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We think Billy Kelly is most hilarious. Not only is he hilariously witty, he’s also a do-gooder and we like do-gooders. Check out BK’s newest EP, Dear Santa Claus and you guessed it…it’s an EP full of Christmas songs! Here is a video for the song Glebells Jing! off of the EP: Big deal, right? [...]

I was asked to join Chicago’s Bump Club and Beyond at the local Microsoft Store to be a part of a panel with three other terrific bloggers and writers.  We each had a topic to talk about and mine was online safety. My kindergartener is currently familiarizing herself with the online world, so, online safety [...]

Thank you to all who came out on Tuesday night to our Northern Illinois Food Bank benefit show. Admittedly, planning this event and hoping for a good turnout was a bit stressful but after watching it all come together, I’m very proud of our efforts. In my mind, this benefit show just opened the door [...]

We paid a visit to our local food bank, the Northern Illinois Food Bank (voted 2010 food bank of the year), to learn about how they operate.  In our quick visit, I took away quite a bit of valuable information. Here’s a video of my warehouse walk-through with Jarrod Daab, NIFB’s Senior Development Officer. We [...]

I’m so excited to announce this event! My participation in ConAgra’s Child Hunger Ends Here initiative has inspired me and given me the opportunity to do something I really love – and do it for a good cause. (Double win!) On Tuesday, May 24th, we are hosting an acoustic benefit show where all proceeds will [...]

I’ve been in on a little secret about a cool project for a while and now that the secret’s out, I’m all smiles.  Ok, maybe it really wasn’t a secret but I can pretend!  You know me, I always want to be in-the-know.  My favorite thing to do is spread the good word. Here’s the [...]

17.2 million children in the United States don’t get enough food to live active, healthful lives – that’s one in four kids who don’t know where their next meal is coming from. That’s why ConAgra Foods is encouraging people across the country to rally together to help end child hunger in our communities. I recently [...]

*Congratulations to our winner, commenter number 110 – Erica! Spring is here and slowly but surely, the weather in this beautiful country is warming up.  You know what that means – it’s time for your toes to come out!  You should paint your toenails with some Piggy Paint and then get yourself a new pair [...]

There are various ways to contribute to the Child Hunger Ends Here initiative and here is just one way to give, that seamlessly fits in with your daily life and makes getting lost in the supermarket kind of worth it.  Watch and learn: *Go Grocery Shopping – From March through May 2011, ConAgra Foods will [...]

As one of the Blogger Correspondents for the Child Hunger Ends Here program, I’ll try to round-up the posts from our blogging team as often as possible throughout the initiative. This week, our topic of discussion pretty much revolves around the 30 minute special with Al Roker that airs on NBC tonight. Hopefully you’ll be [...]

You know when something is presented to you at the right moment, how it can really make you sit down and think?  How it can cause you to want to learn as much as you can about it and how it makes you feel like getting more involved?  Well, I was just presented with an [...]

As I was preparing for my interview with Ralph Covert (aka Ralph’s World), I learned that he contributed an unreleased track to a brand new compilation album called “Joey’s Song”.  Proceeds from the album’s sales go to The Joseph Gomoll Foundation (“Joey”).  Joey’s foundation has been set up to help raise money for the Epilepsy [...]

Boo-boo patches.  Have you guessed yet?  Ever since my eldest daughter (who is about to turn 5) was a wee one, she has referred to “breasts” as “boo-boo’s”.  Whenever we pass by the lingerie aisle, she giggles a little and points.  Calling bras “Boo-boo patches” is a little joke that we share and saying it [...]

In May, I wrote about SecuraTrac, a company that specializes in GPS tracking.  In June, I had the opportunity to put the SecuraPal to test – at Walt Disney World. Before leaving for our trip, I signed into my account on the SecuraTrac website and created “fences” for the areas my family and I would [...]

We are in the midst of Water Safety Month and the official 2010 swimming season is right around the corner, so I feel that this is a very important topic to cover. I just found out about Infant Swimming Resource.  I watched this video and my chest tightened as my eyes welled up with tears.  [...]

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