As the co-president of my school’s PTO, I am always looking for new ways that we can raise money without having parents constantly pulling out their wallets. We call it “Painless Ways.” With our school getting less and less tax money, we are trying to be creative to ensure that our teachers still get what […]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is Almost Here!
My daughter and I were walking through the mall yesterday and she saw a Harry Potter shirt in the window of Hot Topic. She is 8 and has slowly been making her way through the books. I told her that if she finished Half-Blood Prince before the movie came out, I would take her to […]
Win 25K in the French’s Cook-Off 2009
Looking for the ultimate cooking contest for moms? Check out the French’s Cook-Off. They are looking for easy, original recipes that “smiles back to dinnertime.” The recipes must include at least one French’s product and have no more than 8 ingredients. The process is a little bit complicated: “During the Recipe Submission period (see below), […]
Borders Summer Reading Program
Looking for a way to motivate your kids to read this summer or reward them for a job well done? Borders has started up its Summer Reading Program again this summer. You simply need to visit the Summer Reading Program page on the Borders website and print out the worksheet (one for each kid). Once […]
Disney Park Merchandise Available Online
For years we have been working on building our Disney monorail collection around our Christmas tree. Unfortunately, we could only buy pieces when visiting Disneyworld. Because we can’t bring back much luggage without being charged, we stopped buying pieces. I am happy to report that we can now get Disney Park Merchandise at DisneyShopping.com! Although […]