I am back home from Vegas! I had a really nice vacation. The Planet Hollywood Hotel treated us nicely (thank you Tamar & Lee). We really enjoyed most of Vegas. I could have dealt without all the guys on the strip trying to pass out the porn materials but other than that we had a great time! We ate at PF Changs, The Hard Rock Cafe and several other nice restaurants. We walked A LOT. So much in fact, that I have blisters on my feet. Yes I took comfortable shoes, we just walked that much!
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Congratulations to #40 Lily Kwan for winning the SmartKnitKIDS giveaway!

Lily has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond.

Thank you all for entering!!

Every child loves a good game of hide and seek. There are the fun butterflies they get in their tummies when they’re waiting to be discovered and the pride they feel when they’re able to count to ten and then yelling, “Ready or not, here I come!”

But children who are hidden from the U.S. Census counts (taken only once every 10 years) are not a laughing matter. So, ready or not, here comes 2010 Census … and you have an important role to play!

Many parents may not realize the importance of accurately reporting the number of children in their family, including newborns. The truth is that the undercount of children means that we do not get a true picture of our nation and our communities do not get their rightful share of public funds.
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I am leaving tomorrow for my Vegas vacation! I will be back on Monday evening and will resume posting on Tuesday. I tried to get some guest posters for you but was unsuccessful. I hope you all will be here when I return =)

I wish you a wonderful rest of the week and weekend!

~Andrea

I have bad hair. I said it and I really mean it. My hair is horrible! It is fine, thin, stringy and straight as a stick. It normally falls out of barrettes because it is just so baby fine. I have found a hair accessory that holds my hair and doesn’t fall out in the new Flexi-8. Flexi-8 is a new style of hair barrette that looks like an embellished 8.

The Flexi-8 comes in 5 sizes and hundreds of different styles. The size is determined by a unique locking mechanism that secures your hair in the barrette. The sizes available will fit any type of hair. I have fine hair and the small and XS work the best for me. The other sizes are too big and don’t hold my hair. The mini is the perfect size for just a small bit of hair and would be perfect for a little girl. The Flexi-8 comes in either gold or silver colors. Each style of barrette has different beads decorations. They are all so beautiful, it would be a hard choice to make!
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I am excited to tell you that I have been chosen as one of the Tropicana Juicy Insiders. I am happy to have been chosen because my family loves orange juice. Tropicana has a new program called Tropicana Juicy Rewards. The program rewards you with points for every carton of Tropicana juice that you purchase. The points can then be redeemed for savings on a variety of things from outdoor activities such as visiting the zoo to purchasing new shoes for your family. You can also use your points to help save the rainforest through a partnership between Tropicana and Cool Earth. So far customers have helped save over 100 square feet of rainforest in Peru by donating their points!
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