Back-to-School: Dinner Time Simplified with @RaguSauce from Costco

          This year is going to be a bit different for myself and my family because both of my boys will be in school full time! I’m so nervous. Vincent is also starting sports this year. We’re going to have tons of after school practices. Because of this I have decided that once my boys get home from school, that’s it, my work day is over. Computer, phone, put away.  I…

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#Save4Summer with Walmart Family Mobile’s Lowest Priced Unlimited Plans

      This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #Save4Summer #CollectiveBias     Summer is finally here and ever since the kids finished their last day of school I have been on a mission to save! The more I save, the more fun we can have this summer. First on my list? check out the Lowest Price Unlimited Plans offered by Walmart Family…

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Coming to CBS Monday Sept 23– Chuck Lorre’s Hilarious New Comedy Series “MOM” Feat. Anna Harris (Scary Movie) #CBSMOM

        This post was sponsored by the Role Mommy Writer’s Network, all opinions are my own.      CBS has an awesome new show premiering September 23, from hit-maker Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men & Big Bang Theory). Mom features the hilarious Anna Faris (of Scary Movie fame) as newly sober single mom, Christy, who struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptation. Christy’s formerly estranged mother, who…

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The Real Scoop On Staying Comfortable During Your Last Months of Pregnancy & First Weeks Postpartum

      This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of DulcoEase® Pink™. The opinions and text are all mine.   If you’re pregnant or had children before you know that a lot of moms like to gloss over the truth a little bit when it comes to what goes on with your body during your third trimester, and after you’ve given birth. Maybe some are just shy. After birthing 3 children,…

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Baby Milestones: Silje Turns 1 Year Old #FirstFit

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of  Huggies. The opinions and text are all mine.     Despite the post title, as of 1 month ago my youngest, Silje is technically no longer a baby. *sniff* Yep. She turned 1 years old on June 8th. I can’t believe it’s been a year already. Can you?   If you remember in May I was just talking about how she had started walking…

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The Cradle Will Rock–Rdio Playlist – Lullaby Renditions of Your Favorite Songs (Metallica, Beatles, Black Sabbath)

    Rdio just wrote me a short time ago & asked that I share with you this awesome playlist of Lullabies for your babies. Here’s what they had to say:   “Rdio’s “The Cradle Will Rock” playlist features all of your favorite tracks from bands like The Beatles, Metallica, Journey, Bjork and Nirvana re-recorded in soothing piano and xylophone sounds that will surely put you and your baby to sleep! Never thought you’d nod…

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Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions- Serve MamaMancini’s Meatballs on Super Bowl Sunday

Back in 2011 when my middle son Aidan wasn’t even 1 year old I had the opportunity to review MamaMancini’s meatballs. He quickly became their biggest fan. At the time we had just had some serious scares & ended up discovering that he had allergies to things like palm kernel oil, which is in almost all processed foods. Because of our ordeal I changed the way we ate. I started reading labels on everything &…

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The Children Of #Newtown Are Not Just “Victims” They Have Names & We Must Remember Them

        I don’t want to keep discussing this tragedy here on First-Time-Mommy, because we’re mostly mothers here, and a lot of you are expecting and don’t need the added stress. This is one of the many reasons I very rarely discuss negative news such a this. However, because we’re mothers (and fathers) I think you can understand where I’m coming from.   This post isn’t to go into detail or get political.…

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Silje–6 Months Old–Where Has The Time Gone? 6 Months Of Blogging In One Post

          I know you all do it at some point, you look at your baby and you say “where has the time gone?” They grow up too fast!  I remember when I had my oldest son, just 4 short years ago. It seemed like it took forever for him to get older.. I must have taken 1000 pictures within the first couple of months. I looked at his pictures just as…

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Blogging From My Couch With The LG Intuition “Phablet”

        I’ve been reviewing the LG intuition for Verizon for a couple of weeks now. They call it a “phablet” because it’s a cross between a phone and a tablet. Somehow my phone wasn’t set up correctly so I haven’t tried any actual calling features yet, but I have been using it with wi-fi in my home almost every night. And although it has a few flaws that I don’t like (battery…

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