29 Nov
Well, I finally did it. I went against years of eye rolling and head shaking… and I joined the shoppers in the early morning on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
It was cool! I’m doing again next year-
in fact, I’m making it a Christmas tradition!!
Read all about it here, at DC Metro Moms…
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24 Nov
The ‘Be With Me Playseum’ is now open in Bethesda!
I visited the playseum on Friday before it’s Grand Opening… and it’s GREAT!
It has all different ‘areas’… a grocery store, a radio station, the solar system, a stage,
a grandmother’s attic and more.
Each area has activities and books, and you can play with your kids
or [...]
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20 Nov
“You can’t fail in life, unless you quit.”
-David Hasselhoff
…Yes, wisdom can come from anywhere…
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18 Nov
New shipments of the H1N1 flu vaccine have arrived to the DC area.
SO, if you haven’t checked with your doctor recently, it’s a good idea to check with them now.
My son got the vaccine a few days ago in his doctor’s office. Our pediatrician had previously only allowed very young children to get the vaccine [...]
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16 Nov
It’s a different world now, from the world I grew up in. There are computers, cell phones and text messaging. There is Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
People always wear seatbelts, kids don’t ride in the ‘way back’ of station wagons anymore; SUVs exist now, and phones only have cords- if you did what [...]
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13 Nov
”All our dreams can come true-
If we have the courage to pursue them.”
-Walt Disney
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12 Nov
It’s beginning to look a lot like… !!
Well, right now it’s been raining for 2 days so it doesn’t look like a lot of anything outside my window.
BUT- THIS WEEKEND is a different story!
My FAVORITE Holiday Bazaar is on Saturday. It’s the St. Jane de Chantal Holiday Bazaar from 9-6!
This is the Mac-Daddy of [...]
Posted in Around DC, Holidays by: Nicole
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11 Nov
Just in time for the upcoming Holiday season…
BananaBlueberry Readers get a 15% discount on Silpada Jewelry…
by just mentioning that you are a BananaBlueberry reader!
First of all, Silpada Jewelry is a favorite of mine! It is sterling silver designs, complemented with colorful semi-precious gemstones and natural materials including Freshwater Pearls, Coral, tooled Leather, and [...]
Posted in Around DC, Giveaway by: Nicole
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09 Nov
Do You Remember when you had to call a phone number to get the ‘exact time’ ?!
Wow, what a long way we have come. Now, you an get the exact time on your phone, your TV, your computer screen… your car!
*It took me a few tries to even find this picture of an [...]
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06 Nov
“You have 2 ears and 1 mouth. Use them proportionally.”
- Original Author Unknown; I read this in the current issue of Fortune Magazine.
It’s a good 1 to remember!
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