Buy Toms of Maine Toothpaste, Get $1 off Stonyfield YoKids

If you are going to give your kids organic and all-natural foods to chew, doesn't it make sense to give them an all-natural toothpaste?

Starting May 21st each tube of Toms of Maine children's toothpaste purchased on http://www.tomsofmainestore.com/ will have a coupon for $1.00 off Stonyfield YoKids Organic Greek yogurt!

You can even take 20% off your Toms of Maine purchase by using code YOKIDS20.

But hurry - this special offer ends June 4th!

Janine

Disclosure: I received coupons for free YoKids yogurt and Toms of Maine sample size products as a thank you for sharing this information.However, I should also disclose that I buy YoKids regularly anyway and my Toms deoderant is just about empty. .

Chevy Cruze Eco - Who needs to Carpool Anyway?

Recently I had the chance to drive the new 2012 Chevy Cruze Eco for a week.

It. Was. Awesome.

First, it was nice to ditch my bulky, slow, 125,000 mile minivan for a week and zip around in a sporty little Chevy Cruze.

Second, I'm convinced the Cruze Eco doesn't run on gas. It can't. They delivered it with a full tank and I drove ALL OVER the county to meetings, activities, and on errands I was saving up to do that week - I don't think I used half a tank!

Third, it was quick, comfortable, and offered a really smooth ride considering how low I felt to the ground. Also, I was never a big American car person. That has changed.

Girls took a photo of me driving... and smiling

The only thing that is not great about it, is that it's not practical for carpooling. BUT, it hardly uses gas so I don't mind driving just my kids anyway! Who needs to carpool when you have the Chevy Cruze Eco?

Disclosure: GM gave me the Chevy Cruze Eco and a full tank of gas for the week. I was not required to post nor was this post reviewed prior to being published. All opinons are my own.

Converting Mother's Day Memories to DVD with YesVideo

I remember this day like it was yesterday

The Twofer were around three years old (maybe 4?) and getting their first professional manicure with my mom. These are the people I celebrate on Mother's Day. The two little lives that made it possible for me to become a mom, and the woman who gave me the love, security, and stability I needed to take that step.

When I think of a unique Mother's Day gift I should get for my mom, I think of the mounds of video tape that was left behind in raw format when my dad passed away. When I think of what I want for Mother's Day, I think of the vacuum that needs to be replaced, the fan that recently broke that we'll need on hot summer nights, and (look I'm being honest here) I think about the mounds of video tape that we have taken since the girls were born that are STILL in their raw format.

Lucky for my husband YesVideo can convert that raw video to DVD so that we might actually watch that mound of life movies some day!

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What are you getting your mom this year?

Janine

Disclosure: this is a sponsored post as part of a campaign with YesVideo. The story is my own and I really do have a pile of video that needs to be converted. This post was neither approved nor reviewed prior to being published. If your mom has a stack of old video, get her a YesVideo gift certificate or better yet, grab that stack and send it to YesVideo yourself!

Field Trip to the National Gallery in Washington, DC

Spring break was not nearly as challenging as I thought it would be.

Actually, it was kinda FUN!

I did get work done but I also took a few days to just enjoy exploring our city as tourists.

One stop I want to re-visit is the National Gallery of Art...both wings

The Twofer learn about various artists in school and I should take the time to show them original works up close. But also, it's just a really cool place to browse around and chat quietly. A good place to get back in touch with your kids.

Calder at the National Gallery

And art.

Janine

Photobooth Birthday Party

The Twofer are turning 9!

Girls this age seem to love dressing up (not 'dress up' per se, but props and silly things) and they LOVE to ham it up for the camera.

I present as evidence..

So I'm having a photographer friend of mine come, set up her screen, her camera, and some props and let them pose like the rock stars they are!

We had tons of fun shopping for goody bag items like

Clap Board Picture Frame keychains

Metallic Sunglasses

Katy Perry Wig

and lots more.

I might even come back to show you the results!

Janine