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Ralph Lauren Twitter party tonight at 8EST + an exclusive coupon code – join us!

I am so excited to have been chosen to be one of a select group of bloggers to be a Ralph Lauren Brand Ambassador (details coming soon) and tonight we’re having a Twitter party to celebrate the launch of the new Ralph Lauren Digital Storybook. What: Ralph Lauren #RLGang Twitter Party
 When: Thursday, August 19th from

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We met the cast of Percy Jackson & The Olympians The Lighting Thief!

My 10 year old is in shock! He just met the cast of Percy Jackson & the Olympians Lighting Thief.. Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson), Brandon T. Jackson (Grover Underwood), Alexandra Deddario (Annabeth Chase)! We met the cast at Borders bookstore in Marietta, today where Logan, Brandon, and Alexandra answered questions from the crowd and signed

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Hair Couture.. sushi hair clips from Ruby’s Closet and a coupon code

Madelyn went through a phase during which she didn’t want anything in her hair.. hairbows, clips, or headbands.  A 2 1/2 year phase in fact.  She’s 3 now and is more open to letting me fix her hair and put hair clips in it especially now that it’s long and she gets annoyed when it

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CurlyQ Cuties custom monsters

Holiday Gift Idea: CurlyQ Cuties and your Made-to-Order Monsters

If you are on the hunt for a unique holiday gift idea you’ll love CurlyQ Cuties’ Made-to-Order Monsters. You can use CurlyQ Cuties online kid-friendly interactive designer to design a one-of-a-kind handmade plush Monster your child will love. For about $25, your design design will be turned into a real live stuffed Monster toy made

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Moleskine notebooks, journals, and calendars + a coupon code AND a giveaway!

Where do your notes start? My Moleskine notebook is the first place I jot down things from items to add to my grocery list, to to-dos, and random thoughts of which there are tons, important dates, gift ideas, and other ramblings. From there I usually add those notes to the appropriate iPhone app such as

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Mutsy Transporter review and coupon code

Introducing the arrival of the new Mutsy Transporter + a 10% off coupon code!

I am a huge fan of Mutsy strollers. I’ve been pushing Madelyn, now 3, around in a Mutsy 4Rider (read my Mutsy 4Rider review here) since she was a baby. I just got a new Mutsy yesterday and shucks if it isn’t a rainy day today so I’m about to open and put it together

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Musicolor by Delta Creative

Musicolor – kids color, play, and listen to their own music art!

Musicolor is such a cool concept.  Both of my kids (10 and 3) love Musicolor and as you know if you have two kids of very different ages, they don’t often like the same toy or game.  Madelyn enjoys the blank ‘Create-a-song’ music cards while Sebastian enjoys coloring, playing, and listening to the detailed cards

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Zoocchini kids dinnerware, rugs, hooded towels, and plush animals

Zoocchini kids dinnerware sets, hooded towels, rugs, and plush animals AND a giveaway!

My kids run around the house and act like monkeys.  Sebastian has always loved anything to do with monkeys including the obnoxious sound they make.  Maybe real monkeys aren’t as obnoxious as my monkeys?Sebastian recently received Marvin the Monkey from Zoocchini and sleeps with it every night.  Marvin is super soft and gets tons of

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