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The Goodbye Wars

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My daughter leaves me with a smile each day. Each day I drop her off at school we have a little ritual. We have the... "Goodbye Wars" This just consists of funny good by phrases my daughter has taught me during her year of kindergarten. (Some I knew but many I did not) After A While Crocodile See Ya Later Alligator Bye Bye Butterfly (she knows that is my favorite) See Ya Soon Raccoon Out the Door Dinosaur Take Care Polar Bear Blow a Kiss Jellyfish Bye Bye Said … [Read more...]


Dulce de Leche Cheerios Gift Pack Giveaway : (Ends 2/17)

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Now, moms everywhere can bring a beloved traditional Latin flavor to their family´s breakfast table with new Dulce de Leche Cheerios. With a hint of caramel flavor, Dulce de Leche Cheerios, provides a delicious and tasty start to your family´s day while delivering key health benefits expected from a cereal made with whole grain and 6 grams of sugar per serving. Be among the first to taste this new twist on a familiar classic. Dulce de Leche is traditionally incorporated in … [Read more...]


Six Tips to Help Your Child Reach a Healthy Weight

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Clearly, it’s important to start a dialogue about weight with our kids. So we asked the experts to weigh in— no pun intended— on six simple, supportive and age-appropriate steps to broach the topic and ensure that our children get and stay healthy. Focus on Health: The first step is to stop thinking of weight issues as mainly an appearance problem. In fact, “The best approach is not talking specifically about the weight itself,” explains YouBeauty Nutrition Advisor … [Read more...]


Richard Marx Has Stories to Tell

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Depending on your age Richard Marx may or may not mean something to you. To me his music brings back memories of high school outings and great friends. I remember dancing in my living room or jamming in the car. Richard Marx is no stranger to the music industry. In 1987 his single “Don’t Mean Nothing” and self-titled album debuted. He follow-up with the CD, “Repeat Offender, in 1989 and sold even more copies over 7 million. I'm sure if you think back you can remember … [Read more...]


Biggest Loser Season 13 : Episode 4 Recap

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  Week 4 of the Biggest Loser brought a week of no gym for one team and banishment for one team member. During this week's "No Excuses" episode the excuse addressed was "I can't get to the gym!" Now having been in the weight loss and fitness game for some time this is an excuse I banished from my own list years ago when I cancelled my gym membership. Magazines, television, and the internet have all but given us plenty of ways to workout inexpensively at home. However it is … [Read more...]


5 Tips to Decorating While Renting

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A couple of weekends ago my mother came over to help me start decorating my bathroom. I have a beautiful bathroom but I have no decorating sense. She brought over quite a few things and we spent a few hours shopping for a few more. I don't have any photos yet because we still need to do a little more. Curtains to hang, a new shower curtains and bath mats, and I'm on the look out for the perfect picture frame for a new shelf. While I'm excited about the outcome I realize that … [Read more...]


Giveaway Linky : Thursday Tell All : January 26, 2012

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Welcome to Thursday Tell All where you can tell us all about the giveaways you are hosting. I only ask that you link to your giveaway directly to make it easier for the readers to find. Here are a few giveaways you may want to enter after you link up.Good Luck! If you are looking for more giveaway linkys, check out my "Giveaway Linky List" with over 100 more places to list your giveaways! In addition to my Current Giveaways don't forget to check out Coutdown to Black … [Read more...]


U2 From the Sky Down on DVD and Blu-Ray

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FROM THE SKY DOWN DOCUMENTS THE MAKING OF THE BAND'S LANDMARK 1991 ALBUM ACHTUNG BABY U2 have just released the documentary, From The Sky Down on DVD, Blu-Ray and video download with bonus interviews and performances. The film documents the history of the band up through the making of the pivotal 1991 album, Achtung Baby. Early in 2011, the band returned to Hansa Studio in Berlin to discuss the making of Achtung Baby with Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim (It … [Read more...]


OtterBox Refreshing Customer Service Idea

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A representative at Otterbox read a post here at Shibley Smiles :  iPad2 Defender Series Case Reveiw. Overall Otterbox was happy that I was happy with my iPad2 case. However he did notice that there was one thing I wasn't 100% happy with. That was the silicone case that is the most outer layer of the case. The silicone would just not stay in place. It wasn't a huge deal but a little annoying. I received a very thoughtful email from the representative: I’m glad to see that … [Read more...]


Win $1,000 Grocery Gift Card and Vote For My Loaded Potato Puff Recipe

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One of the things I've started to enjoy (please don't tell my family) is creating some interesting and sometimes tasty dishes. My task today....create something using Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. I have to say I'm pretty proud of the outcome. Not only that but my husband said these "Loaded Potato Puffs" were pretty good. My husband rarely says anything more then "it's alright" so I was pretty pleased with his reaction. One important thing I learned when creating this recipe is … [Read more...]