>Rockin’ Green sent us some samples of their classic detergent to try out. We got to try 2 of the Motley Clean scent and 2 of the Smashing Watermelons scent. I think most of you already know we use cloth diapers.  Finding the ‘right’ cloth diaper detergent isn’t always simple, especially, for some reason, with the water in the well…
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>Pre-Kids, I was a candle burning junkie.  Oh, did I love me a nice big jar candle burning in just about every room of my house.  Of course, with kids came my realization that safety with candles isn’t just about fire safety, and I slowly weaned myself from candles and tried some soy varieties- although none had that same strong…
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>Buying organic makes sense for the health of the earth, farm workers and your family … But if you’re pinching pennies (and who isn’t these days?), choose from this list to avoid pesticide residue.  We’ve probably all heard about the Dirty Dozen foods (watch for a post on that later today) to always buy organic- here’s the Clean 15- a…
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>So I have heard of “Trunk or Treat” for a few years now, on the internet.  I have not, however, heard of Trunk or Treat anyplace near to me.  I think this is a REALLY great idea for small towns (like mine) AND for small children – everything is in one place and safe. I’m thinking I want to try…
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> We are huge Thomas the train fans in our house. My kids will sit and make tracks and  reconfigure the tracks for hours on end!! We don’t always watch Thomas on TV but we were really grateful to have a new Thomas movie to watch when the kids were sick with a stomach bug a few weeks ago and…
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>We got to check out the new Hasbro Mix n Mash game – its so much fun!!  Its the Guess Who I remember from  years ago, playing with kids I babysat, my nieces, and nephews, etc….only with a twist.  There are over 3,000 face combinations in this edition!!   It isn’t just a man or a woman with the different…
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