lt;a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/347259"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #008dc7;"&gt;Indiegogo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,
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