C is for Craft – Easy Easter Craft for Kids

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I am a class mom for my son’s kindergarten class.  One of my responsibilities as a class mom is to come up with a craft which coincides with some of the holidays.  Since my son attends a Catholic school, and since Easter is rapidly approaching, this month’s craft had to have an Easter theme. In…

B is for Book Review – A Review About A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

Heaven is for Real

If Heaven did exist, what would it look like? This is an impossible question to ask without the asker scoffing skeptically at the possible response. I personally believe that there is something bigger than all of us out there (whatever that something is) just because it’s a nice thought to keep, but if someone were…

How to Turn Loose Change Into Gift Cards

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Like many people, we have tons of loose change at home.  We keep our loose change in jars and usually keep dumping change into it until it’s full.  We then bring it in to the bank and deposit the change. This used to be a fun task for us.  One of our local banks used…

A is for Admiration – 6 Inspirational Women I Admire

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When it comes to role models, who do you admire?  Some admire athletes, movie stars and singers.  Not me. Instead, I admire people who have made a contribution to this world due to their hard work and perseverance.   There are many women who fit that bill, but there’s no way for me to list them…

I’m Participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge

I’ve decided to participate in the 2012 Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  I just found out about the challenge from a fellow blogger, and though I am a bit late to the party.  I am ready! What is it?  It’ a challenge to write a post every day in April except for Sundays.  Each…

Oven Baked Oxtail Stew – Irish Inspired Meal For St. Patty’s Day #HormelFamily

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This month, as part of my membership with the Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger Program, we were prompted to write about St. Patty’s Day celebrations.  Saint Patrick’s day was a huge deal when I was growing up as I attended a Catholic school and we participated in lots of fun activities.  I also grew up…

I’ve Got Props…From One Tree Hill

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You probably already know that I occasionally work with the Warner Bros WBWord division to raise awareness about different television shows.  Well, they recently contacted me and offered to send me real prop from the set of One Tree Hill.  Of course I accepted!  Since the show will be coming to an end, these props…

Ten Things That Make My Life Easier

This week, I decided to participate in the Monday Listicles blog meme.  This weeks prompt is to create a list of 10 things/people/services that make my life easier. In no particular order… 1.  iPhone – When I first heard that Apple was coming out with a phone, I knew that I had to have one. …

I’ve Joined the Claritin Mom Crew

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I was recently selected to become part of the Claritin Mom Crew. As I previously mentioned in my earlier post about allergy medicine for children, Z.E.N. suffers from terrible allergies.  It’s gotten to a point where on his last allergy outbreak, he was prescribed an inhaler because he was so congested.  His doctor also stated…

Enjoying Big G Cereals Retro Packaging

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  We are big fans of cereal here at Philzendia.  We especially love whole grain cereals and purchase a lot of the Big G cereals from General Mills.  In fact, Z.E.N. eats a big bowl of either honey nut Cheerios or multigrain Cheerios every morning before he goes to school.   It’s an easy, quick and…