Enter for a chance to win Free stuff for end of summer back to school celebration tees worn by Nicole Richie and Jennifer Garner

As a thank you and a launch for our new Puppies and Worms store we are giving away (1) a back to school pack to one of you lucky moms or newlyweds out there.
Enter for your chance to win the $120 prize pack – 1 of these packages will be given away to 1 winner.
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Hangin’ with the in laws – how often? – Newlywed Girl

What is the right amount of time to spend with your in laws? Am I supposed to see them once a week, bi-weekly, monthly, or something else? My in laws actually live within driving distance so the excuse for being too far is out of the question. My husband doesn’t see my parents often because [...]

Birthday parties to do or not to do that is the question

When I was a kid, my mom would make a cake / buy a cake, buy paper Raggedy Ann plates and a tablecloth and get some streamers, some chips, order some pizzas and call a few relatives and it would be a big birthday party. Nowadays a birthday party is not a birthday party unless [...]

Playdates – mommy or nanny when it is right and not right even Angelina Jolie spends a lot of time with her kids

I live in Los Angeles and this is the land of people with nannies and stay at home moms. I happen to one of those moms without a nanny but I stay at home and work from home. In Los Angeles, many moms that work have nannies to help them pick up the children from [...]

The kid talk ~ Newlywed Girl

I’m back and ready to blog about my next topic!
Last weekend the hubby and I went to a kiddie birthday party for his close friend’s daughter’s second birthday. When we arrived we realized we were one of two couples who were without child. It didnt’ feel awkward or anything, but we knew we were going [...]

Making baby food from scratch and cooking for your child

When my daughter was born I made everything from scratch… I made her vegetables and her applesauce…her soups…you name it, I did it. Finally I was so tired and bent out of shape grouchy from waking up at all hours of the night, cleaning the house, picking up after my husband, and making food from [...]

Turn off the Computer and Talk – Newlywed Girl

Hi, I am newlywed girl, and I’m addicted to the internet. I enjoy chatting with friends, checking my email, writing my blogs, checking my ebay store, and basically sit in front of my laptop for many hours a night.

My friend told me during my wedding planning that its healthy to take at least a couple [...]

Eco Friendly Stainless Steel Water Bottles

About 3 years ago – my eco friendly – nature loving sister in law gave me a stainless steel water bottle as a gift for my daughter for her 1st birthday. She said to me- save the environment and I looked at her like she had horns growing out of her head. Here is the [...]

What to do when your child is sick …and you don’t want to get her friends sick

So this was an issue I was dealing with right before our trip. My daughter had what I thought was a slight cold. Her best friend had a fever the day before we left and she was playing with her the  whole day. My daughter started complainging her ears were hurting so I called our [...]

Free Stuff Contest – win a Balenciaga bag

Check our favorite blogs- Shopping and Info at www.shoppingandinfo.com has information about a few giveaway contests at the moment.
One is about a Rakku shoe wheel and one is for a Balenciaga bag and another is about winning $500 from a Children’s furniture and clothing website. Check them out and search their archive for the contests.