29 Nov
And the Winner of the BananaBlueberry and Bean and Banana Baby Hat Giveaway is:
Lucky number 13… Heather !
Heather is expecting a winter baby… so I’m thrilled she won !!!!!
I’ve emailed her and she will be getting her hat in plenty of time for her ‘blessed event’.
Happy Holiday Shopping this weekend!
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25 Nov
It’s Thanksgiving Week! In honor of all our cooking and clean up
BananaBlueberry is talking with Andrea Astrachan, Consumer Advisor for Giant food.
Here are some helpful hints for moms:
Q. What foods are bargains this month… what can moms ‘stock up’ on and save money on right
now?
Now is a great time to stock your pantry [...]
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24 Nov
Just a reminder that if you haven’t entered my giveaway for an adorable baby hat-
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN and leave a comment! I’ll be choosing a winner this Friday, November 28th!
You have til 3pm EST on this Friday to leave a comment and thus, be entered for your very own hand-made baby hat from Bean [...]
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24 Nov
I’m serious.
Yesterday evening, we drove home from my parent’s across Montgomery County. My Little Guy counted 7 houses that HAVE UP LIGHTS… one had the whole almost annoying display of reindeer, Santa and various 4-foot-tall candy canes lit up in every color light imaginable (I didn’t know they made purple candy cane displays… [...]
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21 Nov
I just read on AOL that Ashlee Simpson And Pete Wentz had a little boy.
Congratulations! I’m always happy to hear about people having healthy babies and doing well!
Now, the name: They named their son… Bronx; as in ‘The Bronx is the northernmost of New York City’s five boroughs and the newest [...]
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20 Nov
YESTERDAY, I got up at 5:45am. I did not shower, is as my routine, primped and headed downtown to help out with a wonderful student conference for Young American Broadcasters- a foundation set up to mentor young people interested in broadcasting. In my ‘former life’ I was Director of this organization.
The conference [...]
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17 Nov
Cute Hats for Little Ones!
I love to learn about mom companies and I love to spread the word about them!
Bean and Banana is a great business created by 2 DC area moms! And they are excited to get the word out about their awesome, hand-knitted hats for little ones- SO WE’RE DOING A [...]
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14 Nov
Do you shower first thing in the morning? I don’t.
Click here to read my blog on DC Metro Moms about finding time to bathe.
It’s a little embarrassing, but I’m already reading in comments that I am not ALONE
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13 Nov
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon sponsored by
Giant Food. I got to enjoy a wonderful lunch, cool fellow DC Metro Mom Bloggers, and great tips on food and shopping from Giant.
Robin Michel, Executive Vice President of Giant, and a MOM, spoke to us, but more importantly, LISTENED to us about likes, [...]
Posted in Food and Drink by: Nicole
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11 Nov
I’m inspired…
I was reading a post on Stimeyland about her everyday use of the word, ‘cromulent’, a ‘made-up’ word from The Simpsons.
This excited me… There are other people who make up words, not just me…
I now have the pluck, nerve, daring, audacity, boldness and grit (I was just familiarizing myself with my own [...]
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