Celebrate National French Fry Day with CravOn Never Fried French Fries (and a giveaway for you!)

National French Fry Day (July 13) is a holiday that most of us will likely avoid. Like we need to have a whole day to remind us of the guilt associated with eating fries?  This year, CravOn™ Never Fried French Fries is inviting everyone to celebrate National French Fry way the guilt-free, healthy way -- with their yummy baked fries.  We...

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What makes The Pea extraordinary

From the moment she was born, I knew The Pea was special.  I realize the 70% of parents think their baby is above average, but she's different!  I thought every inch of her was beautiful, from her wispy blond hair (hey, how many half-Filipino children can you think of with blond hair!) to the sweet little strawberry mark on the top...

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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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Kyocera Hydro Vibe waterproof LTE smartphone from Sprint

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. It's summertime!  Time for pool parties, water gun fights, runs through the sprinkler, trips to the beach, and more.  Water plays a big part in our summer...

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Advice for new parents (and a giveaway: enter to win a Pampers gift pack with $150 Babies-R-Us gift card!)

Giveaway: enter to win a $150 Babies R Us gift card! Don't you wish babies came with instruction manuals?  Despite all the advice you get from your friends, parenthood is definitely a learn-on-the-job kind of experience.  But that doesn't mean you can't prepare yourself and heed the advice of people who have been in the trenches and done...

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New Downy Wrinkle Releaser Plus: "Ironed" clothes, without the work

Even though I work part-time, I'm technically the stay-at-home parent, so most of the traditional "housewife" duties have fallen to me.  I cook, clean (sort of), do carpool duty, and do the laundry.  But the one thing I will NOT do is ironing.  Alfie is a stickler for perfectly ironed clothes, so he irons his own stuff.  As 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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Soccer books for World Cup fans

Are you as excited about the World Cup as I am?  My whole family loves soccer, and for the next month we're putting our lives on hold to watch the best teams in the world play the most popular sport on earth.  If you want to introduce your little one to the sport, here are some great books you can start with: Maisy Plays Soccer By Lucy...

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Find out your Summer Style with Ross Dress for Less

Looking to update your wardrobe this summer?  With all the brands and styles out there, the choices can be overwhelming.  Fortunately, there's one choice that's easy to make: where you're going to shop, and the answer is Ross Dress for Less!  It's always my first destination when I'm looking for a new outfit, because they have so...

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Giveaway: The Lego Movie on Blu-ray

I've got some awesome news for LEGO fans: the Blu-Ray of The Lego Movie will be available to purchase on Blu-ray starting tomorrow!  To celebrate the release of the Blu-Ray, you can make your own LEGO GIF video via The LEGO Movie App: • Move your mouse across the GIFs to control the action and play "EVERYTHING IS AWESOME" at the same time to...

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Mosaic photo books: the easiest way to preserve your memories in print

I've always been a big fan of Mosaic's lovely-to-look-at, easy-to-use, quick-to-arrive photo books. And as an Android smartphone user, I'm an even bigger fan now that the Mosaic app is available for Android!  Now it's easier than ever for me to create a beautiful photo book from the photos on my phone.  A Mosaic photo book costs just $20...

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