You might remember last month when we posted an article about Zac Sunderland, who had just become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.  Zac was 17, but he’s already been displaced by a younger 17-year-old, Mike Perham from Britain.  And Mike has a 15-year-old Australian girl on his heels.
But now there’s [...]

A new trend in plastic surgery is offering mothers a chance to regain their pre-baby bodies. The “mommy makeover,” a trifecta of surgeries, is gaining popularity across the nation and here in Oklahoma.
A mommy makeover often consists of a breast augmentation or a breast lift, a tummy tuck and liposuction. Last year, doctors nationwide [...]

Leading costume retailer, Costume Cauldron http://www.costumecauldron.com, the people’s choice for a wide selection of more than 10,000 Halloween costumes and accessories since 2004, has launched its new G.I. JOE Halloween costume products for the upcoming Halloween season in addition to thousands of fresh arrivals to celebrate this year’s Halloween festival.
Skillfully designed and produced under original [...]

Yesterday’s trends won’t work for today’s connected kids–from the hottest new game to the coolest new movie, youngsters are looking for the latest and greatest creation. Vtech has focused their 2009 line of products to incorporate the innovative play contemporary kids ask for, with the educational value moms require. With everything from an award winning [...]

That’s what my mother would call out to me and my brother as we casually, usually absentmindedly, informed her that we were going  outside to play.
That was more than twenty-five years ago. Over the past two decades, things have changed for kids in America.
Single parents – like my mom – still had to work in [...]

Ah, piano lessons…the curse of youth. As parents, we read the reports and studies tying music education to success in learning everything from math to science, and dutifully enroll our kids in piano lessons. The first years aren’t bad – the novelty of playing an instrument and the sponge-like minds of children generally make the [...]

We live in a world where security is one of the top priorities for most home owners. The house and the stuff inside it may not be expensive, but it does have a lot of sentimental value to you or your loved ones: a small mirror handed down from three generations before, a toy that [...]

Always kiss your children goodnight–even if they’re already asleep.
–H. Jackson Browne, Jr
Good News for Parents and Kids:  Family Time is On the Rise
The Soothing Beauty of Wind Chimes–Perfect for Fall!

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