Planes: Storybook Deluxe takes readers to new heights

The long-awaited companion movie to Disney's Cars and Cars 2 is almost here!  Disney's Planes is flying into theaters, and it's going to be great.  The kids and I saw an advanced screening of the movie two nights ago, so we know your kids are going to love it!  They will love it so much that they'll probably be pleading for Dusty...

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More information about American Girl San Francisco

AG San Francisco is still under construction but will be opening in a few months.  I took this photo in early July. It looks like American Girl's newest store -- at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, CA -- is progressing nicely towards its scheduled Fall 2013 opening! I'm keeping close watch on the store because it's just 5 minutes...

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After-school safety for latch key kids: WordLock Stor-More Key Safe {and a giveaway for you!}

Our school year is just around the corner; in just two weeks, we'll be back to our usual crazy schedule.  With three kids in two schools, I've got to deal with all sorts drop-off times, pick-up times, afterschool schedules, carpools and more.  Now that The Pea is in middle school, I give her a lot more freedom to come and go -- but since...

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Giveaway: win a $20 Whole Foods gift card

I've loved Whole Foods Market gift cards from the moment I first saw them on the checkout stands.  They're pretty and witty -- Dough! Just for the halibut! Muchas Wheatgracias!  Thyme to celebrate!  Hugs and quiches!  Happy birthday tofu!  Soy to the world!  Peas on earth!  To all a good bite! -- and they are the...

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Whole Foods now stocks vegan cheeses from Kite Hill

I've always said that I adopting a vegetarian lifestyle wouldn't be that difficult for me -- but adopting a vegan lifestyle would be impossible, because I cannot live without cheese. I've seen vegan cheese at the supermarket but they all look like rubbery sliced processed cheese.  In other words, they don't look like cheese at all. So when...

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Vote for me in the Circle of Moms Top 25 contest!

I have exciting news -- I'm in the running for the Circle of Moms Top 25 Northern California bloggers!  The top 25 will be chosen on August 13, 2013 based on votes, so I'm asking, pleading with you all, dear readers, to help me out!  I'd love you forever if you vote for me! * You don't have to register or log in to the site. * You can...

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Planning a wedding, then and now

This post was sponsored by Beau-coup Favors, Inc. Alfie and I will be celebrating our wedding anniversary in just a couple of weeks -- well, sort of.  We actually celebrate two weddings.  We married in Las Vegas in November 2000 with just my sister, her family, and Alfie's two closest friends and their families in attendance (with the...

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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. Speaking of giveaways, I've got a few of my own to shout out (only because...

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Download Disney's Planes activity sheets

Summer is just flying by!  If you're running out of activities for your kids, check out these downloadable activity sheets from Disney's upcoming movie, Planes.  Dusty has some fun activities to keep your family entertained while in the air, on the road or in your backyard, so click here to download the Disney Planes activity sheet.  Have...

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Dragons: Riders of Berk now available on DVD

How to Train Your Dragon is one of my favorite kids' series.  It's one of the few book series my son really enjoys.  We all loved the movie, and we can't wait for How To Train Your Dragon 2 to be released in 2014. Luckily, we can still get our fill of Hiccup and Toothless through the TV series Dragons: Riders of Berk.  It airs on...

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Make your loose change go a long way at JC Penney and help out the Boys and Girls Clubs of America

This is a sponsored post The first day of school is almost here, and this year I've got a big role to play -- I'm going to be co-President of my sons' elementary school PTA!  After 7 years at this school, I wanted to help my kids' wonderful teachers in a meaningful way and help ensure they have everything they need to do the most important...

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Reasons why a Ride the Ducks San Francisco Tour is Like No Other

There is no shortage of strange sights around San Francisco, but this has got to be one of the strangest yet.... Yup, it's a car that looks like a boat!  Or is it a boat that looks like a car?  Take part in a Ride the Ducks tour of San Francisco and decide for yourself!  Ride the Ducks graciously offered me some tour tickets, so...

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