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Happy Mother’s Day

May 7, 2010

What would the Mom to Mom blog be without a special thank you to all the great moms out there.  I’ve got it made because not only did I get blessed with an amazing mom, I married someone who has an amazing mom too.  My mom is one who will stand by you no matter [...]

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Sock Drop in May!

April 30, 2010

I have to thank patient Nancy Haynes for turning us on to St. Elizabeth’s soup kitchen, a hands-on ministry which serves about 100 lunches daily.  A small group of volunteers assembles sandwiches and cheerfully serves a group of mostly homeless yet appreciative men.  There is a small closet where donated clothing is also kept when [...]

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Do Your Kids Love Basketball? Check out The Edge!

April 28, 2010

Today I want to send a shout out to the Opheim family who got our family connected with a top notch sports program in the south Denver area.  To say that I’m married to a sports enthusiast is putting it mildly, but particularly in the area of basketball.  Although Tim may not mention his own [...]

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What You Should Know About Dental Insurance

April 21, 2010

This seems to be a time of transition for many people.  With economic and job changes, a change in dental insurance often follows.  It can get confusing and frustrating to jump into a new system of insurance or see cuts with current benefits.  For some, dental benefits provide assurance of some financial contribution to basic [...]

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Customer Service . . . Good but not Sweet!

April 8, 2010

Any business can get so busy trying to attract new customers that sometimes they forget how important it is to take care of people once they are in the door.  Customer service means different things to different people so even the best of efforts can fall short sometimes, depending on how it’s received.  Today, Tim [...]

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Moms For Mouth Guards

April 2, 2010

I’m a fan of examiner.com as a source of information ranging from politics to health.  One examiner I really like is Brenda Buergi.  She’s a dental hygienist in the Green Bay area who writes on all kinds of dental related topics in an easy-to-read format with a non-judgmental tone.  This week she posted a great [...]

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Whatcha Cooking Tonight?

March 27, 2010

Back about a decade ago I was a stay-at-home mom living across the country from my dear friend, Jennifer, who was as frugal of a budgeter as me (truth be told she was even better).  She had an awesome spread sheet system of menus with corresponding grocery lists that made our lives easier and we [...]

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25 Snow Day Ideas for Kids

March 24, 2010

Since I’m snowed in at home with 3 kids today, chances are if you are anywhere in the Denver area, you are too!  Here’s a link for some ideas to keep everyone busy today while waiting for the snow to clear out: www.squidoo.com/snowday

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Best iPhone Apps 4 Kids

March 22, 2010

Here’s another fun website all you tech savy moms might like.  It was even started by local business owners right here in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.  It’s called www.bestapps4kids.com.  A panel of  four parent reviewers test and rate iphone apps for kids so you know which ones are child friendly according to  different age groups.   [...]

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Attention Frugal Moms!

March 18, 2010

I didn’t think I’d care much for Twitter but I’ve found some cool things now that I’ve jumped in to the social media world.  This week I saw information tweeted about free Ben and Jerry’s ice cream coming up on March 23 (http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/feature/free-cone-day/) which is a hot tip any mom will be excited about.  Investigating [...]

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