Actress Nicole Sullivan on Losing the Baby Weight with Jenny Craig

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I know, I know, I said the “B” word.   Baby weight.  It’s OK, take a deep breath, break out the smelling salts.  Getting back to the pre-baby bod is a Herculean task for many moms, and I count myself among them.  I managed to miraculously lose a good amount of weight in between Baby… [Continue Reading]

Kidyos.com–A Lifesaver for Moms of Little Geeks

Kidyos.com

As a certified Geek family, we’re on our computers a lot.  Even my little guys, who are 3 and 6.  Tommy, my 6-year-old, has his own laptop, which was provided to him from the virtual charter school he’s enrolled in.    My little geniuses have even figured out how to get on YouTube all by themselves,… [Continue Reading]

Please Pray for Layla Grace

One of the prettiest babies I've ever seen.

I’ve recently read the story of a beautiful girl named Layla Grace.  Layla is two years old, and is battling Stage 4 Neuroblastoma.  She is at home with her family in Texas for what they feel are her last days.  This family needs our prayers.  I have cried so much for this beautiful girl, and… [Continue Reading]

An Open Letter

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Dear Neighbors who clutter up my already crowded street with their SEVEN illegally registered minivans,  causing me not to be able to park on my own street, instead parking a block away (if I’m lucky),  **deep breath** You’re a bunch of douchebags.  I want to rip out your valve stems and line them up on… [Continue Reading]

Quickie Giveaway for Expectant Parents

Over at my other site, Thrifty Thoughts and Common Cents, I’m giving away a coupon for a free $20 Gift Card with any new Baby Registry at Toys “R” Us or Babies “R” Us.  Check it out!

Philadelphia–City of Brotherly Taxes

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Philadelphia’s illustrious mayor, Michael “One Term” Nutter has proposed some new ideas to help make up the $150 million deficit now facing the City of Philadelphia.  Obviously, this is an important and complicated issue.  In  2009, the mayor announced that he would be closing all of the city’s rec centers and public libraries due to… [Continue Reading]

Potty Training–Down with Diapers!

The Jackpotty

Let me preface this post by saying that I have been changing diapers for damn near 14 years (almost half my life!) and I.am.over.it.  If I knew I would never have to wipe another butt again, I could die happy. So I recently started potty training my youngest, Aedhan, who is three and a half. … [Continue Reading]

Giveaway–Sugarloaf Craft Festival, Oaks PA

Sugarloaf Craft Festival

To celebrate our new site we are giving away free tickets to the Sugarloaf Craft Festival in Oaks, PA.

Mom’s Taxi Service

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As a mom of four, piloting the requisite minivan, I shuttle kids to a lot of activities.  My kids play baseball and soccer, two do karate, and one is a professional mallrat.  So we put a lot of miles on Penelope, our mobile home away from home.  This video is of my youngest daughter during… [Continue Reading]