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Lunchbox Treats That Aren’t So Bad For Them

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I do my best, but packing lunches gets boring after a while. Depending on what we have in the cabinets, I toss in granola bars, pudding packs, applesauce, or the rare homemade chocolate chip cookie. I also slice fruit -- usually apples -- and put the slices in a plastic bag and … [Read more...]

Working Off the “BabyFat” – a New Book by Pauline Campos

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Pauline Campos is a friend inside the computer -- that's what we used to call them, us old lady bloggers, back in the day when it was a fresh, new thing to bond with a person you'd never met through comments on other people's blogs and by reading their own sites. Then came … [Read more...]

Staycation at Residence Inn LAX – Part 3 of 3: Photowalk at the Venice Canals

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Our evening was threatening to come to a very early, very boring end. My son and I had accepted an invitation to stay overnight at Residence Inn LAX, and the property only took about 15 minutes for us to explore before he whipped out his Nintendo 3DS and started to play. Clearly … [Read more...]

Let Mabel’s Labels Mark Your Things for Back to School

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I've been a big Mabel's Labels fan for years, and I was delighted that a coupon for an Ultimate Back-to-School Combo kit appeared in my Scout Box from the Savvy Sassy Moms Product Scouts Program. I still have a few labels left from the last order I placed a few years ago, but … [Read more...]

Staycation at Residence Inn LAX – Part 2 of 3: C&O Trattoria

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In August my son and I set out to experience an overnight stay at Residence Inn LAX, which is walking distance to the airport, some other hotels, a vacant lot, and a parking garage. We used the pool for a bit, and checked out the property, but that didn't take very long and at … [Read more...]