The Kid Blender:  A Single Mom’s Attempt to Find Joy in an Unexpected Life
February 8, 2012 – 8:00 am | 3 Comments

In this series of blogs, the “Kid Blenders,” I will be addressing our challenges, trying to blend our two families together. The names of the children will be changed to spare the easily embarrassed. And let me be upfront about this: I’m no clinical expert. I’m just a single mom trying to figure life out as I go. But knowing that there are around 14 million single parents out there…I’m guessing that I’m not alone in this venture.

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Picky Eater iPhone Application from Cookingallergyfree.com
January 16, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Picky Eater iPhone Application from Cookingallergyfree.com

Have a child who has food allergies? Here is a super helpful iPhone application that has a listing of over 1500 ingredients and their associations to about 150 allergen groups, Picky Eater iPhone application by www.cookingallergyfree.com. I am sure there are occasions when parents are out and about and not sure about some of the [...]

Creating a Blog Community
January 5, 2010 – 12:01 am | 2 Comments
Creating a Blog Community

Millions of people love to read blogs. In fact, there will be about 150 million people reading blogs (double what it is today) in a mere two years. That means millions more like-minded women and moms will be looking to find and follow new blogs and make meaningful connections. And instead of [...]

Win a FREE pass to the Chicks Who Click social media conference (a $225 value)!
January 3, 2010 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Win a FREE pass to the Chicks Who Click social media conference (a $225 value)!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER DANA STONE!**
Do you want to start a personal blog or connect with other moms on twitter? Have you wanted to learn more about social media to help your business? Don’t miss Chicks Who Click, a conference and networking event for women engaging in social media on Saturday, January 23, 2010 [...]

Win a Wii™ Console and Wii Fit Plus™ For Your Family!
December 30, 2009 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Win a Wii™ Console and Wii Fit Plus™ For Your Family!

I’ll admit it: I have never liked video games. So, when Nintendo contacted me about becoming a Wii Fit™ “Brand Enthusiast” last year I chuckled. Me? Pimp a gaming system?
But then I threw a Wii Fit party. For the first time in my life, I hoola hooped, ski jumped and did yoga without killing [...]

Emmbook for Baby: a Baby Scrapbook for the iPhone
December 27, 2009 – 1:11 am | One Comment
Emmbook for Baby: a Baby Scrapbook for the iPhone

Here is a creative way to share your baby’s picture and more on your iPhone,  Emmbook for baby, a scrapbook on the go! This app give the user a convenient way to organize photos, keep track of important activities, events and milestones.
I was supplied with a free promo code to try the Baby Book. I [...]

Just in Time for Christmas, the Grinchmas iPhone/iPod Touch App
December 20, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
Just in Time for Christmas, the Grinchmas iPhone/iPod Touch App

Here are a couple of fun holiday iPhone/iPod touch apps created by Oceanhouse Media! Grinchmas, a casual, light-hearted snowball and present-throwing game, is now available in the App Store for $1.99, in addition to Dr. Seuss Camera – The Grinch Edition, a unique and whimsical greeting card maker now available for only $2.99.
I was lucky [...]

Ripplereader.com, Read to Your Children On-Line
December 11, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
Ripplereader.com, Read to Your Children On-Line

Recently I was able to try a free online voice recording of a book for my child from Colorado based, Ripplereader.com. What is Ripplereader.com you might ask? Well, Ripplereader.com is a very special website. Through Ripplereader.com, parents, loved ones, grandparents, dads, moms and more can record their own voice reading a book to a child. [...]

Create a Soccer Card of your Child on Your iPhone!
November 29, 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Create a Soccer Card of your Child on Your iPhone!

Here is a fun app for the soccer star in your life!  Soccer cards SKS is an iPhone app that allows you to create soccer cards of your children or favorite player along with recording and sharing stats and photos. I was able to try out Soccercard SKS iPhone app. Coming from a sports background [...]

How to Delete a Facebook group
November 20, 2009 – 12:01 am | One Comment
How to Delete a Facebook group

Hmmm…. have you created a Facebook group and changed your mind? Don’t want it out there anymore?
There seems to be no simple way to delete a Facebook group so here  is how to do it…..
First send a message to everyone in your group about closing the group. Then remove everyone from the group so you’re [...]

Help This Denver Mom Win Her Own Olympic Bid!
November 17, 2009 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments
Help This Denver Mom Win Her Own Olympic Bid!

I am notoriously unlucky.
I once went to France for a wedding, got lost en route and missed the entire celebration. The only contest I have ever won was the infamous Fred Seymour Elementary School Cakewalk.
And even then, I knocked my biggest competition out of the way when no one was looking.
That is why the news [...]