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We hope you will enjoy following our journey. Giving you real life experiences on how to bring joy back to parenting and making traveling as a family a real possibility.

“Traintastic” Chuggington: Brewster’s Little Helper DVD Review & Giveaway

A colorful and contemporary CGI-animated TV series from Ludorum that reinforces early social readiness skills, “Chuggington” airs daily on Disney Junior, Disney Channel’s programming block for kids ages 2-7 and their families. “We’re thrilled to ‘welcome aboard’ another delightful ‘Chuggington’ DVD to our library – and to give kids and families from coast-to-coast a great new treat […]

Feedyard Foodie travels to BPI

In Defense Of A Good Man… I remember vividly the first time one of my daughters came home from school crying because someone had started a nasty rumor about her.  A whole myriad of emotions went through me…disappointment, sadness, anger, and finally a complete sense of helplessness.  I wanted to go find the child who started […]

Sports Illustrated Kids: Pro Files: Baseball Giveaway

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS PRESENTS Pro Files: Baseball Profiles of the Biggest Stars and Tips on How to Play Like Them  Just in time for the start of the Major League Baseball season, the editors of Sports Illustrated Kids present Sports Illustrated Kids’Pro Files: Baseball (Sports Illustrated Kids; March 13, 2012; $17.95; ages 8-12), featuring the biggest stars in baseball and insider tips on […]

Mally Beauty celebrates its 7th Anniversary (plus a giveaway)

Mally Beauty is celebrating its 7th Anniversary this month (March)!  As the President and Creator of Mally Beauty, Mally Roncal has created countless beauty products, including trailblazing beauty solutions from “bulletproof’ makeup that stays put all day long, to the first clear and powderless translucent powder. After years of working with A-list celebrities, Mally took the next step in her career to […]