Archive for March, 2010
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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!
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 [...]















