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April 2008 - Posts
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Aspiring Handy Manny wannabes of all ages will have blast helping tool-savvy moms and dads around the house with the Little Builder Tool Belt (shown at top left, $12.99) from Cosmotot fave - and developmental toy specialist - International Playthings Read More...
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Little kids and cars don't always mix, and for parents of those with a particularly sensitive gag reflex or explosive south-of-the-border reaction every time they turn the key in the ignition, the never-ending pile of laundry and buckets of upholstery Read More...
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Although, with the Kozy Carrier (shown at top left in Hillsville, $79+), it could be front facing, ***-feeding or side/hip action, too. Owned, operated and designed by a stay-at-home mama, Kelley Mason, her modern version (as she likes to call it) of Read More...
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... is definitely the place to be these days, especially if it means that countrified companies like Sweet Grass Farm are offering up all natural, wholesome, organic, chemical-free lotions and potions for baby's bitty parts. Their all new FarmBaby line Read More...
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Sure, we all love Grandma's carefully handcrafted creations. That loopy afghan made with purple yarn and lots of love, that random tea cozy shaped like a snail or those avocado green macrame potholders tucked away in a drawer in the kitchen, and of course, Read More...
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Wills was a spring baby, and in those first idyllic months of being totally head over heels in love with him (ok, so I still am, but sometimes a time out is in order) taking him for long walks around the neighborhood represented our special time together. Read More...
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I think most moms would welcome an extra hand (or two) now and again when wrangling that brood of super cute, diaper-clad wee beasties, especially when the going gets rough, tough and possibly stinky. Balancing a sleepy baby in your arms for an entire Read More...
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When Wills was just fresh baked and cranky about being on the overwhemingly stimulating and noisy outside, I can recall that he wasn't at all shy about letting us know about it at all hours of the morning, afternoon and night. He has a good set of pipes, Read More...
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Buds are blooming on the trees, bunnies and birds are doing their crazy love dances on the front lawn (not with each other - but you know what I mean), the smell of rainy freshness is in the air, and saving a planet that looks so deliciously dewy this Read More...
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As if you could be anything but after taking a peek at the endearingly impish, bright and colorful organic cotton collection of tops, bottoms, cutie patootie leggings, dresses, kimonos, onesies, ruffled chemises, hats and more (infant garments shown at Read More...
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Just ask Ugly Betty's America Ferrera and anyone else who has managed to revive that iconic 70s-era classic - the poncho. Yep, I'm sure you all remember that homey looking, messy yarn fringe bearing, peek-a-boo crochet-style afghan with a head opening. Read More...
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Did I mention it was a black eye? My black eye to be specific. It's really quite the shiner. Let's just say that Wills has an amazingly accurate right hook, packed with even more punch since he was holding a chunky wooden piece of railroad track (with Read More...
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It's not every day you can literally wear your heart on your sleeve, so why not embrace your inner self and jump on the body-inspired bandwagon courtesy of I Heart Guts ? Huh? That's right. At I Heart Guts, it all about loving your body - well, its insides Read More...
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There's no same-old, same-old re-runs or re-hashes at innovative, Big Apple-based design studio Birdlette , and you can bet that it's charmingly nutty line of offbeat Little People Tees has a wild personality to match. With a whole motley menagerie to Read More...
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We've all lost a shirt, maybe some jeans or even a pair of shoes (I enjoyed an occasion where I lost my entire outfit, along with the slipcover on the couch and part of the living room rug all at once) to those baby burps, rumbles and toots that packed Read More...
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A.J. Jacobs might look like your ordinary garden-variety journalist, but labeling him with a title as unoriginal as that would be the single best way to completely discredit his flair for writing books more hilarious and dazzling than the inside of the Read More...
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In this case, consider that a good thing. Why? Because I'm talking about garment-washed, 100% comfy cotton, earth-friendly ink dyed tees from Booby Dooby , a bio-conscious, animal-friendly company who's all about getting along with all of earth's creatures Read More...
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Well, that, and mud. Lots of ooey, gooey have-a-boot-stompin-good-time mud. As I'm sure you moms and dads out there already know, the stuff's like a kid magnet. So instead of having your younglings spend rainy days with their little noses smashed up against Read More...
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As much as kiddies are creatures of habit, every tot, from the largest to the littlest likes a little bit of change sometimes. It's what makes life appealing. Well, that and funny fruit-covered PJs (Apple of My Eye shown at top left, also available in Read More...
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Woodsy the Owl has his work cut out for him. When we were kids, his earth-saving message was simply, "Give a hoot! Don't pollute .... in the city or in the woods. Nowadays, it would have to include something about the importance of fighting against global Read More...
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I see every cool city Gwen Stefani's ever traveled to. They're all over her luxe L.A.M.B. City-Names Slip-Ons (shown at top left, $60 , on sale for $54) available exclusively at Spunky Sprout , a contemporary, thoroughly modern, one-stop online shop that Read More...
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Or in this case, whoever smelt it is quickly going to find out that dealing with a diaperload of um, compost, isn't exactly going to smell as herbally fresh as a lavender-filled lingerie sachet. Babyish , new sister company to Weddingish, is full of good Read More...
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In honor of Wills turning the big 2 this month, I decided to seek out a little something more inspired, original, and perhaps a bit more mainstream than your crudely stapled together, garden-variety party hat. Nothing over the top of course. I don't him Read More...
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