Mosaic photo books: the fastest, easiest way to create a photo book

With the advent of smart phones, it has gotten way too easy to take a photo!  Nowadays, I probably take more photos in a month than I did in a whole year, ten years ago.  Everyone I know has tons of photos on their phones, and for the most part, those photos end up taking permanent residence on that phone, so no one ever gets to admire...

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CollageIt Pro for Windows and Mac -- review and giveaway

There's nothing better than a beautiful photo -- unless it's a group of beautiful photos.  Photo collages are a great way to combine similarly themed photos into one great visual that conveys your message at a single glance. Whether it's for a greeting card or a poster or a blog post or a Facebook update or a living room wall, I find myself...

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Moms, Dads and Grads personalized gift ideas from Tiny Prints (Giveaway)

Late April and May is the time of year when we start thinking about moms, dads and grads.  Last year The Pea graduated from grade school into middle school, but this year we don't have any big graduations to celebrate -- but we love to celebrate Mothers' Day and Father's Day every single year!  If you're looking for a present for that...

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Save up to 20% at a Disneyland Resort Hotel

A visit to the Disneyland Resort is truly a magical experience, and when you stay at a Disneyland Resort hotel, your trip becomes even more magical.  Not only are you as near to the parks as you can possibly be, you also get early entry to the parks on select days.  Everything in the hotel contains special Disney touches like Disney characters...

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It All Adds Up with PBS Kids {Giveaway}

Last weekend PBS KIDS invited us to San Jose's Tech Museum to learn about their new "It All Adds Up" program and check out their latest educational apps.  My kids have been watching PBS Kids since they were small, so I'm already a big fan of how their TV shows help kids learn important pre-kindergarten skills in a fun, engaging way. This...

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Home, Sweet Home

When Alfie bought our home fifteen years ago, he was a swinging single and had no idea he would be sharing it with three kids and a wife.  All he cared about was location, location, location: he wanted to be near downtown so he could walk to restaurants and shops whenever it suited his fancy. It turns out that he made exactly the right...

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Hip Dysplasia Q&A with Dr. Charles Price

When I gave birth to The Pea, I shared a hospital room with a woman who also had given birth within a few. Unfortunately her birth was not as uneventful as mine; I learned that her new baby had just been  diagnosed with hip dysplasia.  I remember hearing her talk about it with her doctor through the curtain that separated her bed from...

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Amy Lupold Blair publishes her first book: Raising Digital Families for Dummies

Amy Lupold Blair is one of my blogging idols.  She pretty much singlehandedly invented the Twitter party!  She founded her Global Influence network four years ago after hearing bloggers complain about not being able to find paid post opportunities; last year Global Influence paid out nearly $150k to bloggers.   I'm a member of Global...

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Join the Funky Monkey Twitter Party on April 23 (and a giveaway for you!)

Having food allergies sucks when you're a kid. Trust me, I know:  I had a childhood allergy to chocolate (which thankfully I outgrew!) and I could only look on enviously as my friends gobbled chocolate bar after chocolate bar.  But as much as it sucks for kids, it sucks even worse for parents.  Keeping your child safe from food...

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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...

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New Cozy Cone Hat at Disneyland Resort

One of the coolest pieces of merchandise we saw at the Disneyland Resort last year was a Luigi's tire hat in Cars Land.  This April the Disneyland Resort is introducing another fun hat: the Cozy Cone hat, inspired by the Cozy Cone motel from the Cars movie.  It's bright orange and lightweight, and it even has a brim so you can enjoy the...

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Mo Willems' Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! celebrates its 10th Anniversary

I received a sample for review It's spring cleaning time again, and I've been poring over the kids' old books, figuring out which ones I can donate or sell at our upcoming citywide yard sale.  I've been pretty ruthless about weeding things out, but there are some books that have a place of honor in our library.  I can't ever bear to throw...

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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...

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M-Edge introduces designer Trina Turk collection of cases {Giveaway}

I received a sample for review I bought a brand-new laptop in January, and I couldn't be happier with it -- or more protective of it.  I'm forever dusting it off, guarding it from scratches and bumps, and the kids are NOT allowed to even breathe on it!  My laptop is a big investment, and I don't want anything to happen to it, which is...

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