Budget Family Vacations that Aren't Short on Fun

 Budget Family Vacations that Aren't Short on Fun  by: Allison Boyer Taking vacations as a family can really bring everyone closer together, but unfortunately, trips don’t come cheap. The good news is that you don't have to sacrifice the fun to really enjoy your time together. Here are a few vacation ideas that are low on cost but high on fun. Try camping together. Campsites only cost a fraction of what it would...

My Bean Got Bit!

My Bean Got Bit! Yesterday when I arrived to pick Bean up from "School" (Daycare), she did her usual yippie skippy my mommy and daddy are here shriek and giggle but when I got in the room and she ran to me for our usual hug the first thing she told me was Sally (not her real name) bit me.  Bean then proceeded to show me a visible bite...

Disney Cars 2 Movie Prize Pack Giveaway

Disney Cars 2 Movie Prize Pack GiveawayCARS 2 races into theaters everywhere in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D on June 24th! Here is a brief synopsis of Pixar’s follow-up film to the Academy Award  Winning Toy Story 3:Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable...

MyExtra Gum Review

MyExtra Gum Review I am one of those moms that takes and prints a gadzillion (OK, not really a word!) pictures of my daughter doing all sorts of cute things.  I also love unique personalized gift ideas. I was recently offered the chance to try out the new MyExtra Gum and thought it would be a super cute way to have an adorable picture...

Time to Get Your Summer Hair Do!!! Sharing Spree: $49 for Haircut, All Over Color or Dimensional Highlights and Blow Dry Styling

$49 for Haircut, All Over Color or Dimensional Highlights and Blow Dry Styling (up to $125 value)  GET SUMMER READY WITH THIS SPREE!! For only $49 (up to $125 value), you get a haircut, all over hair color or dimensional highlights, shampoo, and blow dry styling! To make it easy, you can choose from 4 different high-end salons:...

Summer Sun Where Are You?

Summer Sun Where Are You? So my calendar says that summer starts next Tuesday but the weather lately disagrees.  I am ready for some summer sun! This spring was the 4th coldest and 2nd wettest in history, easily making it the WORST spring in Portland history. Even my counter top weather station thinks that summer will never arrive,...

Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats

Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Circo Child Booster Seats. Hazard:...

Sharing Spree Portland: $35 for 60 minute massage (a $75 Value)

$35 for 60 minute massage (a $75 Value) - choose from 5 locations! ...

Pacific Play Tents Review and Giveaway

Pacific Play Tents Review and Giveaway  My daughter is all about forts right now, for weeks we had all of our dining room chairs in the living room covered with blankets.  She would crawl in her "fort" and watch her favorite Dora cartoons on her DVD player, with her Backyard Safari Lantern.  Finally I got tired of moving the...

Kashi Recalls Select Frozen Pizzas Because They May Contain Plastic Fragments

Kashi Recalls Select Frozen Pizzas Because They May Contain Plastic FragmentsKashi is recalling approximately 11,000 cases of frozen pizzas, including Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza, Roasted Vegetable Thin Crust Pizza, and Mushroom Trio and Spinach Thin Crust Pizza due to possible plastic fragments in an ingredient in the pizza crusts. The...

BRATZ Makeup Design Sketch Book Recalled

BRATZ Makeup Design Sketch Book Recalled Because of Possible Health Risk MGA Entertainment of Van Nuys, CA is recalling 6,200 units of the Bratz Makeup Design Sketch Book. This product has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus warneri and Staphylococcus intermedius. MGA is recalling products produced between November 5, 2010...

RECALL ALERT: American Girl Crafts Jewelry Kit

EKSuccess Brands Recalls American Girl Crafts Jewelry Kit Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name...

Hero Fruit Spreadables Review and Giveaway

Hero Fruit Spreadables Review and Giveaway  Until Recently I have been one of those over protective moms that cut everything up into teeny tiny pieces to avoid choking hazards.  Now that I am relaxing a bit and allowing her to take her own bites, my daughter has found a love for PB&J sandwiches. While I love PB&J...

Brainetics Review

Brainetics Review For the past 9 months (up until about a month ago!) I have been a stay at home mom.  I LOVED being home with my daughter but missed working and engaging my brain.  My line of work involves lots of numbers and critical thinking and I felt that with each passing day I was losing a little bit of my skills (that...