The kids got a good amount of presents this year, mostly from things that I have been saving from blogging…we told the other people in our family not to buy them toys since we knew …

In the course of 2009 I have worked with a lot of amazing products and companies.  As the year is coming to an end I decided to go ahead and revisit my favorite products of …

I am not a cook…nor do I really entertain…I lead a really boring life.  But, I appreciate the easy things in life (especially if they taste good) and I am always willing to give a …

I don’t know if y’all remember, but in early October I had the great opportunity to travel to NYC to check out Time to Play Magazine’s top toys of 2009 unveiling.  It was a great …

LeapFrog-My Pal Violet- Give learning a personal touch with this soft, cuddly purple puppy named Violet! Violet connects to the computer so you can customize the music and personalize the learning with your child’s name …

I have to say that I am a lucky person…hubby has a good job and we are stable enough to be able to afford a new (used) car and to be buying a house so …

Turkey pants and no we’re not talking about your weird aunt martha’s gaudy corduroys with the little felt turkeys sewn on.  We’re talking about the need to undo your pants after gorging on a huge Thanksgiving …

I am not a fan of smoking cigarettes…in fact I try to stay as far away from smokers as possible when I go out alone and most definitely when I go out with the kids.  …

Yes, it’s that scaaarrrryyyy time of the year, when spooks and goblins come out to haunt us. But, as a parent, you don’t have to fear for your little goblin’s eating habits this Halloween. Here …

Traveling with kids is a lot harder than traveling by yourself or with adults.  Not only do kids need more gear, they also need more time to stretch their muscles, get out their energy, get …

So today I was introduced to a pretty cool site called www.hautelook.com, where you can get designer fashions for way less than they orignally retail.  They are currently running a sale on Dwell Studio Kids, …

I am not the craftiest of people, I have two mediums that I can work with and that is about it…the first is paint (but not watercolors) and the second is glue gun, I can …

Cake
1-2/3 cups/400 mL all-purpose flour
1 cup/250 mL sugar
1/3 cup/80 mL Baking Cocoa
1 tsp/5 mL baking soda
1/4 tsp/1.2 mL salt
1 cup/250 mL nonfat buttermilk or sour milk
1/4 cup/60 mL vegetable oil
1 tsp/5 mL Original Double-Strength Vanilla
1/2 …

Part 2 – Would You Wear These Shoes?
The right shoes should fit the purpose AND the foot.
Written by: Karen Angstadt. Click to read Natural Childbirth Part One
 
In any shoe store, there are tons of shoes. …