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Strut Moms: Live From Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Posted in Media Events, NY by jessica on February 16, 2012

Today, February 16th at 3:00pm, marks the first moms’ fashion show as part of Fashion Week!

Hosted by fabulous supermodel mom Iman and brought to you by The Moms , Mom-entum and Getting Gorgeous this fashion show should prove to be groundbreaking…

Real moms of all sizes will walk down the runway wearing affordable yet trendy mom-friendly fashions. There will even be a couple of moms with fabulous pregnant bellies as well as a couple of moms slinking down the runway with a stroller–the ultimate in mom accessory.

Wordless Wednesday: Hawaii in New York

Posted in Wordless Wednesday by jessica on February 15, 2012

What Mom couldn’t use a tropical vacation?

On February 8th, I was treated to a pop-up preview of the Philadelphia International Flower Show which will take place March 4-11. The theme this year is Hawaii: Islands of Aloha.

That last picture of the pig wasn’t part of the show…he was actually a decoration at the hotel…but standing there by the elevator, he seemed to be smirking that he had escaped the luau

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Happy Birthday Elmo: Elmo’s Favorite Things DVD Release Party

Posted in Media Events, Products, Uncategorized by jessica on February 13, 2012

Try to imagine a 2 ½ year old’s vision of a perfect day: a bunch of friends, music , arts and crafts, cookies, candy, cake and balloons are all pretty good ingredients, no?

At Elmo’s 3 ½ year old birthday party (Monsters count birthdays differently than humans, natch), we were even treated to a musical performance from the real Elmo himself with his pal Leela, from Sesame Street.

Throw in a meeting with Elmo and you’ve passed happy and into the realm of completely awestruck. The only catch? After seeing human sized Elmo impersonators for so long, try to convince the 2 ½ year old in question that the small red puppet with the man’s hand in his tush is the ‘real’ Elmo. Though a little thrown off, my little one truly enjoyed her hug I was just hugely starstruck to meet Kevin Clash!

Liar, Liar Pants on Fire…

Posted in Education, Parenting by jessica on February 11, 2012

OOh, boy, I feel a devils advocate coming on…

There are few things that make my head spin on it’s axis as much as coming face to face with a bold-faced liar. On the other hand, tattle-tellers also pretty much send me over the edge.

I often come face to face with this problem when I have to explain to my kids when fudging the truth is ok and when it isn’t. And then, of course, there is the sin of omission…which is sometimes the blessing of omission.

Do you have a headache yet?

Deciding when to tell the truth is hard enough for an adult, but how do you pass this information on to young children?

Wordless Wednesday: A Roll of Blue Tape

Posted in Crafts, Wordless Wednesday by jessica on February 7, 2012

We gave my son an empty shoebox, a roll of blue tape and some paper. The result? He was busy for almost an hour and a half inventing things…

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A peek Into My Kitchen: Pink Lemonade Bars (No Dye!)

Posted in A Peek Into My Kitchen, Food and Drink, meatless monday by jessica on February 7, 2012

Ah, the insanity that is Pinterest.

I am developing a love-hate relationship with this fabulous new time-suck…but, when it comes to finding new food inspiration, the feeling is generally one of love.

When I clicked on the original pin for this recipe, I fully expected the bright pink color to be a result of Jello, cake mix or insanely large amounts of food coloring that would’ve sent me clicking away. Instead, I was amazed to find that freshly pureed strawberries added to the lemon-sugar mixture result in a shade of pink so super girly vibrant that it would Pinkaliscious smile

I actually want to play with this recipe some more, maybe trying a few different types of berries to get different colored bars. And maybe a thicker crust–I’ll keep you posted.

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