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Picnic Baskets

Now that fall weather is upon us, it's a fantastic time here in the South to enjoy a picnic or tailgate at your favorite football ballgame.  We don't get too many days here in Mississippi that are pleasant enough to enjoy the outdoors.  We seem to go View Post

Cute Baby Halloween Costumes

My husband and I have had so much fun dressing up our son for Halloween each year since he's been born. My son was Superman (well, Superbaby) for his first Halloween and I can remember browsing online for hours in search of the perfect baby Halloween View Post

Sid The Science Kid Season 2 & Giveaway

Sid the Science Kid, a science show for preschoolers on PBS Kids, will return with 12 fresh new episodes starting Monday, October 4. We're really excited about this at our house because we watch Sid the Science Kid while getting ready for school each View Post

Waiting on Cupcakes

The other night I made cupcakes for E.B. He loves them and I thought the cupcakes would be a special treat. After popping them in the oven and moving on to some housework, I heard a chair scooting across the kitchen floor. When I went to check it View Post

As Seen on TV Infomercials

On nights that I have trouble sleeping, I get sucked into infomericals and cannot quit watching them even though they replay themselves in loop mode over and over.  It's like I'm afraid I'm going to miss something if I change the channel.  I suppose View Post

6 WordPress Plugins For Your Blog

Imagine being able to fight spam, choose a winner for your blog giveaways, and improve your blog's SEO all with one click of a button.  If you're using Wordpress for your blogging platform and you haven't implemented plugins into your blog, you're View Post

The Sanity-Saving Facebook “Hide” Option

I see many, many things on Facebook that annoy me on a daily basis.  Sure, we all have bad days and probably complain once or twice on our status updates.  I'm definitely guilty as charged on that one.  However, I have recently come across probably View Post

Share Day Anxiety

Let's talk about share day (or show and tell day) at school.  I swear, nothing makes me sweat bullets on a Wednesday night like trying to come up with something appropriate for my son's Share Day, which is on Thursdays every week.  It would be View Post

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