Holiday Gift Guide: American Girl Doll of the Year ~ Saige

Disclaimer: I received products for review; however, all opinions are mine and mine alone. I have a 9-year old daughter who loves American Girl. We live a little over an hour from the Boston store, and we have also visited the stores in Chicago and Tysons Corner (DC area). Our next visit will probably be to the NYC store. Let's just say my daughter is a HUGE fan and has been for a few years. She even had her 7th birthday party at the American … [Read more...]

Kristin

Tired of Being Little by, Dicy McCullough {Giveaway}

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book and small compensation for this review; however, all opinions are mine and mine alone. As you've read in previous book reviews (Tired of Being a Bully, Tired of Being Different, Tired of My Bath, Tired of School), you know that I love books written by Dicy McCullough. I'm excited to say that we just added a new book to our collection! It's called Tired of Being Little. You can order it for yourself on … [Read more...]

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HEXBUG Nano V2 and the Ultimate Play Date! #TheyCanClimb

Disclaimer: I was provided with products for this party; however, all opinions are mine and mine alone. It is well known that Mama Luvs Books is a huge fan of HEXBUG! We have reviewed HEXBUG Nano, Warriors, Aquabot, Tagamoto, and more! Every product we play with from HEXBUG gets better and better! My kids absolutely LOVE everything they create. I love the company because these toys are innovative, engaging, and fun techy toys that the kids … [Read more...]

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Protect Yourself and Your Family from the Flu and Colds this Season

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for MedImmune Specialty Care. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. As winter approaches and the flu season starts, it is best to protect yourself and your family. For some reason this past summer, everyone in my family was sick. It was really awful. We all passed around a horrendous cough. I had it first, passed it around to the kids and hubby, and … [Read more...]

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Home Renovations; Kitchen and Bathroom

As many of you already know from following me on social media at #LegacyRemodelRI, we are in the process of getting our kitchen and bathroom remodeled. We were almost at the point a few months ago where we were playing our own Love It or List It game (one of my favorite HGTV shows), as we were looking around at houses to buy in our area that had upgrades and more space, and also coming up with ideas to renovate our own house with Legacy Custom … [Read more...]

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CaringBridge and Hallmark Bring You the Caring Messages Card Contest

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for CaringBridge. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. Have you heard of CaringBridge? It's a great way to keep up with people that have health issues and to hear their progress. I have used it for years to keep up with my friend's niece who is very ill. It's a great way to send her support messages and to read the online journals and see how her … [Read more...]

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Childbirth Made Me Crooked; Living with Back and Pelvic Pain

Are you wondering what I'm talking about? I know it must sound a bit strange. I've had constant lower back pain for the past few years, with debilitating episodes that have now become increasingly worse. On Halloween night, I ended up not even able to really walk because I was in so much pain. It happened at BlogHer this year too, and when I was in New York most recently. My blogging friends can tell you I was crying in pain at the end of the … [Read more...]

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Halloween Treats that were a Hit! Toys Instead of Candy!

Disclaimer: I received Glitzi Globes and The Trash Pack Series to pass out at Halloween; however, all opinions are mine and mine alone. This year for Halloween we handed out Glitzi Globes and The Trash Pack Series instead of candy! It was definitely a hit with the kids that came trick-or-treating! We heard kids yelling to their parents as they walked away from our door, "I got a Trash Pack!" Those were a hit with both the younger and older kids … [Read more...]

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