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suburbandiva Have you seen any of the wonderful Generation Huggies videos yet?
Amanda L, one of the winners from Florida, offers this piece of advice for new moms: “When you are a first time mom bringing home a newborn there will be good days/nights and bad. Just know that you are not alone! Everyone goes through hard times when you think you just can't do it, but you can and you will!”
Amanda is “a former teacher turned stay-at-home mom. I have a very active 2 year old little girl and I am currently 5 months pregnant with a boy!” She, along with 29 other moms from around the country will be featured in an upcoming national ad campaign for Huggies talking about their experiences as mothers.
So take a minute to watch, and think about your answer to that timeless question, What does motherhood mean to you?about 1 year ago - Comment
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So much fun! On Wednesday, I had the chance to interview two of the lucky http://generationhuggies.com/ . It was such a treat. Both were so surprised to have their video chosen. (By the way, I can't embed the videos here, but you can see all 30 winning entries on the http://generationhuggies.com/ .)
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Jackie, who lives in Manhattan and has an 11-month-old daughter, Lily, is a graphic designer. She happened upon the Huggies mobile in Union Square as she was walking with her husband and a friend. Hoping to score a cute tote bag, she came to the booth and found herself talked into making a video. She now laughs, remembering that during the on screen interview, she was feeling so emotional that every question brought tears to her eyes.
Afterwards, she went her way and didn't give it much thought. And then. Ta da! She received an email letting her know her video was one of the winners! When she shared her big winner news with family and friends, of course, everyone was excited. To her great embarrassment, her co-workers even gathered around a computer one day and watched her video with her.
Jackie said, "When we made the video, I thought I was terrible. But the guy said I did well. I thought: he's lying. I felt like such a dork."
I so know that feeling! I can barely stand to watch myself on camera when I'm alone — it's even worse when I'm with people. : )
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Susan, another winner I was able to speak with, is a part-time lawyer and the mother of two boys. She adores raising her family in the city. And she had a similar experience to Jackie. One weekend, she met her sister at a diner. As they were leaving, they walked into a Street Fair and noticed the Huggies Mobile. Susan's youngest was still in diapers at the time, so she stopped by the booth to pick up a coupon. When the Huggies staff invited her to make a video, she resisted. "I look horrible — I don't have makeup on!" was her response.
But she ended up making the video anyway. And what do you know? A couple of months later she received the email letting her know she was a winner! She was suprised and pleased. "I live the life of a typical mom. I couldn't believe anyone was interested in what I have to say. I couldn't imagine what about my entry was so special."
I'll bet most of the winners felt exactly like Susan. As mothers, we know we're not necessarily unique. There are millions of mothers out there doing their mothering thing every single day. So it's sometimes hard for us to remember that what we're doing to interesting and important. I think that's what I liked so much about http://generationhuggies.com/ . Huggies recognizes how wonderful motherhood is and helped women across the country celebrate that fact by making videos. http://generationhuggies.com/ all about their experiences as mothers. Go Moms!
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suburbandiva The http://generationhuggies.com/ project that rolled into town a few months back has made its selections for the national ad campaign featuring real moms from across the country sharing their perspectives on motherhood.
Of the 30 winners, seven are from the Sunshine state! All of the winning entries can be seen on GenerationHuggies.com, but take special note of these Floridians:
~Amanda L.
~Carrie M.
~Jennifer E.
~LaTriece L.
~LeQuyen M.
~Maite C.
~Patricia G.
Among other candid perspective you’ll see real moms talk about what the definition of “me time” has become, what issues are forefront of our minds, and just what it is being a mom today.
I loved watching the videos individually, but I have to say that it was quite powerful to watch the entire mosaic of motherhood.
So check out all of the winners on GenerationHuggies.com, and thank you to all of the mothers who took part in this wonderful project.about 1 year ago - Comment
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JennS Originally Posted by JennS in JennS's Circle
Remember when I told you that I was working with Generation Huggies interviewing moms? They searched for 30 moms to feature in their 30th Anniversary ad campaign. Remember when I asked you to go vote for your favorite? Well, the winners have been chosen! Check out these videos out at Generation Huggies.com.
Click the Winners Gallery Tab and see listen to what these women had to say about Motherhood. As I eagerly watched through the videos, I was thrilled to find one of the moms that I met at the Texas State Fair. Her name is Britt. She was so nice and so kind! I adored her immediately. Imagine my delight to see that she was one of the chosen winners of hundreds of entries. Britt will be featured in a national ad campaign for Huggies.
Meet Britt from the Dallas area.
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Sometimes when I browse through those glossy pages of design magazines, I think, sure they’re beautiful, but not exactly practical for a living, breathing family with a penchant for Italian food and Crayola products. Those white sofas and glass carpets wouldn’t last a minute in my house--or in anyone’s I know.
So when I got an opportunity to ask celebrity designer, Thom Filicia (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Dress My Nest) how to practically decorate a family home with kids, pets and husbands, he offered some very helpful advice.
His design philosophy begins with the concept that everyone’s “interior should tell your story.” Your home should reflect your personality and “what makes you unique and authentic.” So decorate with those family photographs and mementos from vacations, and anything else that makes you happy.
And what to do with all of those Legos? “Embrace the idea that kids are there,” he said. You’re going to have toys in your home--the key is organization.
Look to Kindergarten classrooms for organization ideas. Teachers are masters of having to organize lots of different materials for many different kids.
Use inexpensive bins and cubbies to keep the clutter under control.
Make it fun--Make kids part of keeping their own space organized. Thom loves to use a stopwatch for a fast pick-up or to sort things by color in a matching game while picking up.
No room should be “off-limits” to children, but do explain that certain rooms serve different purposes than others. The living room isn’t the best choice for coloring, but the playroom or kitchen table is.
For kid’s rooms, he warns not to invest too much into trends or specific interests. Kids grow out of things faster than you think, and it may be Barney this year, but karate the next. Keep the backdrops neutral so the room can mature with the child.
And as we Mommas already know, frugality is going to be a top decorating trend of 2009. Thom assures us that’s a good thing. “Be honest with yourself about your budget and your goals.” He says we should definitely “reuse and repurpose what you already have.”
Move things to different rooms to change the look.
Add a coat of paint to older furniture or to make odd pieces coordinate.
Shop at flea markets, Craigslist and tag sales, but also be on the lookout for really great bargains at traditional stores. You may be able to pick up a great deal on good quality pieces that will last for years.
Don’t be afraid to “mix the timely with the timeless.”
And if you still need help? How about a $25,000 room makeover? After revealing his redesign of the dressing rooms on ABC’s, “The View” on Monday, Thom announced the Room-A-Day Giveaway sweepstakes to award 16 lucky winners $25,000 each for a room makeover sponsored by “The View“ and Kimberly-Clark. Enter online daily through March 6, 2009 at http://www.RoomADayGiveaway.com or http://www.abc.com. Winners will be announced daily on “The View” beginning on February 2nd.
For more of Thom’s tips, pick up his new book, Thom Filcia Style, or check out his blog.
Maybe we’ll make it onto those glossy magazine pages yet.about 1 year ago - Comment
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suburbandiva If last month was “the most wonderful time of the year,” then early January must be the worst. Because of all of my least favorite domestic chores of the year, today holds my most-despised.
It’s time to de-holiday the house.
I hate this day. Un-decorating is so Scroogey. I feel like I’m taking a blow torch to Frosty. Or like I showed Rudolph his new 2009 Progress Energy rates.
It’s just not nearly as much fun taking all of this down as it was putting it all up. A few weeks ago, the house smelled of gingerbread and cinnamon. Now it smells like sour eggnog and a fresh bottle of Dexatrim.
Perhaps the worst job of the many is the un-trimming of the tree. All of those ornaments that the kids helped put on the lowest boughs are now on the floor beneath an avalanche of dried needles. The scent of pine no longer hangs in the air as I pull off the half-dark lights from the petrified branches; the only things being released are allergens and cobwebs.
But I suppose like this stale popcorn garland, all good things must come to an end, and packing up the holidays is inevitable. One of the best tips I’ve picked up along the way was to write out a list of the items you need to restock and tape that list to the outside of one of boxes to avoid multiple last minute scrambles to the store next year before you unpack. Mine reads like a note to my future self:
Hey Gorgeous, nice sweater. You need:
1) 1 more strand of Christmas lights. (The one you had wouldn’t stop blinking so you threw it out before someone had a seizure.)
2) 1 pink Advent candle. (Post this on the Easter box because you’ll never find one in November.)
3) More ornament hooks. You’ve used every single one of the 50 you bought six years ago but keep thinking you have plenty. You are down to using paper clips on all of the glass bulbs.
4) Paper clips.
5) A sense of humor, a kind memory and perspective when you open this box. After weeks of non-stop partying, 38 trips to the attic with all of these bins, and glitter and pine needles in every orifice, you had precious little patience left to roll the light strands properly or separate the candles.
Have an eggnog, put on some Bing Crosby and enjoy it. You’ll understand this un-merry tone when the most wonderful time of the year ends all too quickly.about 1 year ago - Comment
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Jo-Lynne Here is a link to my New Years resolutions.http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/01/i-resolve.html
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We had two Christmas celebrations this year -- one with my family and one with my husband's. And when I was at home in Virginia, I got to meet up with my blog friend and business partner Heather!about 1 year ago - Comment
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Emily What a fantastic slide show!!!! I LOVE it!!! What a fun memento to have and share - thanks for the inspiration!
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suburbandiva Every year, I look forward to reading the New Year's "To-Do" list for the upcoming year in my local newspaper. While sometimes daunting, it also has some really helpful tips for starting out the new year on a clean and organized note. This year, they've included a lot more cost-cutting tips as well.
So from The St. Pete Times', Judy Stark, here is a list to get you moving into 2009...
We're all frugalistas now. With the economy in free fall, it's not merely trendy to reduce, reuse and recycle; it's a matter of survival. As we compiled this year's version of our annual list of things to do around the house, we kept two things in mind: (a) saving money, and (b) living sustainably, which often has the effect of (a) saving money. The old saying of a bygone era echoes: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. For lots of us, 2009 will be a year of hard decisions. Here's one that's easy: Make it a back-to-basics year. Clean out the clutter in your home and in your head, watch the pennies and focus on what's important. You'll end the year greener, leaner, cleaner, and with a happier demeanor.
The basics: fuel efficiency
You wouldn't go out of your way to pay $4 a gallon for gasoline, so why spend more money than you must to heat, cool and illuminate your house? These steps are the new normal, the way we all need to live now:
• Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents, which use 75 percent less energy than incandescents and last 10 times longer. They save about $30 per bulb over their lifetimes and produce 75 percent less heat.
They no longer have the ghostly blue or yellow cast or the hum of CFLs in years gone by, and you can find bulbs now that will work in most kinds of lamps and with dimmer switches.
• Install a programmable thermostat. The house will automatically warm up or cool down at times when no one's home, then adjust to more comfortable temperatures when the house is occupied.
About 45 percent of your home energy costs go to heating and cooling. Call your utility company and arrange for an energy audit. The inspector will locate leaks and cracks, check ductwork, measure the level of insulation and recommend where you need more and how much, advise you on how to cut solar gain with awnings or trees, and make other recommendations that will show up in a reduction in your bill. And some utilities offer rebates if you add insulation.
• Turn the thermostat down 2 degrees in winter, up 2 degrees in summer. Pull on a sweatshirt in winter; use a ceiling fan to feel cooler in summer. Each degree decreases your fuel bill by 3 percent.
• Insulate hot water pipes. You can find foam sleeves to slip over them at home centers. Install aerators in faucets and a low-flow head in the shower so you use less water but still get the force you want. Clean or replace furnace filters. Lower the temperature on your water heater from 140 to 120 degrees, and take showers (10 gallons) instead of baths (25 gallons). Water heaters are responsible for 11 percent of your household heating costs. Dry your clothes on a solar dryer — otherwise known as a clothesline — rather than in the dryer. Plug electronics into a power strip and shut off the electricity when they're not in use. All those little red lights — on the coffeemaker, the microwave, the radio, everywhere — are sucking up power; 40 percent of all the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while they are turned off.
Source: energystar.gov, greenhomeguide.org, thisoldhouse.com, greenerchoices.org
Smart things to buy in bulk
No matter how great the deal looks, ask these questions before stocking up, suggests Womansday.com: Do I have room to store this? Will my family use this before it goes bad? Can I split this with a friend? What can stocking up save me in time and gas?
• Party goods. Plastic tableware and glasses, paper plates, paper tablecloths, gift bags, tissue. Think about the celebrations on your calendar throughout the year and buy accordingly.
• Greeting cards. The 2-for-$1 stores are a good place to pick up an assortment of cards, and even Hallmark has its 99-cent line. Make a list of the friends and family members to whom you usually send cards and buy all at once to avoid the last-minute hunt for a $3.95 card. Cheaper still: Send free cards online at Web sites including hallmark.com, bluemountain.com or americangreetings.com. Or design your own cards and either e-mail them or print and mail them.
• School supplies. Kids use notebook paper, printer paper and markers all year long. Unless you enjoy late-night trips to the drugstore for poster board, stock up.
• Home office supplies. Printer paper, ink cartridges, envelopes, paper clips, felt-tipped pens, note pads, sticky notes, tape, mailing labels, whatever you need. Buy a roll of postage stamps. Set yourself up to pay bills online and you'll save on postage, envelopes, late fees and time.
Think before you drink (or eat)
Take your own coffee to work or brew a pot at the office instead of stopping every day for a $1.85 grande cup of Starbucks' signature Pike Place Roast. A pound of those beans costs $9.95; enough to brew 30 to 50 cups. If you get 40 cups, they'll cost you — wait for it — 25 cents each.
BOTTLE SOME SAVINGS. You can buy a 20-ounce bottle of Dasani water for $1.39 at Publix, or you can buy a 24-bottle flat of 16.9-ounce bottles for $5.99 — that's 25 cents a bottle. Or go green and fill a reuseable bottle from the tap (It's drinkable! Really!)
Indulge, but do it thriftily. Try that great new restaurant, but go at lunch, when things are cheaper. Sit at the bar and order a drink and an appetizer only. Even some chic restaurants offer a deal if you dine early. Appetizers, desserts, drinks and coffee can really add up, so skip them or choose just one. For families, seek out places where kids eat free. Go on your birthday, when some restaurants offer a free entree or dessert. Order takeout.
Use coupons or two-for-one offers. Visit restaurant.com or the Web sites of chain restaurants for coupons and discount gift certificates. (But tip your servers based on the prediscount amount; they're pinched by the economy too.)
The dirty dozen: cleaning jobs we all forget
• Clean the phones. This includes your cell phone. You can see the grime and fingermarks; what you can't see are the germs and bacteria from your nose, mouth and ears. Real Simple Cleaning suggests using a wrung-out disinfecting wipe to clean the keypad, handset and cords. Dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol, squeeze it dry, and use it to disinfect the buttons.
• Do the same thing for hand-held electronics, including TV remotes, game controllers and MP3 players. If you have a keypad at the garage door, give it the treatment too.
• Clean the blades of your ceiling fans.
• Walk around the house with a spray bottle of cleaner and a sponge or cloth and wipe away fingerprints wherever you spot them. Likely places: doors and door frames, light switches, the refrigerator door handle, cabinet doors and drawer pulls.
• Do you have a pet? Check out the door frames and the edges of the doors at pet shoulder height. You'll be amazed at the dirt.
• Pull out the range and the refrigerator and clean under and behind them. Vacuum the refrigerator coils.
• Dust the top of the refrigerator.
• Clean out ceiling light fixtures and those at the front entrance of your home. Dump the dead insect bodies; wash and dry the fixtures.
• Wash your car, clean out the trash, vacuum inside. Would a trash container, console or over-the-seat organizer help keep things in order? Pick them up at an auto parts store. If your wipers aren't doing a good job, replace them.
• Clean the microwave. Set a bowl of water inside and wave it on high for three minutes, then let it sit a few minutes so the steam can loosen baked-on crusts. Use a plastic scrubby to work on the tough spots. Then wipe it out with a damp cloth. With the door open, clean the keypad with a soapy cloth, then wipe. Clean the turntable in the sink or run it through the dishwasher.
• If your oven has a self-cleaning cycle, run it. If yours requires a spray-on cleaner, pick up a can and get busy.
• Clean the barbecue. Put the grill in a plastic garbage bag, spray it with oven cleaner, close the bag and let it sit overnight, then scrub with steel wool. (Wear rubber gloves.) Clean the tubes with a pipe cleaner or plastic straw to poke out dirt and spiders' nests.
Concoct your own
Stay clean, green and solvent by mixing up your own natural cleaning solutions.
Window cleaner
2 cups water
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dishwashing liquid
Mix in a spray bottle. This will break down the waxy residue left behind by commercial window cleaners.
Source: Organic Housekeeping (Scribner)
Toilet bowl cleaner
Sprinkle the bowl with baking soda, add white vinegar and scrub with a brush.
Source: thegreenguide.com
Strong all-purpose cleaner
1 tablespoon clear, nonsudsing ammonia
1 tablespoon clear laundry detergent
2 cups water
Mix in a spray bottle.
Source: organizedhome.com
See, speak, save
Review your cell phone plan, your land line, cable, internet. What are you paying for? Do you need it? Can you get out of it? A prepaid mobile phone may be a less expensive alternative, Womansday.com suggests. Maybe you can live without call waiting and three-way calling. Get rid of the premium cable channels or your Netflix if you don't use them often. It may be cheaper to bundle services from one provider: TV, Internet, long-distance.
Cleaning products we can't live without
• Goo Gone or other citrus-based solutions that remove the sticky goo left behind by adhesive labels.
• OxiClean, the stain-removing laundry booster.
• Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. We haven't yet found the stain, mark or dirt that these resin-based scrubbers can't eradicate.
Really thrifty things to do
• All that stuff you print out on the computer and then throw away? Give the paper to the kids and let them color on the blank side. Or cut it in quarters and use it as scratch paper.
• Stretch out haircuts. Instead of every four weeks, go every five or even six weeks if your style allows for a little more length.
• Check care labels in your clothes to see if you can wash them rather than dry-clean.
• Bring back the pot-luck supper. Your friends have no more money than you do.
• If you aren't using your gym membership, give it up. Go to "pay what you can" night at local theaters. See movies at matinees, when it's cheaper. Volunteer to usher at local performing-arts halls and see the shows free.
• Look on Freecycle or Craigslist for free stuff people are trying to get rid of.
• Reintroduce yourself to your public library.
• Cancel subscriptions to magazines you no longer read. Or share with a friend.
Give back, get back
• In tough economic times, more people need your help. If you're short on money, give your time and attention.
• Offer to help out at a soup kitchen or other facility that feeds hungry people. These places need your help all year.
• Informally adopt a street or a park where you frequently walk. Make it your business to pick up the litter.
• Give blood.
• Contact an animal shelter and volunteer to walk or play with the animals. They need love. So do you. You'll both get it.
Judy Stark, former Times homes and garden editor, is a freelance writer in St. Petersburg.
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Jo-Lynne http://vimeo.com/2541263 from http://vimeo.com/user993794 on http://vimeo.com .
My husband's family makes these cookies every year and we've adopted the tradition. They are so delicious but also so fun to make!about 1 year ago - Comment
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Jo-Lynne http://www.boomama.net is hosting her annual Christmas Tour of Homes today. Our halls are decked, and the stockings are hung by the chimney with care. Come check it out!http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2008/12/christmas-tour-of-homes.html
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Emily Oh, that is too good!!!!!!! What a wonderful holiday card!!!! I love the set up, the suspense, the great finished project and you and your adorable girl on camera!!!!!
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suburbandiva They say the definition of crazy is repeating the same behavior and expecting a different outcome. If that is in fact true, then the definition of totally, certifiably and institutionally insane is to repeat those behaviors every Christmas with your husband and his maniacal approach to hanging the lights resulting in your house looking like the holiday asylum that it is.
I should have known that this year would be no different than any other when back in July when we got a new roof, instead of commenting on its durability in a Cat 4 hurricane, he remarked, “That will be so sweet for hanging the Christmas lights.”
I should have had some sort of hint when he woke up early on a Sunday morning saying he was going to Home Depot. Never has he gone to the home improvement store. On a weekend. In December. Without medication. As he pulled out of the driveway in his cherry picker, he called, “Were you thinking of going traditional or Amsterdam bordello?”
And truly, what did I expect when after an inordinate amount of time, he finally returned not with some understated evergreen trimmings, but rather 800 feet of electrical cord, a fire extinguisher and a handful of magic beans?
And what does it really matter what the question was that preceded this answer: “Why it’s a 50 gallon drum of roof tar and a gross of bungee cords. Santa and 8 reindeer aren’t going to stick themselves!”
All of these constants in our annual holiday decorating showdown remained unchanged, so why did I think there was any other outcome than Times Square meets Dollywood? During Mardi gras. Sponsored by Ringling Brothers. Starring Charo. And Liberace.
Except…
Except this year there was one variable I hadn’t counted on. He got recruits.
He drafted our children into his little yuletide militia. I stood no chance of defense when our seven year old fired this at me: “I want to be the Christmas House!” My husband beamed like the North Star. When our oldest son got his first electrical shock from an overloaded extension cord, I swear, his father had tears in his eyes. And when our four year daughter pulled a permit for the additional circuit breakers we needed to install it all, why his heart grew three sizes that day.
They worked together all afternoon transforming a madman’s delusions into a neon-lit Christmas I wonder-what-happened-at-their-house-land. I only had to go out twice; once to save the baby from becoming the live model in the manger on the roof, and the other to apply betadine to the side of my tortured artist’s head when he cut his ear off at the beauty he had created.
Curiously, a crazy thing happened inside the house. While the Macy’s Parade was going down our street as my children held tight to giant inflatables over their wee heads, I was able to decorate the house without my usual “help.” Stockings were hung by the chimney with care instead of in the fireplace when Amy couldn’t reach the mantle. Popcorn garland was strung without teeth marks. One bough on the Christmas tree wasn’t weighed down by 37 ornaments while the rest of the tree lay bare.
The halls got decked instead of wrecked.
And while I certainly know this will not last long, at least briefly during this crazy holiday season, we enjoyed a moment of temporary sanity. Which along with a green and red strait jacket and a giftcard to the electric company, was the perfect gift.about 1 year ago - Comment
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Jo-Lynne We're so pathetic we didn't even finish stringing lights this year. That's hilarious.
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We do things differently down here in the south at Christmastime.
As a northern transplant, it took quite a few years for me to get used to this green Christmas thing. It certainly is odd to see Christmas lights in palm trees or wear my flip flops to the Mall shopping for sunscreen to stuff into stockings.
But after a while, you start to get used to it. Sitting in the pool on Christmas Eve helps. Or not owning an ice scraper or looking for a single lost mitten.
But it is different…
Over the next couple of weeks, I’d like to share with you all how we do a Tropical Cool Yule here in the Sunshine State. We’ve got some strange--yet fun--traditions and activities that prove Christmas doesn’t have to be white in order to be merry.
This video is from our friend Michelle at Walt Disney World. She and her daughters meet with a pastry chef showing how Disney does gingerbread, and how you can make houses (on a smaller scale) at home.
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Jo-Lynne I posted today on Musings of a Housewife about our favorite Christmas children's books and music. http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2008/12/christmas-books-and-music.html
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Jo-Lynne So who has finished decorating? We have our tree up and decorated. I put some greenery and lights outside, but I never quite finished. And this afternoon I came home to find our wreath blown off the garage. Not so attractive. I had great goals to make a fancy mantle swag this year, but I don't see that happening.It's tradition for us to go to a tree farm and cut down our own three. This year was great because all three kids could get in on the action.This afternoon I took my 5-year-old daughter to the Nutcracker. She loved it.What are you guys doing to celebrate the holidays?
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Amy M. Hi everyone! I have been thinking about you and the http://www.generationhuggies.com/ contest. There are SO MANY awesome mom testimonials on that site! It was hard to choose my favorites. I'm sure it's hard for the judges to narrow down the list after all of the votes have come in.I will be checking back often to find out which 30 moms made it into the national ad campaign and who will have an extra $300 in their pockets. How exciting! Also, some lucky mom will be getting a HUGE surprise when she finds out that she's won that $30,000. Oh, the things I could do with $30K...Oh, I have Huggies on my mind...
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Jo-Lynne Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Gave a http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving-2.html tonight. http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving-2.html
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Emily Yeah moms!!!! It's so sweet to hear how thrilled and surprised the winners were!
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