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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Monster Trucks!!!

Posted at 3:57 pm on February 12, 2010 by Farrah

Nothing says love like a Monster Truck rally!  If you are looking for something fun and a bit out of the ordinary to do this weekend, check out the monster trucks as they fly through the air, crush other cars…

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Sleeping Beauty- WPF

Posted at 5:47 am on February 12, 2010 by Farrah

I admit is a bit ghetto, but my younger son naps on our Thomas the Train mini-couch in the downstairs half-bath.   I know.  Not gonna win me mom-of the year, but I have my reasons.  It is dark in there,…

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This Little Prayer of Mine – Giveaway!

Posted at 6:59 am on February 10, 2010 by Catherine

As a mom, I’m always looking for ways to teach my children about my values and – even more challenging – actually pass them on.  So I was interested when author Anthony DeStefano contacted me with a request that I…

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The Grass is Greener on My Side

Posted at 5:33 am on February 9, 2010 by Farrah

Standing around talking with some friends the other night, I found myself complaining about my boss at my new job.  I started this new job about a month ago after MUCH thought and planning and praying about the whole thing. …

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Not Just Pole Dancing

Posted at 9:54 am on February 8, 2010 by Elizabeth

I took a pole dancing class today. Yes. Me. Pole Dancing. Unsexy, stay-at-home-mom me started to learn how to swing around a pole.
A woman I know had taken these classes and raved about them and I have always really…

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Wrapping Baskets – WPF

Posted at 7:53 pm on February 5, 2010 by Catherine

When I toured 1-800-Baskets.com last week, they forgot to mention that it was “Dress like a Super Model” day, and that we would have a photographer and videographer following our every move, and that all of it would be posted…

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Sleep at last!

Posted at 6:40 am on February 4, 2010 by Catherine

Over Christmas I was traveling alone with my two young boys.  It was a long day and I received a lot of sympathetic looks and comments from my fellow travelers, but I also met a lot of Mommies with brand…

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The Magic-Maker

Posted at 5:42 am on February 2, 2010 by Farrah

On the night before Christmas Eve, I sat in the living room wrapping presents for my boys while my husband and my parents and my sister sat all around me watching TV.  I actually kinda like wrapping presents so I…

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*Giveaway Alert!* Peeking inside 1-800-Baskets.com

Posted at 6:42 am on February 1, 2010 by Catherine

I’m not certain what I was expecting when I signed up to tour 1-800-Baskets.com, but they blew me out of the water.  From start to finish they were professional, competent, friendly and, most importantly of all, yummy!
I was…

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