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Back To School With T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s

With school now in full swing, keeping your children in clothes they love at affordable prices can be tough, especially if you have more than one child to buy for.  And, if you have a child going through a major growth spurt like I do (our biggest View Post

National Childhood Obesity Month

  September is National Childhood Obesity Month.  Have you ever stopped to teach your child about portion control and what is a healthy serving of food?  My son is still in the picky eating stage, but occasionally when he really loves View Post

Emergen-C Kidz Vitamin Supplement

It's so easy during our hectic days to let nutrition and eating a healthy, balanced diet go ignored.  I'm often guilty as I rush home from work, to swim practice, and back home again to begin my work at home to just grab whatever is fast and call it View Post

Online Children’s Books

Probably one of the most fun things about being a children's librarian is the amazing websites I am stumbling across while looking for supplemental ideas for my lesson plans. I love reading my students books, but I also try to incorporate media and View Post

Saving Savvy- Book Review & Giveaway

Although I am now back to work full time, my four years staying at home and working part time taught me so much about shopping smarter and using coupons.  I also found a wealth of great websites and blogs to make that happen.  One such site was View Post

Danimals Rally For Recess- Win The Ultimate Playground!

  When I was in elementary school, recess was the hi-light of my day.  It was a time when we could run around, play with our friends, and get a break from schoolwork.  My school had a fabulous playground and I spent many, many hours swinging, View Post

A Nightmare on Elm Street- Freddy Krueger

This may very well be the piece de resistance of my What The Honk, Car? picture collection I have going here on my blog.  So we’ve had the Buzz Lightyear and the Chucky Doll car.  I have been trying to get a decent picture of this one for MONTHS View Post

Swimming Lessons

E.B. has a new after school activity.  In an effort to keep him active this fall and winter, I signed him up for swimming lessons.  When he started getting really brave in the bathtub by holding his breath and going underwater (without holding his View Post

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