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More Product Recalls 2008-05-29 16:27:28 A couple more product recalls this week:
1. Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Adio Footwear Due to Strangulation Hazard
2. Kids Station Toys Recalls Little Tikes Toy Cell Phones Due to Choking Hazard
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Blog of the Day– 5 Minutes for Mom 2008-05-29 12:13:09 Confession…I think about my blog all of the time! Its been very exciting to start up my own blog and I find myself constantly thinking about what to write. I also wonder if anyone will ever read it. Its such a new world for me and party of my foray into this arena is looking [...]
The Grooming of a BBQ Master 2008-05-26 12:10:12 Happy Memorial Day! My hubbie is dropping a friend off at the airport this morning and I’m unsure if we’ll make it out to a Memorial Day ceremony today. I’m bumming as I think it would be a great way to start to teach our little guys about the holiday, as well as honor those that [...] Read more:Grooming
, BBQ
, Master
Central Oregon Memorial Day Celebrations 2008-05-25 20:41:33 Several years ago my grandpa was honored in a small Bend Memorial
Day service. There were several medals (including a Bronze Star) he had earned in WWII that had never officially been presented to him. It was a lovely little ceremony and I could tell my grandpa was touched to be recognized. He used to joke [...] Read more:Central
, Oregon
, Celebrations
, Memorial Day
Enough product recalls already! 2008-05-23 11:31:44 I got this email from a friend yesterday and thought I would share the basics. As a mom of two young boys, I’m always trying to keep up on the toys and children’s products that have made it onto the product recall list. Does anyone else feel liks its crazy how many toys seem to [...] Read more:Enough
I guess I’m a blogger now 2008-05-22 12:41:25 I did it! I started a blog, so I guess that makes me a blogger.
I’m not in love with the word “blogger,” if I can be honest, but have a great appreciation for the medium. Blogging has allowed people to achieve their own form of therapy, share resources, create new friendships (to name just a [...]
My baby is a year old! 2008-05-30 14:34:27 I can’t believe it! My youngest son, Luke, is one year old! His official birthday was yesterday and we’re celebrating with a small group of friends and family on Sunday. Poor little guy wasn’t feeling 100% yesterday, but I didn’t mind providing extra snuggles. It was his birthday after all.
We dedided to go “no presents” for [...]
More Product Recalls 2008-05-31 10:53:10 Wow! I had no idea there were so many product recalls until I started tracking them. There are A LOT!
I’m afraid the freqency and amount of information means I need to trim the posts down a bit. I’m just going to provide the basics, please click on the links for more details. Hope its still [...]
Blog of the Day- There’s A Frog in My Soup 2008-05-31 10:29:05 As I get into reading other blogs– let me tell you– there is A LOT out there! Lots o’crap for sure, but lots’o quality, as well. One Mommy Blog I am enjoying has the cute name “There’s a Frog in my Soup.” Shera is the Mommy Blogger and not only does she have fun posts [...]
My Little Dancing Monkey 2008-06-02 23:05:10 My oldest son, Travis, will be three at the end of this month (ack! where did the time go!). As his birthday quickly approaches, so does his willingness to pose for photos for his camera happy Mama. If I see a cute place for a photo– I can say– “Go stand over there and smile [...] Read more:Dancing
Not a morning person 2008-06-03 10:55:06 I’m not a morning person
. I tend to stay up late, which leaves me pooped out come that pesky sunrise. That said, I do have two young children that arise early every morning and my husband kindly wakes up with them. I know he does it so that I can get rest and manage to [...]
Unlandscaped 2008-06-05 02:04:51 If you look closely at this photo, you’ll see a deer. This deer is in our backyard and we all enjoyed watching him and his buddy until they wandered off into the distance. You’ll note that our “backyard” is not lush or grassy, but over 5 acres of unlandscaped Central Oregon’s finest. Lots of sagebrush, [...]
More Father’s Day Give Aways! 2008-06-09 01:24:24 I was so excited to come across the news that Christine at From Dates to Diapers is doing Father
’s Day giveways ALL WEEK! Check out her blog every day this week for your chance to win some awesome gifts for the “Dad” in your life.
Father’s Day Giveaway 2008-06-09 01:01:03 Kailani over at An Island Life has a VERY cool father’s day giveway to check out. Courtesy of Best Buy, Kailani will be giving away a 30GB Microsoft Zune Digital Player! Run on over and check out the details here…and good luck! I’m still stumped on gifts for my darling hubbie and father-in-law. This MP3 [...] Read more:Father
Chance to win a Tell Me a Story CD 2008-06-09 00:36:17 Gina at A Wrestling Addicted Mommy’s Blog is having a cool giveaway for a free Tell Me A Story CD.
Gina did a review on the CD’s here, but it looks like the CD’s contain 6 different stories. The stories are also from all over the world and bound to keep a child’s attention. The Tell Me [...]
Product Recall Tuesday 2008-06-10 22:55:58 Due to the large number of product recalls, I’m going to start saving them for Tuesday
s. Below is the last few I have been compiling. Please visit the links for more details.
1. Backyard Leisure Recalls Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 546-7902
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Backyard Leisure Recalls [...]
Blogging Manners 2008-06-09 22:15:36 I’m a big fan of much of lifehackers content. Though most of what they blog about is way too techie to hold my interest, every so often they blog about something that strikes my fancy. Initially I had taken a liking to the idea of doing a Chalkboard mural on my son’s wall via a [...] Read more:Blogging
, Manners
Boys & Manners Giveaway 2008-06-11 00:33:42 Raising well mannered young men is very important to us, so this giveaway at the Quiverfull Family blog caught my eye. Quiver Mamma is giving away 100 Important Things Your Boys Need to Know: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Boys & Manners
- A toolkit of 8 resources for helping you raise your young men. I would also [...]
Could Anyone Else Use a Free Cruise? 2008-06-12 17:59:43 Yes, bloggers seem to be in the know when it comes to free giveaways. But, this one…you don’t want to miss!
Go visit the Metropolitan Mama blog and check out the Sail Away to a Goodnight’s Sleep Contest. Protect-a-Bed is actually giving away a FREE 3-night, 4-day cruise to the Caribbean. HELLO! Who couldn’t use that? [...] Read more:Anyone
, Cruise
Ooh La La Mama Giveaway 2008-06-12 17:21:18 Run over to A Wrestling Addicted Mommy’s Blog to check out her Ooh La La Mama giveaway. Ooh La La Mama has super cute clothes for the kiddies– even some cute items for boys. I loved their Rock Star tees and Route 66 onsie and romper. Go see for yourself!
2008 Sisters Rodeo & Central Oregon This Weekend 2008-06-12 16:38:01 Yee-haw! The 68th Annual SistersRodeo
is this weekend! I went to this a few times as a kid and always had so much fun. I’m looking forward to taking my little boys this year…my two year old is going to love it.
Called “The Biggest Little Show in the World,” the rodeo opens with family night [...] Read more:Central
, Oregon
, Weekend
Saturday Confessions 2008-06-13 15:44:24 I can’t live without my cable. Isn’t that sad?
We had our cable off for a bit and my husband turned it back on for my birthday last week. I’m oh so thankful…now if we only got “local” stations. Ugh! My prayers for the next few weeks shall include the network people taking pitty on the [...] Read more:Saturday
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