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lauri 1/21/2012 all natural skin, boost collagen, heal facial skin, rejuvenate skin, sea buckthorn berries, sibu, skin care, sun damaged skin
Sibu Repair and Protect Skin products

 I'm in love with the Sibu "Repair and Protect" facial cream.  I was fortunate to review a sample and I'm ready to let loose and buy their product line.  My skin issues go way back.  I'm Irish & Italian (50/50) but my skin is very fair, freckled and ruddy in color.  Although proud of my Iris...

lauri 1/7/2012 amber alert, colic baby, gripe water, marc courtiol


Reposted with permission by Marc Courtiol


It is one of every parent’s worse nightmares. You take your eye off your child for a minute only to find her gone when you turn around. Or one day he does not get home from school at the normal time. Or she goes outside to play and does not come back in. Scenarios like these are fortunately uncommon, and when they do happen ...

lauri 1/7/2012 Denver Phineas and Ferb, Disney's Phineas and Ferb, Phineas and Ferb promo code
Disney's Phineas and Ferb comes to Denver Feb 3-4

Disney's Phineas and Ferb Live ShowFerb create their biggest invention yet -- Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever! Phineas, Ferb, and the whole tri-state area gang embark on a bold escape jumping out from behind your TV and onto the stage in a live action adventure – right here...

lauri 12/8/2011 #denvertoystory3, denver disney on ice, disney on ice, disney on ice toy story 3
Disney On Ice presents Toy Story 3 - Barbie and Ken

My 4-year old son Sam and I truly enjoyed the movie Toy Story 3.  The story line just happened to coincide with what was going on with my own family.  Sam’s big sister was heading off to college, just like Andy.  It was bitter sweet for me to watch the end when he says goodbye to his toys and ventures off to college.  

 

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lauri 11/13/2011 denver disney on ice, Denver Giveaway, Denver Ice Show, Denver Toy Story 3, disney on ice, Family 4-pack, pepsi center, Toy Story 3 ice show, win disney on ice tickets denver, Win tickets
Win Family 4 Pack to Disney on Ice Toy Story 3 in Denver December 8th!

Win a family 4 pack to Disney on Ice Toy Story 3

I always look forward to this time of year. It starts off with my birthday during the 2nd week of November, continues with the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and of course rolling right into the Christmas season. Smack dab in the middle of all th...

lauri 10/28/2011 Big Kids stories, Bye Bye Pacifier, Elmo, Nov 4th Pacifier, Put down the pacifier, Sesame Street
Elmo - Bye Bye Pacifier

Sesame Street is kicking off its first-ever “Put Down the Pacifier” initiative to help kids through the difficult milestone of giving up their pacifier.

November 4 is “Put Down the Pacifier Day,” and parents can get some daily tips for a week and video clips from Elmo that will ease their child’s transition into a “big kid.”

&nbs...

lauri 10/16/2011 kid adventures, new kids books, olly oogleberry
Olly Oogleberry

If you're like me, you're always on the look out for new kid's books that are entertaining and educational.  I received information about Olly Oogleberry and fell in love.  As they say, "Move over Hello Kitty."  Here's the scoop:

"After traveling 11 million years from his home Planet of Oogleberry, Olly and his band of alien misfits have landed on Earth!

Olly and hi...

lauri 5/29/2011 ADHD, elrian hallinan, infant colic, parenting journals

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is thought to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. The parts affected control concentration, attention and impulsivity.

 

A child with ADHD can behave as if ‘up in the clouds’ or seem ‘dreamy’ or is hyperactive ‘always on the go’. They are unable to pay attention. The child finds it hard to filter all the information going i...

lauri 5/10/2011 decorating kids rooms, kids rooms, murals, sharpie, sharpie pen, sharpie squad
my nephew loves to use sharpies on his murals

 "Whoa - slow down there."  That's what I say to people trying to help themselves to my Sharpie supply.  No one (absolutely no one) can use my Sharpie pens.  Why?  Because they are the only pen I can write with that is smooth, with the perfect fine point and does not bleed through the paper.  I'm throwing away all the crap...