Switch your homepage to Yahoo! and help change girls' lives

The following is a post sponsored by Yahoo! Every time someone clicks here to make Yahoo! their homepage, they're showing their support for Girls For A Change.I was selected for this opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.You know what they say: if only women ran the world, there would be far less wars,...

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What's in your sausage? Introducing all-natural foods by Safeway Open Nature (and a giveaway for you!)

You know the old saying, you should never visit a sausage factory, because if you see how they're made -- with all the entrails and parts of the animal nobody eats, and don't even ask which animal we're talking about -- you'll never eat sausage again? (okay, it's not really an old saying but everybody says it)Turns out, you don't need to visit the...

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Personalized Thank You Notes from InvitationBox.com

When I was in elementary school, we actually had a subject called Social Graces, where we learned things like how to arrange place settings and how to write thank you cards. It seems archaic now, but good manners is as important as ever, and I'm very keen on instilling good manners in my children.For example, after every birthday party I ask them...

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Fully Charged

The circus is coming, the circus is coming! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey are coming back to the Bay Area, and this year they're staying for 3 whole weeks. Their new show, Fully Charged, promises to have lots of high-voltage thrills and entertainment for the whole family. No matter how old they get, my kids never seem to cease enjoying...

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Nautical Items from Company Kids

Ahoy, mateys! If you're looking to refresh your kids' bedroom decor, Company Kids has some really cute nautical, pirate and mermaid themes. I love Company Kids for their adorable designs and high quality; in fact, I bought these Bradford quilted covers and shams for my boys a couple of years ago:Cute, huh? And these nautical-themed Company Kids...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- List Your Giveaways Here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! I'm glad so many of you are finding this to be a useful way to get more traffic to your giveaways. And as a person who loves entering giveaways, I have to admit it's a great, easy way to find out where all the best giveaways are.So feel free to leave links to your giveaways, everyone. And don't forget to...

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Discovery Girls Magazine celebrates 10 years

I can't believe The Pea is already 10 years old! Time has gone by so quickly, and I'm sure it will feel like the blink of an eye before she turns 14, 16, then 18. A few years ago Alfie and I watched the movie 13, and we were haunted by how easy it is for young, impressionable girls to get on the wrong track without strong mentors and role models...

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Nerf N-Strike Barricade RV-10

It's our second week of summer vacation, and the temperatures have really hit the roof! We've had high 80's and low 90's most of the time, with a couple of almost-100's thrown in for good measure. My boys are playing with their Nerf Super Soakers almost daily! I love that these toys get them running around and playing outdoors. The water cools...

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Mattel Green Lantern Toys now availabl

Hurrah, Green Lantern is now out in movie theaters! 3Po and I already have a date to watch this fun summer action movie. And once he's watched it, 3Po can have a blast reliving the action with the Green Lantern action figures that Mattel sent him to play with.Here's more information about the new Green Lantern toys:Protect peace and maintain intergalactic...

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Kelloggs FiberPlus cereal -- a sweet (and healthy) way to start the day

Growing up, I never ate breakfast. You'd think that the daughter of a doctor would have known better than to skip the most important meal of the day, but my dad always got up later than we did, and I don't think he ever knew that his kids were sleeping in until the last minute and rushing into the car to get to school. Or maybe my parents just figured...

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Time Saving Tips for Busy Moms

Last week I went to Atlanta and met up with 11 other bloggers, where we talked about the challenges we faced as bloggers, as women and as moms. In many ways we are so different: we come from all different parts of the country, we have different jobs, different family situations, different interests, different priorities. However, the single biggest common challenge we all faced was the lack of time. This must be a universal need, especially for busy moms! I don't think I could find a mom out...

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Mickey's Soundsational Parade at the Disneyland Resort

The Disneyland Resort has a new catchphrase to describe all the new things going on there this summer: Soundsational. Having recently been there, seen it, and done that, I think Soundsational is a pretty apt description, and nowhere more so than their new summer parade. It's called -- what else -- Mickey's Soundsational Parade.I happen to think...

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