When my son was born I tried to breastfeed, I didn’t try as hard as I could have, but regardless I was unsuccessful. He was an awful latcher and honestly I wasn’t comfortable with him sucking on me. So in an effort to still give him breastmilk I pumped for him. I pumped my heart […]
Archives for October 2009
Book Review & Giveaway: "Great Games! 175 Games & Activities for Families, Groups, and Children" by Matthew Toone (Ends 10/27)
So I am not creative when it comes to playing with my kids, and I admit I rely on games and toys that I buy. The problem with that though is it is expensive to keep buying games and toys, especially when kids get sick of them so quickly. Well the book “Great Games: 175 […]
Thomas the Train $1.99 w/ FREE SHIPPING!
Right now at the Learning Curve you can get a wooden Thomas the Train for only $1.99 ($10.99 value) with FREE SHIPPING! Now my son is a huge Thomas the Train lover and I have been buying trains whenever they go on sale for Christmas. (Which by the way Christmas is only 10 weeks away!) […]
Dominicks (Safeway) Shopping Trip Review
So like I have said in past posts, I am now a Safeway grocery lover. In Chicagoland, we have Dominick’s stores but Safeway also owns Vons, Pavillions, Genuardi’s, Carrs Safeway, Randalls, and Tom Thumb throughout the US and Canada. Since we moved back in July I have been trying out all the different grocery stores […]
"Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubb Idol" Releases TODAY!
WOW! WOW! WUBBZY! “WUBB IDOL” DVD FEATURING BEYONCÉ KNOWLES AS SHINE IN STORES NATIONWIDE – OCTOBER 13, 2009! Top-Rated Nickelodeon TV Event Takes the Spotlight Again with Release of Star-Studded Full-Length Movie Starring the“Wubb-able” and One-and-Only Wubbzy! Beverly Hills, CA – Lights! Camera! Wubbzy! “Wubb Idol,” the animated preschool movie hit from the Emmy® Award-winning […]
Sprout Happenings
Sprout is one of our favorite channels as it features all the characters my boys love! Well Sprout also features a great website if you haven’t checked it out yet that has stuff for kids and parents! Halloween Costume Contest – submit a photo of your child in costume and every day we will share […]
Sweet Tomatoes / Souplantation October Events and Giveaway – 3 Winners! (Ends 10/26)
This past weekend we visited one of my favorite restaurants, Sweet Tomatoes. You can check out my past review of Sweet Tomatoes for more yummy details. Well this month at Sweet Tomatoes is Guest Favorites Month. You see normally Sweet Tomatoes features dishes from a specific region, but this month they have a little bit […]
Winner of the 250 Greeting Cards from Uprinting!
Thank you so much to everyone that entered. I truly appreciate everyone’s comments! Keep checking my giveaways and don’t forget I have a permanent Linky on my Giveaways tab above for you to enter your own giveaways and enter others! ———————————————————————- Uprinting 250 Greeting Cards giveaway winners… So Congrats to: andrea v Didn’t Win? Check […]
Robbed at the grocery store!
Is anyone else sick of being robbed at the store? What I mean is it seems like every time I go shopping an item comes up the wrong price. Whether it is a few cents or a few dollars, it is never in my benefit. I could go on and on, but honestly I wonder […]