Mamahood.org » Shopping http://www.mamahood.org Everything mom related Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:21:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Toys for Tots http://www.mamahood.org/2009/09/09/toys-for-tots/ http://www.mamahood.org/2009/09/09/toys-for-tots/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:50:44 +0000 Jenn http://www.mamahood.org/?p=1408 Every Christmas I donate something to Toys for Tots. When I was in my early teens my mom signed my brothers up to receive gifts from the charity, and I was always impressed at how nice and thoughtful many of the gifts were. I guess you could say I’m now returning the favor, but it’s more than that. I have two precious children that I love more than life itself, and I can’t imagine other people having children and not being able to give them something nice for Christmas.

This year I got a head start on Toys for Tots. While I was shopping for birthday presents and fall childrens clothes for Ryan, I found a few really NICE toys (I’m talking $20+, name brand and popular) that were 75% off. I bought them and had our husband put them into storage until it’s closer to Christmas, when the Toys for Tots donation bins will open up. I can’t wait. I won’t know who receives the toys, of course, but knowing that a parent or caregiver will be able to give their child something nice for Christmas makes me feel good.

Do you give to Toys for Tots? You really should. Many big stores like Target and Walmart have bins right inside their main entrances, so it isn’t hard to pick up a $5 or $10 toy while you’re shopping and drop it in the bin on the way out.

]]> http://www.mamahood.org/2009/09/09/toys-for-tots/feed/ 1 Two weeks to go! http://www.mamahood.org/2008/12/11/two-weeks-to-go/ http://www.mamahood.org/2008/12/11/two-weeks-to-go/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:18:11 +0000 Jenn http://www.mamahood.org/?p=1065 We have exactly two weeks until Christmas. Are you ready? I know I’m not! We’re only about halfway done our Christmas shopping, and we need more wrapping paper and a few gift bags. We also need stocking holders and stockings! I was sick of the cheap, crappy stockings and holders that we’ve been using since December of 2004, and so this year I threw them out, insisting that we would get new stockings and holders. Well, that’s on the to-buy list that Dan and I will hopefully be taking care of this weekend.

You know, one of the best things about having a nice DSLR camera is the great holiday photos you can take with it! Who needs the hassle and expense of a portrait studio (and the aggravation of dragging an autistic toddler there and battling his inevitable meltdowns) when you can plop the kids in front of your own Christmas tree at your leisure, and snap away? The same certainly goes for cats — and dogs! ;)

Here are some of my favorites:

My proud decorator (by Jenn ♥) DSC_8008 (by Jenn ♥)

DSC_8192 (by Jenn ♥) DSC_8050 (by Jenn ♥)

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That, and my love for electronics, will surely be the death of me and our bank account!

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