Archive for March, 2010

I Ordered New Running Shoes Using Juicy Rewards

I Ordered New Running Shoes Using Juicy Rewards

I was in desperate need of a new pair of running shoes, but hate paying full price for anything, so when a great deal comes my way I grab it right up! I have been participating in the Tropicana Juicy Rewards program (as a Juicy Insider) and low and behold, while perusing the rewards, I [...]

Movie Prices Going Up: Another reason to rent!

Movie Prices Going Up: Another reason to rent!

Movie prices are going up and I’m guessing that rental companies like Blockbuster will reap benefits from this hike in prices!  Starting Friday, adult tickets for a 3-D movie will jump up almost $5 thanks to the success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. I just shared with you how my family and I rented [...]

Rochester Regional Park Hosting Easter Egg Hunt

Rochester Regional Park Hosting Easter Egg Hunt

The Rochester Regional Park is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 27 at noon. This is a FREE event!  Bring your Easter baskets and a camera to catch all the memories! The event will take place at the shelter on the east end of the pond (parking lot at the end of Pine [...]

Panera offers bunny cookies for Easter

Panera offers bunny cookies for Easter

Looking for something a little more homemade this Easter? Don’t have time for the “homemade” part? Panera Bread has you covered. Check out Panera’s new bunny cookies made of bunny-shaped shortbread and topped with yellow icing and pink sugar. Bunny cookies are available in all Panera cafes until Easter Sunday. They are offered individually for $1.99 [...]

WDIV Wanted to Know What I Thought About the Sling Recall

WDIV Wanted to Know What I Thought About the Sling Recall

This morning I got a call from WDIV wanting to interview me about the Infantino sling recall that had taken place because of the deaths of three infants that have been linked to popular slings. I had actually been given one of the Infantino SlingRider slings by a neighbor after having a conversation about wanting [...]

Detroit Mommies Deliver a Basket Full of Hershey’s to Local Nurses

Detroit Mommies Deliver a Basket Full of Hershey’s to Local Nurses

The Detroit Mommies had a pretty eventful day yesterday that was not only fulfilling, but also emotional at that. I headed a project for Hershey’s which included putting a basket together of Hershey’s products and delivering them to a deserving someone, or in this case, a few deserving someones.  The project is called Better Baskets [...]

Oakland Country brings back Great Marshmallow Drop

Oakland Country brings back Great Marshmallow Drop

Oakland County Parks hosts The Original Great Marshmallow Drop, Friday, April 2 at 10 a.m. at Catalpa Oaks County Park. The annual event began in 1978 and is making its return. Parents and children are invited to watch more than 15,000 marshmallows drop from a helicopter. After the drop, children ages 3 and older can collect the marshmallows and turn them in [...]

Detroit Mommies Pow Wow with Local 4 WDIV

Detroit Mommies Pow Wow with Local 4 WDIV

Today, the Detroit Mommies were invited to our Local 4 WDIV News Station for a luncheon with the professional people behind the mighty Channel 4 News. We began at a round table with introductions and then moved right into lunch while we discussed what we do as Mommy Bloggers. They were, “picking our brains”, if [...]

I'm Helping to Raise $5000 for Children's Miracle Network

I'm Helping to Raise $5000 for Children's Miracle Network

I’m helping and so can you! Hershey’s has committed to donate $10 (up to $5000) to the Children’s Miracle Network for every blog post written for the Hershey’s Better Basket blog hop from now till April 4, 2010! I’m giving a basket to the following bloggers that are participating in the Child Hunger Ends Here [...]

No Child Should Go to Bed Hungry!

No Child Should Go to Bed Hungry!

It breaks my heart that a child, tonight might be going to bed hungry.  Not only are families having a hard time finding the money to purchase quality, healthy foods for their families because of job loss or lack of sufficient income, but finding a grocery store in downtown Detroit, with quality food and fresh [...]