Want to Go to Blogher ’11? Check Out Contest on ‘A Helicopter Mom’

If you're like me, you'd do something crazy to go to Blogher '11, like say, get a mullet. No, I didn't get a mullet, but then again, I haven't pulled off getting to Blogher either. I have one more shot, though. And if you're a blogger, so do you. Earlier in the year, Mabel's Labels chose 10 bloggers as finalists for a HUGE Blogher '11 package. The finalists were charged with getting the most votes on Facebook. There's some stiff competition, but one blogger, Mickey Coutts of 'A Helicopter Mom' had a brilliant, beyond brilliant idea. Because the contest prize includes a rad package for … [Read more...]

Naptime Nanny Review and Giveaway NOW CLOSED

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I'm a huge fan of reading to my kids, but at bedtime and nap times it can turn into a never-ending bookathon. I have three sons who all want to choose the story my husband or I am reading. More than once, full-scale storybook war has been waged which resulted in no reading whatsoever. Not. Cool. That's why I was excited (and relieved) to get the chance to review the Naptime Nanny CD collection. The set of three CDs was designed by a preschool teacher who was inspired by the lack of good recorded stories for young children. The Naptime Nanny library currently includes: Naptime Nanny … [Read more...]