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Maria Bailey of MomSelect has a passion for helping moms build their business. For the last 3 years, she's been working with Huggies to create a program that empowers mom business owners with the money and information they need to build their businesses. Maria's first success was talking Huggies into launching the Huggies MomInspired grant program, www.HuggiesMomInspired.com , which awards $15,000 grants to mom inventors. In 2010, The Huggies brand introduced its MomInspired grant program, providing inventive moms with the resources and seed capital they need to help transform viable product ideas into successful new businesses, or take their businesses to the next level. In its inaugural round of submissions, the program solicited almost 400 applications and awarded $15,000 each to 12 inspired moms to help fund their business startups based on innovative baby or child care products inspired by motherhood. Grant-worthy examples include: o Allyson Phillips - TILTY CUP o Amy Baxt...

About Here, Home, Hope: Here, Home, Hope by author Kaira Rouda is the fictional story of one woman's courageous journey through midlife crisis and personal reinvention - all told with a sense of heart and humor. Kelly Mills Johnson becomes restless in her thirty-ninth year. An appetite for more, forces her to take stock of her ordinary middle-American existence and her neighbors’ seemingly perfect lives. Her marriage to a successful attorney has settled into a comfortable routine, and being the mother of two adorable sons has been rewarding but exhausting. Meanwhile, Kelly’s own passions lie wasted. She eyes with envy the lives of her two best friends, Kathryn and Charlotte, both beautiful, successful businesswomen who seem to have it all. Kelly takes charge of her life, devising a midlife makeover plan. Here, Home, Hope will surely appeal to readers of chick lit and other women’s fiction titles who are ready to transition into something new in their own life. MY TAKE: I wasn'...

My family and I were given the opportunity to go to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus this past Friday night! The GREATEST show on earth...TRULY was THE GREATEST show on earth!! What a delight!! I have to say...we have only gone to little circuses before....my 10 and 12 year old were not happy to have to go to this one...but by intermission they were apologizing for giving me grief....they said, "This is SO cool!" So...that goes to show you that a circus is NOT just a circus. It is only a TRUE circus if it is a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus! First off, we had GREAT seats! 7th row...right up front! This next few pictures are of the opening show. After the opening we went right into horses. My daughter is a HUGE fan of horses...this was FABULOUS for her! There were three rings. The first two rings held arabians, etc. The third ring in the back held ZEBRAS! If you look real closely you can see the stripes back there. My daughter was beside herse...

I was given tickets to Ringling Barnum and Bailey Circus tonight to review it! It was AWESOME! TONS of pictures to come....we are just leaving for the weekend, so you will have to wait until Monday! Sorry! Stay tuned!!!

KEELEY is the winner of the Bryton Pick Floss in seconds!!!! Congratulations Keeley! I am e-mailing you right now!!!! keeley said... I follow you. :)

AMF'S Summer UnPlugged!!! What do YOU like to do with your family during the summer months?? How do you stay cool in the sweltering summer days? Have you ever considered bowling?? If so...who is the best bowler in YOUR family? Sadly, my 3 year old son is probably the BEST in our family...but that is because we let him use the bumpers!! Do you have any bowling tips for us??? If so...please leave a comment! We have used this promotion for a couple years now and we REALLY enjoy it! It is fun to do as a family and fun to just watch the kids have a great time too! It is well worth the money...even if you only go a few times! It is also so convenient because they e-mail you your passes every week. Definitely something I will do every year as long as the kids want to keep bowling! Zip, Zero, Zilch for Kids 16 and Under •At select AMF centers, two free games of bowling per day for kids 16 and under. (Shoe rental not included, but they’re worth paying for.) •Time: open until 8:00PM, 7 days ...

As social media savvy moms, we all know firsthand the benefits of technology. In most cases, our love for using technology to connect and create has trickled down to our children. I think we'd all agree that in today's increasingly digital world, there is no better time to develop these skills to prepare our children for their future. We just learned that there is a great organization, in partnership with fantastic brands, who is setting out to do just that and we couldn't wait to tell you about it! Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), in partnership with Microsoft and Comcast, has launched the Faces of the Future campaign ( http://www.facesofthefuture.org/ ), designed to raise awareness about the importance of digital literacy. The campaign features youth from across America who have been positively impacted by the Club Tech program and shows how technology can transform lives. Historically, Boys & Girls Clubs have been known as safe, affordable places where paren...