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Family Fun at Bear Mountain Park and Inn

April 7, 2012

We spent a few wonderful hours at the Bear Mountain Park today. It’s about 45 minutes away from us across the Hudson River, and we hadn’t been there in 2 1/2 years. It took me a while, but I did find a picture from that visit. How little Landon was! The park offers everything you [...]

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Parents, Travel in Style With These Baby and Kids Products

April 5, 2012

The four lovely ladies and wonderful blogger friends behind Trumpeting Media — Esti Berkowitz (Primetime Parenting), Suzanne Chan (Mom Confessionals), Nancy Johnson Horn (The Mama Maven) and Divina Rodriguez (Dancing Hotdogs) — invited me to their Travel in Style event at the stunning, five-star The Peninsula New York in Midtown Manhattan. I only had time [...]

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Win a “Green Your Home” Prize Pack and Live Like the Lorax

April 4, 2012

Green parenting — I heard that term for the first time a few weeks ago and it fits my parenting style perfectly. Green parenting is parenting that teaches about sustainability and reusing and recycling by example. It’s teaching your kids what resources are and how limited and precious they are. It’s talking about Earth Day [...]

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Wordless Wednesday — Sleeping Beauty

April 3, 2012

After seeing the Easter Bunny and running around in an indoor playground for hours, Landon took a nap on the way home. Do your kids still nap in the car? Share

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Pirate Easter Eggs and Jumpin Jeepers

April 2, 2012

Another weekend is over. How is that possible? But we did pack a lot of fun into two days. The local egg hunt didn’t happen like last year because it was raining, but we did get to see the Easter Bunny at the local library. Landon was happy to get the bag of candy… …but [...]

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Easter and Spring Decorating Ideas For the DIY Challenged

March 31, 2012

Easter is just around the corner, and I love decorating for it! But who has the time for elaborate decorations? Here are 10 DIY Easter and spring decor ideas that will only take a few minutes to make. Easter Subway Art Just download, print and frame this free Easter art (8×11). It doesn’t get any [...]

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Picnik is Closing, Introducing PicMonkey Online Photo Editing

March 29, 2012

If you are a blogger who likes to edit photos or create banners or buttons yourself, like me, listen up: there is a new online photo editing site! I just found out about PicMonkey today, tried it, and am so excited about it, I just had to tell you about it right away. I’m in [...]

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My Dream Home: Easy Storage and Organizing Ideas for Every Room

March 29, 2012

My two posts about storage and organizing ideas for your home are hugely popular — I guess many people either need ideas or love organizing as much as I do. Here are more organizing and storage ideas I’ve found for every room in the house. My Dream Home would have all of these, wouldn’t that [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Easter Chocolate Care Package

March 27, 2012

My mother sent us a care package from Germany for Easter. As always, she filled it to the brim with chocolates from my hometown’s chocolate factory and other little gifts. This is what is left after a few days. She also sent Landon a Lego police car, but I forgot to add it for the [...]

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Review and Giveaway: ZeroWater Water Filtration System

March 27, 2012

Drinking clean and enough water is so important for our health — and I don’t drink enough. But I have a new tool that makes it easier for me to drink the recommended 8 or so glasses of water each day, which filters out every little last bit of particles — to make it ZeroWater. [...]

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Our Sunday: Toilet Brush, Pottery, and a Stop Sign

March 26, 2012

This was our Sunday today: Landon and I went to the Katonah Art Center’s Open House. I have been wanting to visit the art center for a long time, and this open house was a great opportunity to learn more about what kind of classes they offer for L’s age. I made miniature sculptures out [...]

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At What Age Did Your Child Learn to Ride a Bike?

March 24, 2012

A few days ago I went to Toys R Us and bought Landon his first new, shiny, big boy bike. It had to be put together, so Don and Landon picked it up yesterday while I was at a David Meister fashion show here in Westchester. Before buying this bike, I had bought a used [...]

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5-Minute Recipe: Vegetarian Chili with Rice and Broccoli Slaw

March 22, 2012

I think there is a theme here: I’m not a great cook, but I can whip up healthy dishes that only require stirring together and heating up a few pre-packaged ingredients. My vegetarian quinoa tofu dish I made with Trader Joe’s products was really popular, and here is another really fast one: Organic Broccoli Slaw [...]

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Wordless Wednesday — Dentist and Ice Cream

March 20, 2012

Landon came home from his first field trip with half of his front tooth missing. Oh, joy. After years of teeth issue with L that sight doesn’t make me freak out anymore, but it was time to see our wonderful kids dentist Dr. C. Can you believe the smile on my boy before the procedure? [...]

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Live Chat: Learn More About GMO on Tue 3/20, 9PM EST

March 19, 2012

Do you know what GMO is? It’s gene-manipulated food that now accounts for 80 percent of the food in our stores. Want to learn why GMO food is considered dangerous for our health and environment? Share

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The Danger of GMO and Why I Now Only Buy Organic Food

March 19, 2012

I’m suspicious of anything that messes with nature. I have yet so see evidence that we can improve upon what nature provides. I think if you manipulate something that is found in nature, you are asking for trouble. Don’t get me started on the Frankenstein cows they have created that product human breast milk! GMOs [...]

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