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Over the years there have been times when I’ve taken some good-natured ribbing about a personal decision that I made when I was younger. You see, I don’t drink alcohol – at all. Other than a few sips years ago from mixed drinks, I’ve never really even tasted it. Never had a beer. Or wine. Ever.Th...
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If you have any blogging giveaways that you would like included on this page, please fill out the submission form or send an e-mail to contests(at)momstakeonthings(dot)com. And don’t forget to check out the contest listings on my main page during the week for even more great giveaways. Thanks! ...
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Here’s the information I’ve come across this week and want to pass along to you! Note: Many of these are not in my own words, but taken straight from the e-mail or press release that I received. I have re-worded or re-written where I thought it was necessary or helpful, but am not responsible fo...
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When searching for gift ideas for family and friends – whether during the holiday season, or any other time of year, one option that always comes to my mind is to search through my photos to see if I have something that the recipient would appreciate. For example, I always try to give pictures o...
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From the time I was very small, I can remember my mom using Kraft products in our kitchen. From the cheese singles to the macaroni & cheese, I grew up on Kraft – and continue to use their products in my own kitchen as well. My own girls are especially fond of the original Kraft macaroni &...
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I know it’s been a few weeks since I published a Contest Round-Up post and I’m sorry! It’s been crazy around here with surgery, travel and the holidays. I am planning to get back into publishing the list weekly again (trying for Saturdays) from this point onward. But even if a post isn’t publishe...
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Here’s the information I’ve come across this week and want to pass along to you! Note: Many of these are not in my own words, but taken straight from the e-mail or press release that I received. I have re-worded or re-written where I thought it was necessary or helpful, but am not responsible fo...
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Back when I became pregnant with my first child, my maternity wardrobe consisted of mainly one type of item – knit pants and knit shirts. And while they were certainly comfortable, I missed being able to wear clothes that were at least somewhat cute. Even though I worked in city government full-t...
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There is no denying it – my girls love stuffed animals. Even more than baby dolls, they not only play with their plush friends, but they snuggle with them, talk to them, and love on them a lot. Which is why, even though the stuffed animals are overtaking our house – I can’t help but make sure the...
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What changes just a week will bring – last Sunday we arrived home from our amazing weekend up at Great Wolf Lodge, and tonight I sit here to finally sum up our trip, while recovering from surgery and still in somewhat of a bit of pain (more on that at my other site). We left last Saturday straigh...
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So many families travel during the holidays, and we are no exception. For Thanksgiving we went to my inlaws’ house, about an hour north of where we live. And on Christmas, my family will be traveling 2+ hours to visit with my mom’s family as we do every year. Since my husband always has to work o...
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With three little girls in this house, there are some things that just go without saying – like the fact that we’re fairly overrun with clothing in all shades of pink, one fully working bathroom isn’t going to be enough in the next 5 to 10 years, and I am constantly stepping on eensie weensie li...
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With three little girls in this house, you would think that we should be overrun with hair accessories, ribbons and bows of all types. And to some extent that’s true, but over the years I’ve discovered that there really just aren’t a lot of options when it comes to finding really cute, unique op...
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As we truly get into the swing of things this holiday shopping season, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by all of the options out there, both offline and online. From which stores are offering the best deals to what toys are the top picks for which age groups – it can get very stressful trying to ...
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Just a mom's take on things... Just added lots of new items into the Holiday Gift Guide - check it out! :)
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Each gift guide category is a separate page underneath this 2009 Gift Guide page. Several pages are up already and more will be added over the next week or two. Additional products will be added to each page as their information is received.
I can remember back to when my oldest daughter was in daycare as a kindergartner, her coming home and going on and on about some kind of toy that she just ‘had’ to have, called something like “Kid Connects”. At the time, I had no idea what she was talking about – until I talked to our daycare pr...
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Ugh, I apologize for not getting the regular weekly edition of Deals & Steals up – if you’d like to know what was going on over my weekend, you can get a good idea at my other site. This edition will include everything I’ve got for either pre-Thanksgiving or post-Thanksgiving (Black Friday or...
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It’s always interesting to me to read books set at the holiday season, with Christmas as the major or an underlying theme. I know how I was raised and what my family Christmases (and Hanukahs) were like – so reading about how other families celebrate the holidays and what the season means to the...
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My 6-year-old has a birthday coming up in about 10 days now. And there’s one thing that tops her birthday list, as it has for the past couple of years – Barbie. Not just any old Barbie doll though – she absolutely loves the Barbie movies that have been coming out on a regular basis, the most rec...
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Last summer I had the opportunity to review a (then) new game for the Wii, called Birthday Party Bash. It’s a “party in a box” whole birthday party experience that includes 20 different party games to play with your guests. Inside the box are invitations you can fill out and send as well as coup...
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One of the most important sets of purchases that you make as a parent involves car seats. From deciding what kind of seat to bring your baby home from the hospital in (since it’s one piece of baby equipment every parent HAS to have), to keeping track of height, weight, strap location, when to sw...
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If you have any blogging giveaways that you would like included on this page, please fill out the submission form or send an e-mail to contests(at)momstakeonthings(dot)com. And don’t forget to check out the contest listings on my main page during the week for even more great giveaways. Thanks! ...
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Here’s the information I’ve come across this week and want to pass along to you! Note: Many of these are not in my own words, but taken straight from the e-mail or press release that I received. I have re-worded or re-written where I thought it was necessary or helpful, but am not responsible fo...
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I can remember learning to play UNO as a kid. And playing it often – most commonly after dance class while my friend and I were waiting for her mom (the dance teacher) to finish teaching her other classes. We played UNO for hours back then. I also played with my own mom and brother quite often a...
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One of the highlights of this year for me has been the opportunity to spend time connecting with various brands on-site at their headquarters. The very first event that I attended, back in January, was with Campbell’s and V8. I had a wonderful day meeting with various people from the Campbell’s a...
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I am not a terribly fashion-conscious person. Less so now, in fact, than I was as a teenager, college student and then young professional. Lately, my wardrobe choices have been driven more by comfort than style, but I’ve been trying over the past year or so to update things even just a little bi...
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October is full of a lot of things – falling leaves (and temperatures), the hustle and bustle of the school year is well under way, and of course every child knows what the last day of the month brings… Halloween – with all of its ghosts, goblins and ghouls and other spooky-ness. Which of course,...
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Back before my first child was born, I didn’t really know much about the nutritional requirements of infants (similarly to most new moms, I would expect). My husband and I attended a breastfeeding preparation course, and I remember thinking to myself, “why do we need a class to learn how to breas...
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Yes, this year I’m actually getting a jump on things and doing the Gift Guide a little bit differently. Instead of separate posts for each portion of the Guide – the entire guide is set up as a series of pages on this site. You can see the ‘2009 Holiday Gift Guide’ link on the top menu, or click ...
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Last year, I included the book Knit Two by Kate Jacobs in my Holiday Gift Guide and reviewed it, even though I hadn’t quite finished the book at the time – nor had I read the first book the series, “The Friday Night Knitting Club”. Which is something that I quickly remedied, and can now say that ...
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