giveaways!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 31st, 2010 | 77 Comments »
Sanborn Western Camps in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains is rewarding one lucky winner with a full tuition ($2050 value) to their Sanborn Junior Program at High Trails Ranch for Girls or Big Spring Ranch for Boys (for kids finished with 1st-4th grades) for either summer 2010 OR summer 2011 (based on availability).
Entry Requirements
Please do the following three things to enter for a chance to win and leave a separate comment for each:
- Visit sanbornwesterncamps.com and share one
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#gno information!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 31st, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Have you been to summer camp? Do you send your kids to one now? If you’re like me, you know little about the ins and outs of all things summer camp. But, movies like The Parent Trap have you intrigued. Am I right? If nothing else, wouldn’t it be awesome …
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mom • family fun & traditions
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 29th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
We all have our talents. Eating cheese seems to be something I’m fabulous at! I also hear I’m semi OK at writing, playing the piano, and making salad. But when it comes to playing the Tooth Fairy, I’m downright horrible. And, I’ve just taken it up a notch—or down, depending…
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my world • cultural awareness
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 29th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
…When traveling, I believe it’s important to immerse yourself as much as possible into the culture. This probably stems from living my 17th year in Argentina as a foreign-exchange student where I shared my first shower with no less than 20 cockroaches, attended public school, and spent weekends at a
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giveaways!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 24th, 2010 | 525 Comments »
Time to Play is rewarding one lucky winner with more than $300 in fun and games this week, including:
- (1) MEGA Battle Strikers Tournament Set, $34.99
- (1) Hasbro Connect 4×4, $19.99
- (1) Crayola Crayon Makers, $29.99
- (1) Fisher-Price Trio Basic Tub Sets, $29.99
- (1) VTech Giraffe Ride & Learn Bike,
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#gno information!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 24th, 2010 | 29 Comments »
One of my favorite parts of growing up was my birthday parties. My mom put a lot of effort into planning them and making them fun memories for me.
Now as I am planning my own kids’ parties, I realize the effort my mom put into planning mine and I…
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 24th, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Written by Camille Langston…
There is an epidemic spreading throughout the world in families and society in general. It is that of abuse. There are many forms of abuse which affects many people of different genders, ages, race, and situations. However, the most subtle, most common, yet unfamiliar to most
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my world • giving organizations
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 21st, 2010 | 10 Comments »
What do you get when you combine a giving organization like OfficeMax with a group of charitable bloggers? A positive difference for education and a big step toward erasing teacher-funded classrooms.
In September 2009, OfficeMax… partnered with Mom It Forward and 32 women in different locations across the US to
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 20th, 2010 | 15 Comments »
How old are you? Nearing 40? Far from it? Beyond it?
Well, this year marks the beginning of my 4th decade (on March 24 to be exact), which actually has had me pretty excited. I normally get giddy about my birthday, starting on or around January 1 each year. But,…
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mom • reviews
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 20th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
…Tales2Go is an application for iTouch and iPhones. It’s like Pandora only it’s a live-streaming audio reader for kids! Choose from a large list of categories and then sit down and listen to your favorite books. With earphones for privacy or listen via the speaker with all your friends!
My
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