Review and Giveaway: MyPunchbowl

As in many areas of life, there are two kinds of people. Those who remember birthdays and special occasions without fail – and those who don’t. Well, then there are the people like me – who may have your birthday down on my calendar, see the reminders that pop up beforehand, think to myself 26 [...]

Review: Barefoot & Pregnant

Once upon a time, I was newly married and expecting my first child. Back then there weren’t a lot of resources available online for pregnant and new moms and as much as I searched, I could only find a few places to get answers and share the experience with other expecting moms out there. Social [...]

Book Review: The Household Guide To Dying

One of the things that we certainly can count on (along with taxes of course) is dying. None of us know where, when or how it will happen, but one of the inevitabilities of life is that death will occur – at some point. No matter what we think will happen to us afterward, the [...]

Five Tips for Summer ‘Staycations’!

Although I wish that we could afford to take our girls on a family vacation this year, we are very lucky to live in a state that tends to be a summer tourist destination for others. We are blessed to have not only beautiful beaches within an hours drive, but to have a lot [...]

Contest Round-Up – 6/27/09

If you have any blogging giveaways that you would like included on this page, please fill out the submission form on the Contact page or send an e-mail to contests(at)momstakeonthings(dot)com.  And don’t forget to check out my site during the week for even more great giveaways.  Thanks!
Here is this week’s Contest Round-Up:

One Graco Twin [...]

Deals & Steals – 6/26/09

Here’s the information I’ve come across this week and want to pass along to you!�
Note: Most of these are not in my own words, but taken straight from the e-mail or press release that I received. I have re-worded or re-written where I thought it was necessary or helpful. I do not [...]

Book Review and Giveaway Blast #4: ‘Raising a Digital Child’

I can clearly remember when I first entered the ‘computer age’ as a child. My mom knew that computers were important for kids to be learning about, so after much saving she walked into Toys-R-Us and bought my brother and I a computer. From what I remember – it was made by Atari, and [...]

kajeet – the cell phone service made 4 kids

I realize that it’s been a while since I’ve given you all an update on the latest deals on phones and service plans through kajeet. If you don’t already know about kajeet, it’s a cell phone service specifically tailored to meet the needs of kids – and parents. They offer service plans as low [...]

Giveaway Blast #3: On the Road With Family.com (CLOSED)

We haven’t taken a ‘family’ vacation with our kids yet, other than a weekend trip here or there – but I am hoping to be able to take a longer trip in the next year or two. I do know that when the time comes, I’ll be searching for all kinds of tips and [...]

Giveaway Blast #2 – Melissa & Doug Jumbo Numbers Wooden Chunky Puzzle

My kids love puzzles. All three of them do, and have from a very young age. I always say that they must get it from my husband, because I just don’t have the patience for puzzles and really don’t enjoy doing them. The only ones that I can sit down and do with my [...]