http://thevoiceofmom.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:32:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to putting up artwork in the house, I vacillate between two things ... I either fall in love with something right away and up it goes, or it seemingly takes me forever to decide what to put up. The latter has been the case with my ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/03/review-artful-names/ Outback is offering a special “Red, White and Bloomin” menu in its restaurants and donating proceeds of items purchased from this menu to support the troops.  Customers can also donate directly to Operation Homefront by texting “HERO” to 50555. Country music star Tim McGraw is helping to spread the news. A ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/03/outback-supports-the-troops-with-red-white-and-bloomin/ The Oscars are this Sunday. Will you be tuning in? I sure will be. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will surely be a spectacular show -- both before and after. Just think of the breadth of movies up for Best Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/03/top-oscar-makeup-trends/ A little while back, Ian's sent me some samples of their Rodeo Mix 2 Go snacks to try out. The mix is 70 percent organic, according to Ian's, and as with all their products, it is free from artificial flavors, colors and preservatives. Each box comes with six individual pouches ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/03/review-ians-rodeo-mix-2-go/ No matter how protected your computer is, there are always viruses out there trying to trick you into accepting them. I just had to fight one off this morning and it was pretty intense. I wanted to make you all aware, if you aren't already, of one of the best ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/03/are-you-up-to-date-on-your-virus-awareness/ Do you ever walk by the cheese counter and wonder what the big deal is about all those fancy butter? I did. So, one day I stopped and bought one. Kate's Butter runs about $2.99-$4.99 for a tub, depending on what store you shop in. Kate’s Homemade Butter is manufactured in ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/03/review-kates-homemadebutter/ A couple of times a week, when I'm packing my son's lunchbox and snacks for school, I try to tuck in a little something. A joke. A little note. A small toy. Just something to perk up his lunchbox and put a smile on his face in the middle of ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/02/review-lunchbox-love-for-kids/ When it comes to clothing for little girls, you don't have to look far to find cute.  Everything is cute.  And pink.  And purple.  The challenge is looking beyond that to find cute in the everyday.  Cute in the not pink.  So when I received an email from the folks ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/02/review-simply-chickie/   I frequently browse the new books at my library.  I don’t always finish them after I get them home, but once in awhile I pick one that captures my interest enough to make the effort to finish it.  That is the case with Frank Bruni’s memoir, Born Round: The Secret ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/02/review-born-round-the-secret-history-of-a-full-time-eater/ I haven't bought a new camera for several years. My old one was only 5 megapixel and 3x optical zoom. Compared to what's available now, that's terrible! I love taking pictures of my daughter and I kept getting frustrated with blurry pictures and lagging shutter speed. I kept missing those quick ... http://thevoiceofmom.com/2010/02/review-canon-powershot-sx20-is/