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Enter the “Hairy N’ Scary” Contest to WIN for your local Animal Shelter
~~This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Albertsons Safeway. The opinions and text are all mine. We like to involve our pets in all of the holidays. From making sure they have some goodies from Santa to dressing them up for Halloween, we like to have some fun with our furry family! What about you? Do your pets let you dress them up? We like to dress up our cat, Buddy, anytime of the year really as he is usually game for some fun. We have put a top hat on him, pirate hat, a scarf that made him look oh, so dashing! Max is a…
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Family :: Tis the Season for Some Downtime
It seems like every mom I run into these days has a look of “oh, boy, the holidays are almost here!” This time of year can be so hectic between shuffling the kids to hockey games, helping solve their quadratic equations and giving the little ones their baths, that you might skip doing the things that help keep you in a balanced and calm state. Why not take a walk with some friends? Or head out to your favorite breakfast sans kids and read a book while enjoying a hot cup of coffee. Or maybe catch up on some missed episodes – if not full seasons – of some your favorite shows. Did…
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The Important Role Pets Play in Our Family
As long as I can remember my family has always, and I mean always had pets! At one point in high school our family had this adorable (yet funky-looking black goldfish with big round eyes). And about eleven cats and dogs combined. That was a little extreme I know, but my parents had breed our white Standard Poodle with an Apricot Poodle and they had the cutest puppies! It was not tough finding them homes that is for sure. Fast forward to my college years and my roommate had a boyfriend who had the sweetest Huskey whom he called “Bear”. I thought that was the best name for a dog and vowed to name my future dog…
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The Importance of Taking Care of Ourselves
Just about any mom can tell you that raising kids, well-adjusted and happy kids, is a full-time and exhausting job but one that has so many benefits. The hug at the end of the night telling you you’re the best mom in the whole world to little giggles about a shared joke to your heart basically exploding with love for your kid are all things that keep us going. We want to do our best and take care of our family’s needs but many times we do it at the expense of our own. Lately, I have been taking some extra time out to refuel and re-energize myself so that…
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Join the CHOC “Walk in the Park” Event October 11th!
Next weekend is the annual CHOC “Walk in the Park” event presented by the Disneyland Resort. The Walk, which will be held the morning of Sunday, October 11, is the largest, most unique single pediatric walk event in the nation. Among the event’s estimated 15,000 walkers are participants from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and Japan. This year’s event is all the more special as the CHOC Walk commemorates its 25th silver anniversary against the sparkling backdrop of the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration. The 2015 Walk covers three miles through Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park where “CHOC walkers” get a special peek at the magic of the Disneyland Resort before the parks open to the…
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Butter Pecan Cake with Buttercream Maple (Pecan) Frosting
A crisp fall day. The smell of pumpkins and leaves in the air. And chilly. You can smell that too. Just enough to walk a little brisk or to throw on a scarf and where you pull your boots out. Whether Fall has just begun or it’s full in swing and you’re looking for a dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas this Butter Pecan cake with a Buttercream Maple Frosting always tugs at my heart strings. It makes me want to lick the bowls (yes, plural) and sniff the air washing down the hallway; or sneak into the kitchen to see how much time is left only to hear my mom…
