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When did Daylight Savings Time stop being fun?

What happened to Daylight Savings Time? It's lost its charm, fallen out of favor. When did it stop being fun? I used to look forward to that elusive Saturday night for months. Suddenly it's not so fun anymore. And by suddenly I mean for the past...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 9:20 PM by Heather
Whatever happened to the homemade Halloween costume?

I spent the past two days on my feet for six hours a day handing out candy to thousands of the most adorable children Pittsburgh has to offer. Zoo Boo 2009 was a huge success and it's one of my favorite events to participate in. We gave out tons of...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2009 10:52 AM by Heather

Filed under: halloween
CONTEST CLOSED - 100% Pure Fake book

The publisher of 100% Pure Fake: Gross out your friends and family with 25 great special effects by Lyn Thomas has offered to give away five free copies to member of our site. 100% Pure Fake is a book all about how to create fake "effects"....

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 11:15 PM by Heather

Filed under: contest
CONTEST CLOSED- Win a "Trainer for a Day" package at the National Aviary

Thanks to a generous donation by the National Aviary , we're pleased to offer another really great contest. The Aviary would like to give away a free "Trainer for a Day" package! Valued at $300, this is an amazing contest! TRAINER FOR A...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2009 11:10 PM by Heather

Filed under: contest, national aviary
Bedtime excuses

It's a wonder I'm not thin. Really. You do the math. We have 14 stairs from our first floor to our second floor. Up + down = 28 steps. I have two kids, each of which gets out of bed approximately 429 times on a given night. 28 x 429 x 2 = skinny...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2009 3:23 PM by Heather

Filed under: sleep
Lose 10 pounds by Christmas

OK, I'm just going to come out and say it - my pants are too tight. I spent a good part of the day today at work with my pants unbuttoned. And that's just not right. I was excited to exercise not because I wanted the workout, but because it meant...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2009 10:03 PM by Heather

Filed under: christmas, diet, weight loss, weight watchers
CONTEST CLOSED - Steelers poncho/ nursing cover giveaway

Thanks to a generous donation by Judy Masucci, owner of A Mother's Boutique and blogger for the MommyNews blog , we have a great Steelers poncho/nursing cover to give away. A Mother's Boutique is a Wexford-based store catering to new moms: When...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2009 11:16 PM by Heather

Filed under: contest
Five years ago - an infertility journey

Five years ago today was a very important day in my life. I woke up that morning with a heavy heart. After a year and a half of trying to have children, we were on our last cycle of IUI ( Intrauterine Insemination ) and were scheduled to begin a very...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2009 10:26 PM by Heather

Filed under: infertility, fertility
Marijuana use up among parents

This was too good not to share everywhere. I asked a freelance reporter that I work with to look into the notion that marijuana use is one the rise, especially among the child-rearing crowd. And it turns out it is. Many parents out there are using marijuana...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 4:12 PM by Heather
CONTEST CLOSED- KinderGlo portable nightlights

A few weeks ago I got an email from a local business owner, John Tondra, owner of BlueMoonLites . He offered to send me a couple of night lights to try out and review on the site, as well as a few extras to give away to our users. I received the lights...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2009 9:53 PM by Heather

Filed under: contest
Parents find it ok to lie to their children

I was just sitting down to write a blog entry on lying when I came across this article in today's Post-Gazette ( by way of Facebook, oddly enough, social networking is crazy) about a recent study that found that parents routinely lie to their kids...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2009 4:04 PM by Heather

Filed under: lying
Leavin' on a jet plane

I kissed my sleeping boys goodbye this morning as I silently tiptoed out of the house and made my way to the airport for a nice 5-hour flight to San Francisco. I leave the kids approximately two times per year, once for this conference (the Online News...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 3:29 PM by Heather

Filed under: travel

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October 2009 - Pittsburgh Mom

When did Daylight Savings Time stop being fun?

Whatever happened to the homemade Halloween costume?

CONTEST CLOSED - 100% Pure Fake book

CONTEST CLOSED- Win a "Trainer for a Day" package at the National Aviary

Bedtime excuses

Lose 10 pounds by Christmas

CONTEST CLOSED - Steelers poncho/ nursing cover giveaway

Five years ago - an infertility journey

Marijuana use up among parents

CONTEST CLOSED- KinderGlo portable nightlights

Parents find it ok to lie to their children

Leavin' on a jet plane