housewife on May 4th, 2007

Make Free Comic Book Day part of your Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Just head to your local comic book store May 5th for free comics. Free Comic Book Day began six year ago as a way to introduce comic books to non-readers. It’s also a way to give back to loyal customers. Who doesn’t love [...]

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housewife on April 27th, 2007

My niece is getting married in a few weeks. She has already been down the aisle one time and already has a household. It’s a little more challenging to get a wedding gift for a second marriage since she pretty much has everything she needs.
What I think will be a nice wedding gift for a [...]

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housewife on April 25th, 2007

We went to Toys R US and Rae naturaly became restless really fast. We were passing a ball pit, so I grabbed one of the red plastic balls for her to play with. She had the best tiime with the red ball in the store. It kept her very entertained.
She would run after it, [...]

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housewife on April 14th, 2007

The weather is atrocious today. The forecast calls for severe weather. We’ve already had some move through, so maybe the worst is behind us. Rainy days are always hard when you stay at home with a toddler, especially one who loves to go outside.
Rainy days are my most productive days around the house. I guess [...]

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housewife on April 6th, 2007

Our church has a Parent Day Out program. They are taking enrollments for next year. My baby will be 2 in October, and I can enroll in the program.
The cost isn’t too bad. It’s for two days a week, four hours each day. I keep daydreaming of all the stuff I can get done. I [...]

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housewife on April 5th, 2007

There are several games you can play with your basic plastic Easter eggs.
Egg Hunt. One person hides the eggs while all other players hunt for those eggs. This is probably something everyone who hides Easter eggs is familiar with. You can add a few twists to the egg hunt.
Timed Egg Hunt. Hide the [...]

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housewife on April 4th, 2007

We’ve been to the movies a handful of times since the little one was born. About two months ago, we took her to her first movie at the movie theatre.
We went to a matinee and were the only folks there. She did really well. We saw Happy Feet, which she seemed to really enjoy the [...]

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housewife on April 4th, 2007

I did the last of my getting ready for Easter preparations today. Last year I used my old Easter basket for Rae but this year I really wanted to get one for her. I hadn’t really seen any that caught my attention until today.
A friend reminded me that Target has some great seasonal merchandise, so [...]

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housewife on April 3rd, 2007

Georgia-Pacific is giving away free games to those who purchase certain Angel Soft and Sparkle products. The promotion lasts until the end of the year. New products will be added each quarter to this promotion.
The Fun on the Roll game giveaway is in conjunction with Disney. Each game is labeled either for Mom or Mom [...]

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housewife on March 21st, 2007

Spring is here, and the little ones will be spending much more time outside. Chances are you will buy at least one blowing bubbles container. It never fails with little kids that soon that soapy mixture will be spilled. Now you can go buy more, or you can even buy a gallon bubble refill. A [...]

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