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Looking for a way to help the families affected by the tornadoes of May 19-20? Our sister publication, Metro Family, based in central Oklahoma suggests donating to these organizations.
Congratulations to all of our 2013 Cover Kid Finalists! Online voting will begin on May 10th and run through August 16th. The top overall vote-getter will win a round trip flight aboard JetBlue to any location in the continental US.
Making your own sidewalk paint is simple and fun to do. Your kids will have a blast making this simple recipe!
A child learns about money every day. Even without discussing it, parents are teaching children about money. Children learn from the way parents spend, the way they save, the way they indulge children, and the way they deny requests.
Come to the Center Court at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, June 8th to see over 100 works of art from our talented teens and to vote on your favorite pieces. There will be several musical performance groups including the Hudson Valley Conservatory, t...
The side mattress support rails on panel, loft and bunk beds can break.
The hoodies were sold with drawstrings, which pose a hazard to young children.
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Why do our cute loving babies have to turn into s***-heads? Not to sound too harsh, but seriously, why do they? I miss the good old days when my son used to love me, snuggle with me and think I was better then ice-cream. Now it’s mom can I? Would you? Give me? and the inevitable “I hate ...
So It’s been 14 years since I’ve been single and yet here I am in my early 30′s dating again, who would have guessed? Since right before my daughter started Kindergarten,I’ve entered the new phase in both our lives known as Play-dating. It can be just as tricky navigating the...
If you’ve read my blog once, you know I was an overweight kid. For the majority of my life I was in the “obese” or “morbidly obese” BMI category. I wasn’t overweight because I was lazy. That’s the part that blew my mind. I was always active as a child. I was a cheerleader from the time I started ki...
Before iPods and TV’s in cars, the passengers’ only source of entertainment was either an Etch-A-Sketch or looking out the window. In my generation (black and white TV’s were the rage!), we looked out the window. So, segue to the present. My daughter is learning to drive and the...
Just about one year ago (almost to the day), I blogged about a new recipe I’d discovered, for zucchini bread pancakes. This morning, as I stared at a surplus of zucchini, visions of those incredible pancakes stirred in my mind. Shortly after making those pancakes last year, my family became ...