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The Nook: It Came, I Downloaded, I Read! (Win A Nook Too)!

March 13th, 2010 at 10:03 am
I read books. Children books count, don’t they? The thing is I was addicted to reading. Hiding books everywhere, thirsty for reading always. I am the type of person...

INTERVIEWS»

Meet The Team Behind Bloganthropy !

March 4th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
What is Bloganthropy? Debbie: Bloganthropy is designed to explore the intersection between social media, corporate giving campaigns, volunteerism, and non-profit charitable...

NEWS»

Molly Ringwald, Marcela Valladolid, Ragu And Me!

March 10th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
So with a hop, skip and jump (and a car and train) I got myself to New York for an event hosted by Ragu. I was psyched that Molly Ringwald was going to be there. Since I...

THE PAPA POST»

How To Unfreeze Nook!

March 13th, 2010 at 10:03 am
While reviewing the Nook (the eReader from Barnes and Noble) we asked our readers what their thoughts were. There were concerns about the Nook freezing and though we love...

VIEWS»

Flowers And Financials!

March 7th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
I headed to the car wash with a pit stop to the self vacuum place first. The car sorely needed it and nothing like Boston’s winter slush to make the car really icky....

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    While reviewing the Nook (the eReader from Barnes and Noble) we asked our readers what their thoughts were. There were concerns about the Nook freezing and though we love the Nook we also love our readers. We were baffled with what we could do to help. We found that there...
    by Mommy Niri at March 13th, 2010 at 10:03 am
  • The Nook: It Came, I Downloaded, I Read! (Win A Nook Too)!
    I read books. Children books count, don’t they? The thing is I was addicted to reading. Hiding books everywhere, thirsty for reading always. I am the type of person who will read labels to calm down – but I guess that is more than you need to know. These days...
    by Mommy Niri at March 13th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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    by Mommy Niri at March 11th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
  • Molly Ringwald, Marcela Valladolid, Ragu And Me!
    So with a hop, skip and jump (and a car and train) I got myself to New York for an event hosted by Ragu. I was psyched that Molly Ringwald was going to be there. Since I barely know any “stars” of today it was nice to hear a familiar name of “my”...
    by Mommy Niri at March 10th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
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    Brushing is a necessary evil. I mean like it or not you know you have to do it.  If you skimp on it the results will be clearly visible each time you smile. Having a kid throws a spanner in the works. Oh, and I don’t just mean that you don’t find the time to...
    by Mommy Niri at March 10th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at March 7th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    I headed to the car wash with a pit stop to the self vacuum place first. The car sorely needed it and nothing like Boston’s winter slush to make the car really icky. I guess the fact that I let the girls snack in the car does not help. Anyway after we were done,...
    by Mommy Niri at March 7th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at March 4th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at March 4th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
  • Meet The Team Behind Bloganthropy !
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    by Mommy Niri at March 4th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at March 3rd, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at March 2nd, 2010 at 11:03 am
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    by Mommy Niri at March 1st, 2010 at 10:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at March 1st, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at March 1st, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 26th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 25th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 25th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 22nd, 2010 at 07:02 pm
  • Win Autographed Copy of Linchpin by Seth Godin
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    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at February 21st, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 21st, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 19th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 18th, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 18th, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Ramesh (The Papa at Mommy Niri) at February 18th, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 18th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
  • Hasbro Opens Showroom To Bloggers!
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    by Mommy Niri at February 17th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 17th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 15th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 14th, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 14th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 12th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 11th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 11th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
  • Valentine’s Getaways in NH!
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    by Mommy Niri at February 10th, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 9th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 9th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 8th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 7th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 5th, 2010 at 09:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 5th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 4th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 2nd, 2010 at 01:02 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at February 2nd, 2010 at 11:02 am
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    by Mommy Niri at February 2nd, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    by Mommy Niri at January 31st, 2010 at 09:01 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at January 29th, 2010 at 11:01 am
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    by Mommy Niri at January 28th, 2010 at 08:01 pm
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    by Mommy Niri at January 28th, 2010 at 08:01 pm
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    Some time during the holidays I was approached to take the Waterpik for a spin. A few years ago I would have laughed myself silly and passed up on the offer. In fact about 6 or 7 years ago I was wary of the electric toothbrush (I had chalked it up to a gadget for lazy people)....
    by Mommy Niri at January 28th, 2010 at 06:01 pm