Learning skills and discovering passions at Galileo Summer Quest

This was The Pea at her very first Galileo Summer Quest camp.  She was an incoming 5th grader, and she had the time of her life learning to design and sew her own outfits.  GSQ is where she first learned how to use a sewing machine.  She's now an incoming 8th grader, and one of her hobbies is designing and sewing outfits for dolls....

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Generate buzz with AdvoWire

This is a sponsored post When you're a small business, getting the word out about all the great things you do isn't easy.  You'd love some word-of-mouth around your neighborhood, and you'd love some buzz about your business online, but it seems like a catch-22: in order to generate buzz, you need people talking about you, but you're just starting...

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#SprintMom Giveaway: HTC One Max

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Sprint. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and to thank me for participating. I have been a loyal Sprint customer for almost 15 years! I have never been tempted in the slightest to change providers because Sprint has always offered me exceptional value for...

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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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Introducing Honey Bunches of Oats' new Morning Energy cereals

I'm always up for trying new cereals, but Alfie is pretty set in his ways.  I think he gets it from his dad, who has been eating the same bowl of frosted flakes or rice krispies practically every morning of his adult life (he'll be eighty-two in a couple of months).  I end up loving most of the cereals I review, but Alfie always goes back...

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A Handy Dandy Guide to PhotoPass+ at the Disneyland Resort

I'll admit it, I'm a photo person.  I love taking photos at events and vacations, and I love looking at them afterwards. I love bringing back all the memories, and I love seeing how we have grown and changed through the years. The problem is, I'm not a great photographer, and I don't have the best equipment (I get tired of lugging our DSLR...

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French's Crunch Time Entrees

Everyone loves a good home cooked dinner, but sometimes you just find yourself in a time crunch.  French's, makers of the famous yellow mustard (as well as French's Fried Onions!), have come up with a great solution: French's Crunch Time Entrees.  Each meal helper kit includes a seasoned crunchy coating pack to coat your favorite meat in,...

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Enjoy Spring Break in style with the Kia Cadenza

It's Easter weekend, and it's time for Spring Break!  Do you have any road trips planned?  On our spring break last week, we enjoyed lots of little day trips to San Francisco, the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, and the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley.  And because we test-drove a Kia Cadenza that week, we enjoyed the drive...

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Thank You to the sponsors of Disney Social Media Moms! (and a giveaway for you!)

This year's Disney Social Media Moms Celebration was an amazing event, and it would not have happened without the help of some amazing organizers... and some amazing sponsors.  I haven't even begun writing recap posts of the event, but I knew I had to give the conference sponsors a big Shout Out and a huge Thank You for all they did to...

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