Bringing Sexy Bag

Yazan: CanCan | 04 January 2009 | 71 Comments
Categories: Mom stuff, Uncategorized, bags and luggage, giveaways, green, reviews

I thought reusable shopping totes were pretty much all the same, but then I was introduced to its-las-tik!
Sue Princiotto has designed a fashionable,flexible and socially responsible reusable shopping bag!
Its-las-tik are glamorous shopping bags made from a stretchy, flexible nylon and lycra blend. Besides a sleek look, these bags are superior to cotton or plastic [...]

A BlogHer Miracle

Yazan: CanCan | 31 December 2008 | 4 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized

In this blog post, I shared about my dreams for 2009.
One of my four dreams for 2009 is to attend the BlogHer ‘09 conference in Chicago in July.
Serendipitously, I logged on to Twitter and saw that the Queen of Spain (Erin Kotecki Vest, producer of BlogHer.com) is giving away 1 (one) full registration to the [...]

Outstanding New Years Celebration Fail

Yazan: CanCan | 30 December 2008 | 7 Comments
Categories: CanCan, China, Uncategorized

My life has been rife with lame New Years Eve celebrations.
I grew up in the Central Standard Time Zone, which meant that we would watch the Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve countdown and watch the ball drop in NYC, only to realize about 15 seconds later that, hey, actually, it is only 11 PM [...]

Make Your Life Sweeter!

Yazan: CanCan | 27 December 2008 | No Comments
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Until December 31, 2008, the Pillsbury® Make America Sweeter contest invites consumers to share how they make things a little sweeter with Pillsbury Cake, Brownies, Quickbread, Frostings, or Flours. The winner will receive a $5,000 kitchen makeover and runners-up will receive products from KitchenAid® and Pillsbury. Plus, a $5,000 donation will be made [...]

Christmas Joys

Yazan: CanCan | 25 December 2008 | 15 Comments
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Merry Christmas, from us to you!

We hosted a Carol and Candlelight party in our home on Christmas Eve.
The boys looked cute in their Christmas jammies.

It was sweet to have a wee ten day old baby among our party guests!

After the boys went to bed and the guests went home, [...]

Do a Good Deed

Yazan: CanCan | 23 December 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Uncategorized

Travel bloggers from all over the United States are joining together to raise money for Heifer International, whose proven approach – almost 60 years in the making – is to help people obtain a sustainable source of food and income. Your gift of $20 could provide a family with a flock of geese and the [...]

Jojo’s Christmas Program

Yazan: CanCan | 19 December 2008 | 11 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Christmas, Jojo, Uncategorized

Jojo is 4-years-old, in pre-k now, and I have to say that this year’s Christmas program is the weirdest to date.
Granted, he has only been in one other Christmas program, but see if you agree.
Firstly, I got a mysterious note that Jojo needed green clothes and “a tail” for his costume. No one told me [...]

WW: New Arrival

Yazan: CanCan | 17 December 2008 | 17 Comments
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Jojo holding our friends’ new addition, less than 24 hours old…

How-to Books For the Rest of Us

Yazan: CanCan | 16 December 2008 | 180 Comments
Categories: Mom stuff, Uncategorized, educational products, giveaways, reviews

If you know someone who loves to craft but is a Complete Idiot, you will be interested to know that there are guides for people like that!
The The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beading Projects is a great place to start, featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs.
The projects in The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beading Projects [...]

Documentary Premire, 12/14 on TCM

Yazan: CanCan | 14 December 2008 | No Comments
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Today on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is the debut of an all-new original documentary entitled THE AGE OF BELIEVING: THE DISNEY LIVE-ACTION CLASSICS, narrated by Tony® winner and three-time Oscar® nominee Angela Lansbury!

THE AGE OF BELIEVING: THE DISNEY LIVE-ACTION CLASSICS, is an original documentary from FitzFilm, Inc. by writer/producer/director Peter Fitzgerald. The film [...]