Cheap, Reliable Home Laminator

Sorry for the long delay in posting. There’s nothing like cramming a birthday party, back to school, and a baptism all into one week to make you fall behind in your posts. Last week I received a great little email from Arian regarding my home laminator. For years I thought a home laminator was out of my range. After countless trips to the teacher supply store to laminate my stuff, I...
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High School Musical 2 Lanyards

If you’ve got a daughter between the ages of 6 and 16 you probably know all too well what tomorrow is. In fact, if your girls are anything like mine, chances are they’ve been counting down for months. My daughter is such a huge High School Musical fan that we’re hosting a HSM2 premiere birthday party at our house tomorrow night. 9 eight-year-olds singing and dancing the night...
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Back to School Planner for Kids

Keeping track of your kids activities and school schedules can be an overwhelming challenge. My solution? Take the pressure off yourself by helping your kids do it on their own. In our house my kids use their fridge planners to keep track of all their weekly to-dos. When I posted this idea early on in my blog only my oldest daughter was in school. Now that all three of my kids have schedules to...
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More Mom-Friendly Magazines

I’ve been a big fan of Consumer Reports for years.  In fact, my husband teases me because I’m constantly checking their website to figure out the consumer best buy for everything from digital cameras to dishwashing detergent. Last week I was perusing the magazine rack at Sam’s Club when I came across a great new magazine produced by the editors of Consumer Reports called Shop...
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