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With the holidays upon us, I’ve been wanting to showcase fun, quick and easy recipes to make – even twists on classics like this Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Most everyone loves a good chocolate chip cookie recipe, this one just adds a fun and festive holiday flavor! You can use any kind of peppermint bits you’d like- crushed up…
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A favorite and rarely seen cereal in our family growing up was Alpha-Bits cereal. I loved it for oh so many reasons, but mostly it just tasted good…plus, my mom so rarely got “fun” foods for us that having alphabet shaped cereal pieces to enjoy just seemed SO EXCITING. Fast forward to me at age 39 and I still like…
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I hve to officially call the Activision Family Summit a huge success. It was fun, informative, entertaining and we all got to hear first about the new Duck Dynasty game due to release in 2014. What’s not to love? Each of the games featured during the Summit is meant for families (be sure to check age recommendations and follow guidelines)…
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What’s hard for your kids to digest? Around here, the things that are hard for my kids to digest, in no particular order: This is a sponsored post, opinions are my own. 1. Film cameras. Blank stares when we showed them. 2. The concept that no, mommy was not around the week God created the earth. 3. Wearing underpants EVERY time…
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One of my favorite past-times has always been reading books. This month, McDonald’s restaurants are dedicating the month of November to making reading “happier” in Happy Meals and including a children’s book in each Happy Meal. There are 5 books to choose from and I have to tell you, I’m really happy about this new promotion from McDonald’s! Kids love…
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This daylight savings time sleep tips post was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Pampers. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine. When we all go to sleep on Saturday, November 2nd, we’ll set our clocks BACK an hour, allegedly gaining an hour of sleep. To those of us with…
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