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10 Things NOT to Buy on Black Friday
By Lindsay Sakraida, dealnews Features Director
It’s easy to fall into the common Black Friday trap of thinking that literally every item on your shopping list will be at its lowest price of the year around the upcoming Black Friday shopping weekend. That statement may be true for a variety of categories, but it’s important to note [...]
Online Shopping Return Policy Roundup
Holiday e-shopping has begun, and with it the potential for gift returns. Because online merchants have different policies, it pays to read the fine print before you buy.
Some stores only give 30-days leeway, which means recipients can’t return purchases after Christmas. Happily, some merchants are changing these deadlines for the holidays but, because there are [...]
The Healthy School Lunch Makeover
By Connie Diekman, Registered Dietitian
As a mom, you likely know what your child eats for breakfast and dinner, but what about lunch at school? Typically, kids get about 30 to 50 percent of their calories while at school. The good news is there are several changes happening in school cafeterias across the country this year [...]
Diplaying Quilts as Artwork, Creating Heirlooms
I’ve shared with you that one of my prized possessions is a quilt made by Campus Quilts from the baby clothes of my three children. And now, Campus Quilts is in the process of creating another quilt for me that will honor my late father’s memory. I wrote about that here and I will enthusiastically [...]
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Memorial Quilt to Honor my Father’s Memory
My father, Roger L. Melton, Jr., died on April 30, 2011. It was somewhat unexpected and it’s still hard. As I said in my eulogy to him, he was my hero. He retired after 30 years as police officer and had a decorated (and sometimes colorful) career in law enforcement. I learned just days before [...]
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Training for the Chicago Marathon — almost halfway!
Well, I’m almost halfway through my training program for the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. And the training has been grueling in this heat!
This will be my third appearance in the Chicago Marathon. It was my first-ever marathon in 2005, with a time 4:30:54, and I went back in 2006 and completed it in [...]
Great Idea for Mother’s Day – Scentsy Wickless Candles.
I have a new item in my home that I love, love, love. It’s a Scentsy wickless candle.
Scentsy wickless candles are a safe way to bring great fragrance and stylish decor into your home. They are flameless candles that are heated in a decorative warmer where wax is slowly melted by a small, low-watt bulb.
You [...]
$50 Snapfish Giveaway for Mother’s Day – Check out the Photobooks! – CLOSED
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I LOVE SNAPFISH PHOTOBOOKS! And what would make a better Mother’s Day present than a Snapfish photobook?
You can honor mom by capturing her favorite moments in a personalized photo book. You can even archive her favorite family recipes! Snapfish offers photo books with many creative layouts [...]
